Gray Beard, your were dead on. It's the covering. I will post my results shortly. Oracover aka Ultra Coat is almost to easy to use. I practiced with a small piece to see how well it shrunk, and to get used to the glue adhesion. I can actually feel the adhesive unlike MonoKote, and the repositioning without the color bleeding is amazing. This is my first time using it, but Ultra is by far a better product.
I will post pics shortly. The wingtips didn't require really any special technique other than what I did when using MonoKote.
Thank you all for your support.