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it very good info and if some one wanted it it would be a very simple matter to go to that little text box that says "Search" right next to it there and look for it. i myself learned a great deal from this post but still, it was dead for a month. bty you feel like covering my planes for me gator?

he he, i like that

Here is my attempt at this. Only problem I had was the trim solvent ate the edges of the monocote.

use windex...

Has anyone tried the no-heat trim solvent from Sonic Tronics, or is this the same stuff as the MonKote trim solvent?

Allan

I used windex (well 409) on all of it but was trying the trim solvent on the edges.

As a follow up, if anyone has tried the sonic tronicsstuff, will it work on Ultracoat?

Thanks,
Allan

nice job CSdawggie, I like it when the trim solvent disloves the edges, lets me know that its gett'n to the covering.

Pigman,,,,never heard of the sonic tronic stuff, I'd like to try some...G

Thanks. The rest of the plane is maroon and the moving surfaces are chrome. I am planning to put some sort of Mississippi State symbol on the top of the wing

I have used No Heat from LDS, maybe it's the same stuff you're referring to.

Anyway, it is NOT the same stuff as MonoKote trim solvent, although it works about the same for a lot of applications. The reason I know it's not the same stuff is I tried to follow [link=http://www.top-flite.com/reviews/trimgraphics.html]Ann Marie's instructions for doing trim[/link] on the MonoKote site, and it didn't work. She says to let the trim solvent evaporate before you put the trim on. With MonoKote trim solvent, that works, because it leaves other chemicals on the surface. With No Heat, if you let it evaporate, it's gone, leaving nothing to stick the trim on.

But otherwise, it works fine, and I used it for years without realizing the difference.

Mike,
Did you ever try it with Ultra Coat?

Allan

I finally got around to building my upraor and figured, what the hell why not! With my wifes keen eye for the artsy stuff, here is my feable attempt at the flag design. click on the links for a full view.

eh, looks better than mine. i really should start using a heat gun, but it takes so long... i dun no why, it either wont shrink or it burns it. thats y i use my good old 13$ iron

Nice Job Tedster

this was all done with windex and trim solvent.

i may need to get some of this trim solvent, never used it b4... then again, this is my first time laying mono over mono so i guess theres a reason for that. still looks good though.


yay 800 posts

acetone works also as a trim solvent...g

I just received an email from Sonic-Tronics she said that their solvent works on UltraCoat as well.

Here's the finished "Texas Sportster". Thanks again for the tips, Termagator!

Already posted the bottom of this plane but look here for pics of the top and bottom. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_15...tm.htm#1557373

Great thread, Gator

As to the use of Windex with Ultracote alias Oracover, it won't work. The adhesive on Oracover is thermo-active. However, in accordance to earlier threads Ultracote Plus will work, as it is self-adhesive. According to the Oracover homepage Ultracote Plus is same as Orastick. Checkout links...

[link]http://www.oracover.de/xml/frames.xml?onav=onav.xml?node_id=266&site=site_bla u2.xml?node_id=266&lanav=lanav.xml?node_id=266[/link]

[link]http://www.oracover.de/xml/frames.xml?onav=onav.xml?node_id=465&site=site_bla u2.xml?node_id=465&lanav=lanav.xml?node_id=465[/link]

Now we European guys are able to make pretty schemes as well

Oracover on oracover...

I wanted to put some Oracover decoration on my Pilatus (sunburst design - how original), which was pre-covered with Oracover so started reading this thread yesterday hoping to find out the best way to get the decoration safely and securely in place prior to attacking it with the iron.
I found that if you just spray the wing with ordinary tap water (no soap etc.), then you can put the oracover decoration on the wing and the water will hold it tight on the wing, but allow you to move it exactly into position. Then get your trusty amex out and press the decoration down firmly to get as much water out as you can - and the decoration still stays in place (surface tension of the residual water no doubt). Then immdiately out with the iron - working from the centre out to ensure you get all the air / water out from under the decoration. I only tried it yesterday, but it seems to work for me.

Thanks for all the tips. I was able to recover this Flip 3D. I used white Ultracote as the base and Monokote as the top colors. For a solvent that allowed the monokote to stick I used 60% acetone, 20% soapy ammonia, and 20% windex. I put it in a large windex bottle. The key is to do most of your work on fairly flat surfaces, squeegy out as much solvent as possible, and seal the edges with a little heat. It's much faster than any other way I have tried before. I'm really happy with the results and for once I enjoyed the covering process. Check it out.
Mike

That looks FANTASTIC Mike!
Looks better than the original scheme.....G

thats what they should have done in the first place. nice job