jerryZ

Currently stripping old Lemon Yellow Ultracote from a 1/4 scale Swick Taylorcraft and recovering with dark yellow Ultracote.
How in the heck do you get the old covering off completely?
When I start to remove the old covering all I get is the top transparent layer and the color/adhesive stays on the plane. I have tried sandpaper but it just softens the color layer and it still will not come off. It's just like the covering has been painted on.

Any suggestions??

fastplane

I always use a heat gun to loosen the adhesive and pull it off. Remember that when applying the coating you use heat to cause the covering to stick.
Just try to pull up a small portion and be careful to apply the heat just behind were you are holding. Watch the fingers. Sometime I use pliers to hold the covering and pull it up when the adhesive softens.

somegeek

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A thick glove can make this less painful as well when working by the end of the heat gun.

somegeek

jaka

Hi!
Use a Heat gun!
....But it can't be Oracover if the paint is separated from the plastic film. Oracover has paint and film molded together. So it is very easy to remove it just by heating with a heat gun.

Regards!
Jan K

jerryZ

The heat gun did the trick! Thanks for your advice.