RE: Monokote that 1/2A
Monocote isn't what it used to be, to me at least, it used to be softer somehow and cling very well...
I've also had problems with the pin-stripe coming of with fuel and wiping of the plane, but haven't tried sealing all of it from the beginning. You can get similar effects though with overlapping layers of film, and this stays in place much better that just a thin strip of pin-stripe. Here is one I did in Oracover and Oralite;