ORIGINAL: chashint
Don't mess with trying to iron covering on it, it won't stick worth a darn.
I've never had a problem with this. All you have to do is make sure that the surface it will be sticking to has no fuel remnants and is clean and dust free.
I've patched many holes with small Ultra/Monocoat patches of the same color. If done properly you cannot tell that the plane was patched at all.