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Old 11-09-2003 | 12:26 AM
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Default RE: Flew Great Planes Stuka

To do the repair I had to buy Olive Drab, Dove Gray, And Black coverite 21st Century Space Age Flats. Untill these films arived I had been having some problems with the seams between colors. As soon as I opened the covering I realized why. This covering has to be applied just like Koveral with different heat ranges:

To Apply "tack": 210 to 250 degrees F (100 to 120 degrees C)
To shrink: 280 to 320 degrees F (140 to 160 degrees C)

With this bit of information (which I spent a considerable amount of time looking for in the distruction manual, because I could not believe I missed it, and never did find) this covering is very easy to handle. The process I used was to use the low setting to tack all the edges then heat gun the center and it worked vary well. The only problem was over areas I was stretching the covering I had covered with Balsarite. This stuf bonds to the balsaon contact and it will not let go. If I had to rate thei covering the best way I can think of to rate it is I've already purchased it to cover my sons TF P-40.

Joe