ORIGINAL: F-15 Fan
The covering on its tail feathers is just pealing off REALLY bad, and I don't want to go out and get all of the covering tools. I got the plane used and was warned about the old covering. My question is, can I temporarily replace the covering with aluminum foil, I have heard of people covering aircraft in aluminum, and I just want to do this to the tail feathers so that I can fly it once my radio gets back from radio south.
If you ever plan on building a kit. Then go out and buy the $10 iron and just tack it back down. As long as it's just peeling off there is no need to go buy a new roll of covering. Although if you use the iron it will probably come back up over time. Tape is the simplest method and will work great, just be sure to clean the area with some rubbing alchohal to be sure there is no glow fuel residue or the tape will also peel off. If you get another kit and you have an iron you can almost always prevent this by going over it with the iron and making sure all of the covering is tacked down properly. Sometimes these arf's are covered very quickly and very often spots are missed and never tacked down.
Austin