....read the instructions through a couple times.
Iron down all the way around the edges first.
Then come in with the heat gun, and tighten
up the covering in the middle....don't try to iron
it all down from the start.
The BIG, BIG thing about monocote is....If you
are getting wrinkles under the iron as you are
trying to iron it down....The iron is too HOT !!!
If you notice when you are using the heat gun,
the material will loosen before it starts to shrink.
If the iron is too hot....you will create the wrinkles
under the iron, and iron them down at the same
time. These wrinkles are the hardest to remove.
Most wrinkles on flat surfaces are created by the
user. Once you find out the do's and don'ts....
which the directions don't tell ya'....you'll figure
out the heat-and-rub technique.
Here's the tip. Start say at the leading edge...pull
gently on the material, and iron it down across the
length. Then go to the trailing edge....pulling gently
down to start the attachment, then gently across....
iron the trailing edge on. Then, pulling sideways on
the material....iron the root, and then the tip. Now
use the heat-gun and tighten up the middle. Use a
cheap cotton glove on the free hand....and when the
material gets tight....RUB IT DOWN.
Once you get it all tight, and rubbed down, and all
the wrinkles out....THEN you turn the heat up a bit
on the iron, and really adhere it to the wood. Then
you come back one more time with the heat gun and
the glove....and smooth things out again.
The main problem you will see....is creating wrinkles
with the iron, and making them permanent from the
start with a too hot iron.
Good luck, and practice. Always do the underside first.
Dave.