Before I covered the Cub with Monokote I was sold Ultracote at the local hobby store, that was all they had. I read the instructions and gave it a shot and it did not go on like Monokote from what I remember. It was not as tight but when I started to apply heat, man I was surprised at how much it shrank. I know for a fact Monokote never shrank like that in the 80's and early 90's. Also it did not have the same high gloss that Monokote had, but that was ok. I was impressed until the seams started coming apart. Also I was amazed how many razor blades I went through. So I pulled the covering off, went back to the LHS and ordered 2 rolls of Monokote. I am sure Ultracote is great stuff, but for me Monokote is what I am used to. There used to be a good Monokote VHS tape out in the late 80s and it did a real good job of explaining how to use Monokote. I agree with you......I don't know if Monokote was the best thing or not, but that is all we knew.