I learned on monokote and it taught me to hate covering,,I cant imagine having any problems with ultracote its a whole different world I have some thats years old too but I dont think it was ever subjected to below freezing but if that is a common denominator with all your rolls of covering then it may be the problem,,whatever you buy next bring it indoors and store it in a closet...you did peel the backing off right...and the "tacks" need to be about a good 1/2 inch square to hold on too....dust on the wood??....Rog