ORIGINAL: tarvma02
Up until about 2003, Monokote was the best covering on the market. It produced the finest gloss/finish and was not difficult to apply. They have better colors than Ultracote. They changed it around 2003 due to EPA regulations/cost cutting and it's now a very bad and unusable covering. It doesn't shrink and gets very brittle. It will make the most seasoned veteren look like a child covering his first trainer. I use Ultracote now because new Monokote is not usable.
You really have no choice today but to use Ultracote until they fix the Monokote formula. Ultracote is a nice covering but it's not as good as pre-formula change Monokote. Up until 2003, with the same skill at application, a pre-change Monokote job was always superior to an Ultracote job.
Mike
Thanks Mike. I knew it changed but I didn't know why. I loved it and now I hate it. I use Ultracote almost exclusively except for graphics because monokote works better with the windex / squeegee technique.
If you look real close, Ultracote in now dang near as glossy as monokote. It's a shame for us that they changed it. I can't get monokote to shrink very well and that's a huge thing when covering. Let Hobbico go on acting like the king with no clothes. We know there's something wrong but they won't address it.
JW