covering wingtips
12-21-2012, 08:34 PM
#4
RE: covering wingtips
I usually run a 1/8 or so strip of covering around the end and then follow the rules above. Also leave your covering about 3" long for something to grab it by when you are pulling it around.
The strip gives the covering something to hold on to other than just balsa and works a little better.
Crazy sharp new xacto blades or razor blades for trimming and wipe it off with a little denatured alcohol or acetone to seal the seam and hold.
The strip gives the covering something to hold on to other than just balsa and works a little better.
Crazy sharp new xacto blades or razor blades for trimming and wipe it off with a little denatured alcohol or acetone to seal the seam and hold.
12-31-2012, 09:39 AM
#6
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RE: covering wingtips
I assume the question regards "full round" tips... with every bit of them a compound curve.
Someone else said it... leave a few extra inches to grab onto.
I use a heat gun carefully pulling the material. Try not to "over-temp" the film... just get it warm enough to make it pliable.
I've covered 300 or so models.
Covering takes patience, focus, and skill.
One thing to "learn" with is using low temp film that are far more pliable. They don't render as good of results as Monokote or UltraCote, but you can learn technique easier with the low temp stuff.
