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Today's high-tech wet-look paints just don't look right on classic airplanes. Those grand old flying machines had satin-smooth finishes that looked like they were a foot deep. The secret to those finishes was the cellulose dope.

You can still get that gorgeous finish with Classic Aero nitrate/butyrate dopes. Classic Aero dopes are made right here in America by Poly-Fiber. Our only business is making outstanding aircraft coatings. Classic Aero is kind to the environment and has been exhaustively tested both on the ground and in the air.

Many years of experience allow us to reproduce the classic nitrate and butyrate dopes of the past as faithfully as possible in today's environment. Our formulas include the finest ingredients available, with high solids for smooth, rapid build in every coat. We use no inferior substitutes, only top grade raw materials are added for a quality finish. The result is a dope system as you remember it, predictable and consistent.

Best of all, our volume purchasing of raw materials for both the Stits process and Classic Aero coatings allows us to offer the high quality dopes at significantly lower prices than other manufacturers. We are proud to offer the highest quality at the lowest price.

THE CLASSIC AERO PRODUCTS

Classic Prep
Specially formulated nitrate pre-coat. No tints are added, preserving the authentic look of open cockpits and antique restorations. Thin as necessary for spraying. Apply three coats to the heat-shrunk fabric to insure adhesion of the butyrate fill coats that follow.

Non-Tautening Clear Nitrate Dope
A high-solids nitrate dope used in applications where low shrlnkage is desired. Thin as necessary for spraying.

Nitrate Reducer
Provides controlled drying for all nitrate products, nitrate fabric cements, and Classic Prep. Use only when spraying demands more flow out.

Clear Butyrate Dope
No inferior filler solvents or butyrates have been substituted in this high-build formula. Provides a tautening dope that slowly draw-tightens natural fabrics. For use only on Grade A cotton or Irish Linen. Thin 1 to 1 with butyrate reducer.

Non-Tautening Clear Butyrate Dope
The same high-build formula as our clear tautening butyrate with additives to arrest shrinking. Use as a high-solids build coat over polyester fabrics to reduce shrinking over the service life of the covering job. Thin 1 to 1 with butyrate reducer. For use on Ceconite.

Butyrate Reducer
Provides controlled drying for all butyrate dope products.

Silver Butyrate Dope
A non-tautening silver UV barrier and build coat made from our high-solids butyrate formula. This pre-mixed silver dope needs no additional aluminum paste and is mixed to exactly the right proportions to insure maximum UV protection without flaking. Three to four cross coats provide a high-quality fill before colored dopes are applied. Thin 1 to 1 with butyrate reducer.

Universal Retarder
A special formulation of solvents to slow drying of both butyrate and nitrate products. Used to prevent condensation blush in humid conditions or to slow the drying of colored butyrates to increase gloss. Add as desired with a maximum of one part retarder to three parts butyrate reducer. Then use this mixture to thin butyrate 1 to 1.

Butyrate Rejuvenator
Spray 3 coats right out of the can with no thinning. Wait 20 minutes between coats. Let dry overnight. Restores flexibility and suppleness to dried brittle dope.

Colored Butyrate Dopes
These dopes are hand tinted using the highest grade heavy metal pigments available to insure maximum hide and coverage. All colors are non bleeding and provide the best fade resistance available today. Reduce 1 to 1 with butyrate reducer. Rub out and wax for classic high-gloss finish.

Colored Enamels
These high quality enamels are tinted to match our butyrate colors. Use only on primed metal or composite parts to match the butyrate on the adjacent fabric areas. Thin 3 to 1 with enamel reducer.

Enamel Reducer
Use to flow out and thin enamel product.

CECONITE PROCEDURE MANUAL 101
Classic Aero nitrate and butyrate dope products are manufactured under PMA and are approved under the Ceconite STC. Follow Ceconite Procedure Manual 101, August 1997 Revision, for a step-by-step guide to covering and finishing your aircraft using Ceconite fabric and nitrate and butyrate dopes.

Too many would-be builders shy away from fabric-covered aircraft projects because they think the covering and finishing processes are beyond their capabilities. For no good reason, they're depriving themselves of one of the most satisfying experiences in the aircraft homebuilding and restoring world. Fabric covering is not difficult. Today's methods and materials are big improvements over what they were back in the '30s. All it takes today is careful work and patience. There's no magic involved.

As always, the aircraft covering experts at Poly-Fiber are available to answer your questions on our toll-free line. If you have any questions about Classic Aero or any Poly-Fiber product, please call us toll free at 800-362-3490, or drop us some e-mail here at our web site.

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