Want to ask if anyone has used Chrome Monokote in covering their planes? If so can you please post a pic or two as I would like to see what it looks like. I am thinking of using this but really unsure.


Thanks in advance,

I haven't used chrome monokote, but I've used chrome ultracote.

It's like trying to cover with a foil gum wrapper.

Every crease and knick shows and my final result was, well, poor at best.

Prior to selecting the ultracote I did a lot of reading the boards and learned that chrome ultracote was superior to monokote. Whether that's true, I don't know.

I don't have a pix available but perhaps someone else does.

Maybe it was just my covering skills, but I'll certainly do my best to never use it again.

Good luck!

I use chrome Monocote for trim. I have also used the metallic gold. They are different than the opaques. They are very thin and they don't shrink much. I used the gold over a portion of the fuselage with stringers and didn't like the result. You have to lay it out on the plane well before applying heat. I'm about to use the metallic gold and chrome as trim on my Andrews Aeromaster Too with light purple as base. I thought real hard about getting the metallic plum but the Aeromaster Too bipe is not an easy plane to cover. Don't get me wrong, there are guys in our club that are really good with the metallics and the flats but they will tell you they are more difficult to apply.

Chrome monokote is Ok for trim but if you use it for the majority of you plane it will be very difficult to see in the air. A guy in my club did this several years back and he found that chrome almost made the plane disappear in the air! It reflects its surroundings and blends in with all backgrounds from bright sun to hazy overcast skys.

I covered my northstar .40 in chrome monocote and missle red.
The chrome monocote is very hard on the eyes on sunny days.Just like looking into a mirror and seeing the sun. wear sunglasses. I do not have a hard time seeing mine in the air due to the missle red monocote wing tips and tail. Goto the link to see my plane in chrome.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/gallery/sh...t=1&thecat=500

Thanks all for your replies and comments on the Chrome covering. May use the chrome for trim accents and go with 2 other colors that would look sharp with the chrome.

Again Thank You.

Moreover,
Chrome covering is not that easy to find
in the sky!
Hisham.

I covered an Ultra Sport 40 years ago with Chrome and Black Monokote, it looked good, but when I snap rolled it all you saw was a flash on a sunny day.......LOL As all have said, it sucks in the air! Good Luck.

Yup,
Triming line with chrome covering.... is the maximum that
should be used!
Otherwise, you will lose your model in the sky!

Be careful about running your Rx antenna inside the fuse if you're using the chrome covering. It reduces the receiver range.....

I covered a Sig Kobra in chrome Monokote, can be seen at my website.

It is hard to see as others have said, but no plane will get more attention than one that is chrome. I would do it again if it was a large plane, but that little Kobra was just too quick to fly close all the time. It became a small chrome dot really fast.

I used Chrome Ultracote. I love the stuff. Shrinks great but yes .. it will show underlying imperfections so you have to prepare the surface youre covering. Seems very strong and sticks well to the wood and to itself.

Im building a Ikon n West PT-22. Gonna do the chrome fuse thing like the real plane. Wing and tail feathers will be easy to see if the chrome becomes invisible .... hopefully. Worried about radio interference though with antenna routed inside the plane.

Chuck

Sorry to hear all the bad stories about chrome monokote. But for me I think the stuff is great. I have a ST Ryan done is chrome and a A-26 invader done also in chrome and a Wing P-51 done in chrome. Just like any oter plane you have to watch your plane and not the other guys just like your trainer taught you to do. If you will do this you'll love your chrome plane much better. What do you think the eirlier jets looked like and some of our cargo military planes. and some of the passenger planes at your local airports. As far as putting it on a plane I haven't had any problem and that is even around compound curves. Just don't crank the heat up too high. Also if you will look at the edge of most rolls of chrome there is about an 1/8" that doesn't have any adhiesive on it so don't use it just cut it off. Most of your military marking will help you figure out which side is up or left or right. Like on my HP200 it is done in chrome with red and yellow flames on the top side and the bottom is black.

I used chrome monokote on a Jack Stafford Ercoupe. I scuffed it to make it look more like aluminum. I taped off the panels and scuffed them differently to accentuate the effect. It works well. It is more difficult to see in the air, but you will get used to it. Ercoupes had rag wings and my wings are 21 Century, so that helps improve the visibility. The one BIG problem with Chrome is this: The cowl. No chrome paint is fuel proof. I managed to wrangle one of the last roles of Black Baron Presto chrome. It was a peel and stick film capable of minor compound curves. There are aluminum products now that can be applied to the cowl and for that matter the entire plane. I found the Monokote to be a lighter alternative. And Chrome Monokote doesn't effect the radio, that is a myth. The plane looks really good. It was in Model Aviation a couple of years ago, in the pilot pics section. Since I built my Coupe, I have seen quite a few others and I believe if I had to do it over again, I wouldn't go with an aluminum finish. I have seen models with paint schemes that absolutely reek of the 1950's like white with yellow trim. Sounds bad doesn't it? But the model looked wonderful and had more nostalgia than the natural aluminum. I was shocked when I saw it. I had busted my butt trying to be as authentic and correct as possible, and here some one had come along and out done me with a very simple and elegant paint scheme.