Hi All!

Just bought the Lancair ARF.... but the kit has so many wrinkles in it. I just build the Tiger 60 ARF and left some pretty ugly
wrinkles in it while trying to iron them out.

I do not want to do this to the Lancair!!!!

Are there any tricks or advice you can give me ????
How hot do you set your iron ???

Thanks in advance!

Try using a heat gun instead of the iron.

Have the same problems use the heat gun dont be afraid to get it hot.If the wrinkle is under solid balsa cut a Small slot( use a Sharp blade).Use a clean soft rag to press the covering down.Works really well for me .Mike

You can also use Top Flite hot glove covering tool along with a heat gun.

We did it primarily with a heat gun and a little bit of Iron/trim iron. The finish is now beautiful, looks like glass.

peace

Hey Sherm
The Heat Gun is a must have tool on my bench. With NEW Arfs I like to set them out on a nice warm day, or bring them in by the register in the house, and let the Covering get pretty relaxed. Then go over the whole Plane with a Heat Gun which helps you get an even maximum amount of shrinkage over the whole Plane. Usually after you do this once you won't have to much trouble with bad wrinkles during those hot days of summer. If the Plane is covered in Monokote or UltraKote you can get the covering pretty warm with the Gun, but some thinner mil lower temp coverings such as EconoKote or TowerKote will burn easy, so you may want to start out in an inconspicuous spot to adjust the heat for your type covering. For small Bubbles, a needle, and an iron with a Hot Sock work fine, but I personally prefer just using the Heat Gun and a hand with a soft cotton glove on it.