Ultrakote over Monokote with compound curves?
01-14-2004, 01:21 AM
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Ultrakote over Monokote with compound curves?
I have an Aeromaster fuselage that is completely covered with white super monokote. I would like to cover about 1/3 of it with red ultrakote. Also the airplane has silkspan underneath the white super monokote. The monokote is stuck to the silkspan surface very good so I do not think it will ever sag. Will the red Ultrakote work on the monokote fuselage even around compound curves like the stringer section on the fuselage? I don't want any air bubbles. I was thinking Ultrakote would work best because it will stick and shrink at a lower temp than monokote. Should I have to worry about air bubbles, etc? I was thinking some pin holes in the monokote in the areas to be covered might give me the best results.
01-15-2004, 07:34 AM
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RE: Ultrakote over Monokote with compound curves?
It will work fine, but bubbles will be a problem regardless of what type of covering you use. This can be kept to a minimum by (Like you said) filling the underlying layer with holes. But it's going to take a LOT of holes. If it's a large area, I would just remove the underlying layer, just leave about 3/8" - 1/2" of overlap.
