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Covering Problems - 1/12/2006 10:41:22 PM   
Vic3D



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Status: offline 		John,

I've had this 28% Velox for almost 7 months now. It probably has around 20 flights because I was in school, and didn't fly. I am having problems with the covering coming loose for some time now. It has come loose pretty much everywhere. Stabilizer, wings, bottom, sides, rudder area. I tried to iron it back but it went clear on me and didn't really glue back on so I had to tape it down (see pics). I don't really want to fly it anymore since the bottom covering has been coming off. Is there anything that can be done about this? It isn't exactly a .40 size plane that I could just recover with $25 worth of covering. Thanks for your attention.


Victor

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< Message edited by Vic3D -- 1/12/2006 10:50:08 PM >
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RE: Covering Problems - 1/12/2006 10:47:34 PM   
40%plane


 

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Status: offline 		Vic3d, i am not sure if this has happened because I am not 100% familiar with the covering thats on the velox, but it sounds like the glue has seperated from its clear backing. I have had this happen on other airplanes that have been covered with ultracote, unfortunately it tends to be a familiar property of ultracote, as far as I know monokote does not do this, but unfortunately we can't have all arfs covered with monokote. I am sure John can shed some more light on this for you once he sees this post.

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RE: Covering Problems - 1/13/2006 1:48:16 AM   
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It looks like the covering has been heated to its max several times and the coloring has gone and the film has seperated. The covering is a low heat covering. Thats what I believe has happened. All grades of covering will only take so much heat and it will burn, loose its capabilities to stick and re-shrink. We have lots out there and non have done this. I believe Mike your Dads Velox is just over a year old now and it still looks great.

Thanks

John

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RE: Covering Problems - 1/13/2006 2:52:57 AM   
Vic3D



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Status: offline 		No, Mike is my friend. He's the one this Velox belonged to, but it has happened over time. Oh well guess I'll just redo it.

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RE: Covering Problems - 1/13/2006 4:28:46 AM   
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The covering will not do that over a short time. The prototype Velox is 18months old and the Prototype Yak is 9 months old with the same covering that shows none of the pics shown in this thread. The cover shows the signs of my eairler posts.

Thanks

John

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RE: Covering Problems - 1/13/2006 6:31:50 PM   
Vic3D



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Status: offline 		Oh, sorry. I think you misunderstood me. When I said "this has happened over time" I meant the covering coming off on the stabs, hatch area, and bottom. I didn't mean that the covering lost color by itself. Yes it was ironed to try to stick it back.

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