[SML] Dutch manning Flats

[Tom Grabowski]

To expand a bit more on Steve's and Scott's information, I recommend
also to use paint as the adhesive for the fabric.  I would also save
and reuse the dutchman if i were applying it to a seam of flats that
already have several coats of old paint on their faces.  I would still
rerip and fray the edges of the dutchman. So fresh muslin for newly
covered flats and painted dutchman for already painted flats.  Rolled
like bandages, dry overnight.  Prime and then base color.  Any time I
tried to rush any of the steps, especially the drying time, it would
bite me in the butt and look bad.

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Tom Grabowski
SUNY Potsdam



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This may have been implied with Steve's instructions.  We used to roll
up the Dutchman strip and unroll it as we applied to to the flat.

On Mar 2, 2017, at 2:36 PM, Scott C. Parker via Stagecraft
<stagecraft at theatrical.net<mailto:stagecraft at theatrical.net>> wrote:

Steve, fantastic! One thing, I've been know to use watered down base
paint in place of the thinned white glue. Use the same base color and
you're ahead a step.

On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 8:00 AM, Stephen Rees via Stagecraft
<stagecraft at theatrical.net<mailto:stagecraft at theatrical.net>> wrote:
To expand on Scott's comment, the lightweight unbleached 100% cotton
muslin strip should be TORN to about 4" - 5" wide (traditionally that
would cover a 2" backflip hinge) and then "feather" the edges of the
goods by pulling out warp threads until you have about 1/4" of
"fringe".  Apply to the primed flattage by putting down a coat of
thinned white glue and then pressing the dutchman onto the surface
while gently pulling it along the length to ease out big wrinkles.  As
you go along, using the same thinned white glue, brush a coat on top
of the dutchman being carful to work the fringe out to either side of
the goods.  Allow to shrink dry well, hopefully overnight.  Apply your
base and finish coats of paint on top of the flattage and by the time
you're done with that, the dutchman should be virtually invisible.
This works real well if you have a highly textured pattern on the
units.  Don't use straight glue a you'll never get the dutchman off
without destroying the individua!
 l flats. Good luck.
SER

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On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 7:12 PM, Scott C. Parker via Stagecraft
<stagecraft at theatrical.net<mailto:stagecraft at theatrical.net>> wrote:
Strips of muslin is the way to go.

Scott

On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 5:26 PM, John Taylor via Stagecraft
<stagecraft at theatrical.net<mailto:stagecraft at theatrical.net>> wrote:
Greetings Listers,

What are you using these days for dutch manning flats? We use to use
book binding tape. We would cut to size and dip in the water bucket
put it on, let dry and paint. Great results. Come strike time, tape
peels right off and all done nice and clean.

Somewhere along the way over the last few years, they started use all
other sorts of tape with very mixed to poor results. Recently the
painters started using Gaff tape but that is just to expensive. I just
Googled the book tape and there are many choices. So I wanted to see
what others are using.

We are a community theatre and while we have great record keeping I
can not find the company or type of book tape we use to use.

Many thanks,

John 'JT' Taylor
Kirkwood Theatre Guild
St Louis, MO