ORIGINAL: Harleyflyer
I will soon have two airplanes in my hangar after I get the second one built. I just got an iron and was going to try and remove some wrinkles in both models. One is covered in Ultracote and the other one is Monokote. I have heard that Ultracote uses a lower heat setting......300 degrees???? How about Monokote for temperature? Also, do I have to be concerned about having the iron to long in one spot and ruin the covering? I do have a sock for my iron.
Thanks to all.
HarelyFlyer
The rule of thumb is to use the lowest heat setting possible to shrink the covering. 300 degrees is a good start for both. Just keep the iron moving slowly and using a sock is always a good thing as it prevents scratches and allows the iron to slide over the covering better. You may have to stop the iron on a wrinkle at first just to get the shrinking process started, just keep checking it.
You may find that a heat gun is better at removing wrinkles as you can see when the wrinkles are going away.