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Old 07-16-2010 | 08:45 AM
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Default RE: Has MonoKote formulation been changed?


ORIGINAL: davidgeorge212

I dont cover in that method where you seal the perimeter and shrink the middle (over solid balsa structure), I said I just heard about that way. I said I do tack it in the certain areas and then go back and tack it everywhere inbetween (over open bay wings). I have never built a plane with solid wings yet. After it is tacked all the way around I shrink it down with a heat gun and iron it down to the ribs. I dont read the instructions on monokote so I dont know how they say to install it. All I know is my meathod seems to work and thats good enough for me.
I agree, if your method works then that is what you need to use. I think some of the "new" MK coverings are going to be a challenge on certain surfaces with limited underlying surface area due to sub par adhesion and shrinkage. The covering can do some strange stuff while initially stretching. I found that if I take the covering and heat it slightly overall it seems to apply better, but not always.

It seems you are getting the results you desire. I know with my metallic plum it went on like a dream on most all the surfaces I put it on even around some very tricky areas. The "new" white, however is another story entirely. It is some of the worse covering I have seen in my short time working with RC. You can put it on a flat surface and iron it down then hold the block up and sometimes the covering falls to the floor [X(] I did buy two rolls of blue and red for my Revolver and both of those are working extremely well and am very satisified with it.

It is evidently something wrong with this white and I have even found that some parts of the roll are ok and I believe it has to do with the adhesion and shrinkability and when this was made something in the process failed. Some of it does not shrink no matter what you do. You can use mild heat, high heat, whatever you want and nothing occurs at all.

I probably could use UC for what I do white and MK for the other colors that UC does not match well as I am not against MK just want to make sure the product is doing what it should do.