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Old 02-27-2006 | 11:54 AM
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Dave Smith
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Default Monokote

What's up with monokote? I am in the process of covering my Brio wings with white monokote. The result is terrible. I have used this stuff ever since it came on the market,and altho there were occasional glitches,I never had anything like this.
It doesn't stick well,it wrinkles,it looks like crumpled tinfoil.It was applied with an iron covered with a coverite sock.Various heat settings did not improve the results.To bring a long sad story to an end,I went over to my flying buddy's this A.M. His white monokote job was fine. Upon examination of the back with the film backing still in place,mine has millions of tiny air bubbles. It almost looks pearlescent because of the bubbles. His backing had no bubbles at all between it and the monokote.
One of my rolls was purchased two years ago,the other just a few weeks ago.
I think I will have to redo my wings. Shoulda never have gone this far without checking it out.
Perhaps Ultracote is the answer.

Dave