Originally Posted by Bigshark

I don't know. I hate to sound like a Top Flight spokesman but that has not been my experience with Monokote. Maybe its the Arizona sun but here in Missouri, I haven't had any issues with properly applied Monokote wrinkling over the long haul. My oldest planes now are well over a decade old and the covering does not appear to have become brittle. Given the narrow staircase up from the basement and my horrific landing skills they do get hanger rash. A few seconds with a heat gun and they are back to normal.

I do want to try silk or coverall and dope but I'm more than a little concerned about the weight. Now that my lovely wife has acquired an air brush I'll have to give it a try.