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Covering Iron - Rough

Old 02-02-2004, 06:16 AM
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What are you guys doing to repair/alter the iron shoe when it starts to make ungodly scratches in the covering?
Old 02-02-2004, 07:00 AM
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Default RE: Covering Iron - Rough

Best thing to do is part with a few $$$ and buy a new shoe for the iron.
Old 02-02-2004, 08:48 AM
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Default 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.
Old 02-02-2004, 09:30 AM
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Default 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.
Old 02-02-2004, 10:01 AM
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Default RE: Covering Iron - Rough

I just rip up an old t-shirt and wrap it around the shoe. Works like a charm.
Old 02-02-2004, 10:23 AM
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Default 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.
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Default RE: Covering Iron - Rough

I get iron sox on ebay for not a lot of money. Buy them by the dozen. Never used them till a few years ago, but they are nice. Old shirt like MNF says too works well.
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Default 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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Default 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.

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