[SML] Dutch manning Flats

[Stephen Rees]

Plus 1 to Tom's allowing curing of all steps. You'll be buggered otherwise.
Steve

Stephen E. Rees
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On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 5:00 PM, Tom Grabowski via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> 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
>
> Stephen E. Rees
> RAC Addition Project Shepherd
> State University of New York at Fredonia
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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
>
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