24-05-2022, 11:08 AM
There I was, innocently gearing up to covering the 1922 saloon body with leathercloth, when my customer sent me a roll of alarmingly expensive Irish linen and a couple of tins of shrinking dope.
I have some idea of the theory of how to use this stuff, but I have never actually done so.
My main concern is about fixing the edges of the linen to the woodwork sufficiently to avoid it pulling off as it shrinks.
If anyone has experience of fitting doped linen to a timber/ply structure, any tips and advice would be greatly appreciated, before I do something that I shall regret!
I have some idea of the theory of how to use this stuff, but I have never actually done so.
My main concern is about fixing the edges of the linen to the woodwork sufficiently to avoid it pulling off as it shrinks.
If anyone has experience of fitting doped linen to a timber/ply structure, any tips and advice would be greatly appreciated, before I do something that I shall regret!