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01-04-2003, 02:03 AM
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You can usually remove the wrinkles with a heat gun pretty easily, easy does it, dont hold the heat still,or youll burn a hole quickly.
its not unusual to develop a few wrinkles.
its not unusual to develop a few wrinkles.
01-04-2003, 07:15 AM
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Originally posted by mnc
it happens but is an easy fix , go over the plane with a heat gun and it will look like new
it happens but is an easy fix , go over the plane with a heat gun and it will look like new
Now I can paint it any color I want.
Also I just finished a wing.
The covering is all balsa (super thin and sanded down with 0000 steelwool)
Came out beautiful
01-04-2003, 04:52 PM
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Heat gun or iron will re-shrink the covering generally,the gun can cover to much of an area sometimes,if the covering is some hong kong phooey type it may not stretch very well,so test a small area,and increase the heat slowly.As the humidity changes so does the wood,it expands and contracts.
01-05-2003, 02:56 PM
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TerrellFlyer,
Originally posted by TerrellFlyer
Heat gun or iron will re-shrink the covering generally,the gun can cover to much of an area sometimes,if the covering is some hong kong phooey type it may not stretch very well,so test a small area,and increase the heat slowly.As the humidity changes so does the wood,it expands and contracts.
Heat gun or iron will re-shrink the covering generally,the gun can cover to much of an area sometimes,if the covering is some hong kong phooey type it may not stretch very well,so test a small area,and increase the heat slowly.As the humidity changes so does the wood,it expands and contracts.
I get pockets in the covering.
Question-1: what is the best heat gun I can buy? Should I buy one at Home Depot or are those different than the ones at a hobby store.
Question-2: What do you recomend for covering? Are there different thicknesses in coverings?
01-05-2003, 03:07 PM
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Buy the heat gun at a r/c hobby store,as far as an iron I use 21st Century, it has a nice shoe and a temp gage that works.Oh boy.Ask 5 people which is the best and you'll probably get 7 different answers,think all coverings have some good and some bad,I use Ultracote the most,then next MonoKote.
01-05-2003, 03:38 PM
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Thanks T F
Originally posted by TerrellFlyer
Buy the heat gun at a r/c hobby store,as far as an iron I use 21st Century, it has a nice shoe and a temp gage that works.Oh boy.Ask 5 people which is the best and you'll probably get 7 different answers,think all coverings have some good and some bad,I use Ultracote the most,then next MonoKote.
Buy the heat gun at a r/c hobby store,as far as an iron I use 21st Century, it has a nice shoe and a temp gage that works.Oh boy.Ask 5 people which is the best and you'll probably get 7 different answers,think all coverings have some good and some bad,I use Ultracote the most,then next MonoKote.
