ORIGINAL: joeypm
Hi,
I covered my wing with cream ultra cote. It went on with no problems smooth as silk. Now the fuse is another story.. I wanted maroon on the bottom of the fuse but ultra cote wa out of it so I purchased monocote... It would hardly stick to the fuse? Is it because the fuse ( Eagle II trainer) is a lite ply? I had to turn the iron way up and iron it forever plus it hardly shrinks at all? Does ultra cote sell a maroon and should I strip off the monocote. I'm afraid that the monocote might come off.....
any help appreciated, Joe
Ultracote has a deep red, a transparent and smoke violet (purple) - no burgandy.
For Monokote, in addition to the Balsarite (or SIG StixIt, which I prefer ) you really need to crank up the heat. I am in the process of doing a Boeing P-26 with Ultracote Brite yellow wings and Monokote Mist Blue for the fuselage. I have found that in order to get the Monokote to adhere to the fuselage (balsa sheeted) I needed to use a heat gun to apply it and then go over the seams with a regular iron with the heat almost all the way up.
FWIW - The glue used in Monokote has gone downhill in recent years along with the shrinking. I have some Monokote that is about 5 years old. I recently needed to buy another roll of the same color to finish a job. The new roll didn't adhere as well OR shrink as well (as much) as the 5 year old stuff.