I've always used monocote in the past, but recently,....I've noticed that the new monocote is absoloute garbage, it's not opaque enough to not show the structure under the skin and to top it off, it can't shrink as well as the old stuff could, I always try to pull it drum tigh before shrinking, but if I do that with the new stuff, the color seperates from the film as I stretch it. So I'm with most of the people here in the fact that koverall and paint is the best method possible, hands down. It's tougher, lasts longer and is less headach if done properly, just my 2 cents.