RE: TowerKote vs. MonoKote
Unfortunately, I found over the years that at least with film coverings, you don't get what you don't pay for. The econo-type films I used just did not last well, edges came up, clear film seperated from the pigment/adhesive, fuel got under the seams, the stuff wrinkled BAD in the sun..etc..etc.
There is a reason most of the better ARFs now come covered either in Monocoat or Ultracoat/Oracover. They just hold up the best, and they are all I use any more.