I have read about plating hull (and other surfaces) with litho (or other sheet metal) using cyanoacrylate (in ARH thread and others) but never tried.
I want to try it on the hull of my V106 torpedoboot but do not have guts for it as it will be for the first time
So I ask for little help with your advice:1) Cyanoacrylate is normal CA glue (also called second-glue), right? (I know it is so but just to make sure)
2) For plating with litho which CA glue you use: liquid or in gel form? (you know same brand of glue can have various forms for it). I suspect - liquid one, right?>
3) Where you apply the glue - to the metal (litho) or to the other surface?
4) Most important for me: what shall be the area to apply glue on? Do you apply it only to the edge of a litho plate or to the whole plate area? I hesitate at this point very much - it is most important that a plate follows the shape of the surface underneath especially if I want for example plate the deck with litho (to imitate a metal deck of a torpedoboot) and there are no bumps and dents under a litho plate.
5) Finally also important, how you apply it (especially if glue is spread on the whole litho sheet). Depending on the form of CA glue (liquid or gel) there would be various approaches. I understand that it is utmost important to have an even 'layer' of glue otherwise it will build up and all the work on smoothing/sanding the hull will be in vain as plates will not follow the shape of the hull but will have bumps due to build-up CA glue. Do you use some kind of spatula (may be blade of a modeling knife) to spread the glue over the needed area?
So how you apply it and how you avoid bumps of CA glue underneath litho plate so that litho plate strictly follow the shape of the surface to be plated.
Your advice is very needed - I spend much work on my hull so I do not want to ruin it with bad plating work.
Sincerely,
Yevgeniy
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