Monokote user for 25 years and counting
I'll post some pics later.. but I still like the stuff. Patiently awaiting it to go back to 1980's prices though...lol
I suppose that the biggest problem with any covering job is how it is applied. Silk, iron on film, etc... done properly should last VERY VERY long. I have a GP Cap 21 that I covered when I was about 14, and it still looks like I just covered it. It's in my model list. Have a Goldberg Extra 300 that I covered in the Proteus scheme, about 2 years after Goldberg came out with that plane, and still looks pretty nice and that has been my most heavily used airplane. Even the letters were all hand cut from Monokote.. (ick.. bad memories there... WAY too much cutting)