Gosh Darn that Stewart system is Great!
60Below and I covered his Cub fuselage with the Stewart System process and I have covered a couple of small pieces and started using it for patching and refinishing nasty paint cracks in other processes.
The glue is fantastic. It is easy to work with, doesn't smell, doesn't make a huge mess, and best of all, it doesn't show through the fabric or make ridges that have to be ironed out.
The "silver" dope is also easy to use, doesn't stink, sticks well...
The Stewart Systems DVD's are great, their classes are well-organized and they really support their products with personal advice. (I have called on a Sunday and received advice and tips.)
I am not much of a painter, so am still having some slight orange-peeling in the paint, but I am getting the hang of it. Following the Directions works really well.
One of the really nice things about the Stewart Process is that their manual spells out that the fabric can be glued over Non-structural components. This means that the fuselage fabric on the cub can be legally glued together over the spine. I don't see that being legal in the Stits process manual. Yes, I see it done all of the time...
Another great advantage of the Stewart System is the time saved in cleaning up cans, hands and the spray gun. Just wash in the sink, shoot a little water through the gun and put it away. Easy. No thinners, no mess.
I patched a fuselage covered with Stits fabric using the Stits process yesterday, I had forgotten how much it stinks, makes my throat sore (even using charcoal filters) and how much extra time and thinner it takes to clean up the gun.
While the longevity of the Stewart System in our Fairbanks climate is unknown, I don't care. At least I am not poisoning myself with those other processes' nasty heavy metals and chemicals. If I have to recover 60Below's fuselage in ten or fifteen years, that is okay.
Vickie