AltaTed

I salvaged wings off a foamie and would like to cover them using Monokote but I'm afraid the heat will melt it. Has anyone successfully found a way to use Monokote on foamies ? Any advice on this subject is welcome.

cfircav8r

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I have used Econokote (same brand as Monokote) and I believe there is at least one other that uses low heat to stick.

Hewey19

Could you sheet the foam with balsa first and then cover it?  

I think most normal covering takes too much heat and the foam will melt.

cfircav8r

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Most normal covering will melt the foam, and sheeting it first can help but you still run the risk of melting the foam and creating a void under the sheeting. The low temp coverings work well as long as you get a good thermometer and set it at the lowest setting for the covering. It is best to start low and work up to a setting that will shrink the film and not melt a test piece of foam. The only problem with the low temp coverings is they don't work well with glow engines, it tends to desolve the backing over time.