Different brands of covering have different properties and it require time and practice to get accustom to those properties. I use to have problems with monokote until I learned when to apply lots of heat and when not to. I think their biggest problem is that they should have a website where they provide free training to teach people how to use their product. I think most people give up before they really learn to use Monokote. If you learn how to apply it, it looks better and last longer than any other covering.