quick monokote question
 

I am doing my first real covering fix on my avistar. I have some big tears in the monoke from my last crash. I have window tint for car windows as patches right now. I flew it 5 times and it held very well. It's just ugly and I want to re do the covering. Do I need glue to help hold the monokote and if so what kind do I need? Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

RE: quick monokote question
 

Monocote has a heat-activated adhesive on the back. Go get a roll or two of monokote, and read the instructions that come with it.

You need an iron to apply monokote.

Have a look here:

http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/a...?article_id=67

gus

RE: quick monokote question
 

The directions that come with the roll of monokote are really good and a great place to start. Monokote is one of those things you have ot learn in the hobby. Its not hard, bu takes practice. There are some videos here on RCU on monokote. They would be a great help.

RE: quick monokote question
 

you can use trim sheets to patch. if you just want the colors to match

if you don't have an iron or heat gun.
you can use lower temperature film like tower kote.
not the best film in the world but they'll stick better. you can almost rub it on
with you fingers.

when sceheme triming...sometimes i don't need to use the iron
i use soap and water to activate the adhesive and squeegie out the liquid with a credit
card to get out the bubbles. the same as your window tint.

if you apply heat bubbles will generate when putting film over film.
remove bubbles wiht a needle...but the soap and water is a cleaner job.

RE: quick monokote question
 

Hi P-51,
I would recommend "ultracote" for the first covering job. It is more forgiving, needs less heat
and can be repositioned many times in case you mess up. I even save used ultra to patch and it still works.
I have used monocote last week to cover a wing area of my ultrastick in neon color and
wasn't thrilled. It needs to be well stretched before you tack it down on the corners and
had to use a heatgun for a long time to get it to shrink good.
ultracote didn't need that much effort.
Make sure you pick colors with good visibility, look at the models at your field and you'll see
what works best. I admit neons don't look good on the ground but is highly visible up in the air.
Have fun, Pat

RE: quick monokote question
 

Hey thanks for the tips guys but I completely destroyed the plane today. Well time to start that texan kit that's sitting in the closet.