Hello... At our club meeting an expert on Monokote covering put on a demonstration. I had just finished covering my first plane so this is HIS info. You can try this with a test piece and will only cost you about 1 square foot of Monokote. He makes what he calls "skins", and then applies them to the surface. A skin is the completed design and colors on the BASE color, then this "skin" is aligned and applied as normal on the surface to be covered. A large piece of glass will be needed. (as large as any oversized piece you would normally start with, like a wing panel or fuse side.) THIS WAS HIS PROCEDURE.... 1. mix about 1/2 teaspoon of Wisk or ? to water in spray bottle. (adjust the amount of soap content so when you spray it on the glass it "lays flat" and doesn't "bead up". Start by spraying a coating of this mixture on the glass. 2. Put down your "base color" (your sq.ft. of "test" Monokote) and squeege out as much water as possible. He had a LARGE piece of balsa tri-stock he has used for years. (it doesn't scratch with pressure) 3. Take a small piece of scrap.. make a star or whatever. Spray water mix on the test square you have just applied to the glass, and apply your design piece. Squeege out all the water under it too. 4.. Take your sealing iron, he
set his at 350+, and iron it to the base. He had a sock on the iron and it looked as if he appied pretty much pressure???. Let this sit for 24 hours. I assume for any water under it to dry out..
You now have a "skin" prepared for application. Evidently it doesn't shrink??? He prepares all of his skins and then starts covering the plane. He is well respected as a covering guru in this
club and he had a beautiful plane on display he had just finished. Try it..... it won't cost much to experiment, and it may be just what you need. Happy Landings..... lownslo..... Bob