Covering Iron - Rough
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RE: Covering Iron - Rough
Suppose you could wet sand the thing with some REALLY fine grit paper, but I'd rather fork over the dough and buy a new shoe or iron.... and use hot socks on the iron after that. They really do help keep scratches to a min while covering.
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RE: Covering Iron - Rough
Get a sock for the iron. Top Flite and others make them.
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXHZ20&P=7
Somebody makes them for trim irons too, but, sanding the trim iron shoes down with wet and dry to about 1500 paper works well on the trim iron.
We used to use cotton baby socks on the sealing irons years ago, but the commercial ones are better.
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXHZ20&P=7
Somebody makes them for trim irons too, but, sanding the trim iron shoes down with wet and dry to about 1500 paper works well on the trim iron.
We used to use cotton baby socks on the sealing irons years ago, but the commercial ones are better.
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RE: Covering Iron - Rough
While we are on the general subject, on trim irons, some have little tabs that keep the shoe from going all the way into the iron. File them off and push the iron all the way in and the heat is increased. They do a much better job that way.
When you use a cloth on the covering iron, it requires a higher temp setting to offset the cloth.
When you use a cloth on the covering iron, it requires a higher temp setting to offset the cloth.
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RE: Covering Iron - Rough
Coverite sells a sock that is really nice and smoooth...they last a long time but do start braking down due to heat. You dod have to raise the temp on the iron a little when using a sock as mentioned above but that is about the only way to get a near scratchless finish.
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RE: Covering Iron - Rough
I've used coverite irons for some years now and they are the best. A bit more expensive but when you don't have to spend a bunch on replacement shoes you'll come out ahead. I use coverite socks on the irons as well. If a bit of Monokote or other covering adhesive gets through on to the shoe a bit of Ironex will remove it without harming the teflon. Incidentally Ironex is also a thinner for Balsarite as well. I use so little of the stuff that I need to thin it occasionally.