<div dir="ltr">1) predrill the lauan with 11/64 or 3/16...<div> screws pull down *much* easier & cleaner (this saves time),</div><div> doesn't have to scrunch up much material so doesn't raise a ridge around the crater</div><div><br></div><div> can use fewer screws, and add brads in between screws</div><div><br></div><div>2) my fave trick for hiding screws and other holes / pits..</div><div> while priming, roll paint over the hole area,</div><div> stick a small piece of *torn* newspaper onto/into the wet paint,</div><div> roll or brush more paint over that.</div><div><br></div><div> quick & easy, no added drying cycle required</div><div><br></div><div>HTH</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 2:57 PM, Randy Storms via Stagecraft <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" target="_blank">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I need to build a number of Hollywood flats with 1/4" lauan faces - I have had difficulty in the past securing the skins in this situation - screws are too visible, and brads and staples pull right through. I end up stapling and gluing, then repairing them after every performance. Anyone have a secret trick?<div><br></div><div>Randy Storms</div><div>Mount Baker Theatre</div><div>Bellingham, WA</div></div>
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