Hi any one out there have this secrets of great covering with top flite > monokote
Use an iron to tighten it. You can even get specially shaped ones at your hobby shop.
Re: covering with top flite monokote
Jun 23, 2006
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Best and longer lasting results with Oracover aka Profilm aka Ultracote.
regards
Alan
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Best place to get that info is at RC Universe.
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Do a search for covering with monokote. You'll be busy for hours. There's also a video section with a tutotial on covering.
Top Flite has a video out on how to cover with Monokote. You can purchase a copy at your local hobby shop.
HTH,
BobbyG
Block sand all surfaces to even up the surface and get rid of sharp ridges. Only use the iron to attach the film at the edges. After sealing all edges then use a hair dryer to tighten it up. This will cause less warping of things like wings and tail surfaces.
Hope this helps
Scott
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