Paint Chips

[backtothewind]

Not sure if this is the right section of the forum to post this but here goes.

Just got my MIL Lavockin La 5 book which details the construction of the plane. Mostly plywood finish to both the wings , tail and fuselage, hence the steel plates on eachside under the cockpit for the hot exhaust gases.

So is it likely that there would be any paint flaking/chipping on the wooden surfaces? I would expect that the paint would just weather on certain prominent areas and that any flaking would be limited to the exposed metal areas.

Any thoughts

Roger

 

[Wurger]

Most of wooden surfaces of Ła fighters were covered with canvas and then putty.Then these surfaces ( especially wings) were polished and painted.Thanks to the canves/putty primer paints sticked to the basis.