Model Forum / General / Models / June 2006

Use an iron to tighten it. You can even get specially shaped ones at your
hobby shop.

refer to
"Covering Materials & Instructions (see also Colours & Visibility above)"

 Chemical Compatibility of Common Model Finishing Materials
 Cover Foam Wings With Brown Paper - Ezone
 Covering - Lee Van Tassle
 Cover small models with tissue - M.A.N. tips.
 Covering & Painting Techniques***
 Covering tips & techniques - RCU article
 Coverite Home Page
 Fibreglass Cloth Covering by Jim Ryan
 Klass Kote (epoxy paint)
 Lite Films,Covering & colouring & weights - Roy Bourke
 Light plastic film - types & techniques for micro flyers - M.A.N article
 Monokote - How to.
 MonoKote & LustreKote Surface Preparation & Painting
 Oracover = Ultracote = Profilm . Hobby Lobby's tips
 Oracover - Holland
 Ozcover
 Painting Canopies (Heli) - email Alan for file.
 Painting RC models with Latex Paint
 Pennyplane - lightweight building & covering for indoor duration
 Poly-Fiber Polyester Fabrics
 Polyurethane (Water based) - adhere and finish fibreglass and Koverall
cloth etc.
 RhinoCover Base White
 Scale Rib Stitch
 Silk (Thai silks)
 Silkspan Covering - How to and Why
 Solarfilm (Solartex, Solite, Solarspan, So-lite, Fibafilm)
 Solite - How to apply this ultra lite film
 Solite - Advanced Covering Techniques
 SPAD (Simple Plastic Model Design) - use of plastics
 Tinting Clear Canopies - David Tatosian. (site down - email Alan direct
for copy.)
 Two Color Covering - RCFU
 Ultracote® ( = ProFilm =OraCover) Tips & Tricks = Horizon Hobby :
 USI Laminate: Use 3mm thick film
at     Alan's Hobby  Model & RC Web Links
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~atong/

Best and longer lasting results with Oracover  aka Profilm aka Ultracote.

regards

Alan

Best place to get that info is at RC Universe.

http://www.rcuniverse.com

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