I'm using neon yellow to cover an Uproar(40) and the first large piece stuck
to it self like shelf paper. Could not get it apart to cover with, the glue
pulled off. I was very careful afterward. Has anyone has this happen?
mk

MJKolodziej wrote:

Are you sure it's actual Monokote brand covering? I've never had
Monokote stick to itself without heat applied.

Some off brands (generic Chinese nockoff's?) have the sticky shelf paper
adhesive and don't hold their tautness very well.

Oh yeah.

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MJKolodziej wrote:

This is how all Monokote used to be, before they reformulated the
adhesive some years ago. You never, ever wanted to let Monokote touch
itself because chances were you were never going to be able to salvage
the piece. Yes, it has happened to me too. The newer Monokote is
generally not as bad as it used to be.

Ed Cregger

FWIW, I've been using TowerKoat, a cheaper substitute, and
have had no such problems.

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How long ago was that? My first stint in RC was in the early 70's, and it
didn't stick to itself then....

PCPhill (unreformed top poster)

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I'm not calling you a liar Phil and I doubt that you are calling me one.

I'm sure you wouldn't have said what you said unless that was your
experience.

Conversely, I wouldn't have said what I said if it wasn't my experience. It
is therefore obvious that both of our experiences are true, but under
different circumstances, which would account for our different experiences.

Just for the record, I am talking about the sticking of glue bearing surface
to glue bearing surface. This does make a difference.

Ed Cregger

On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:56:48 -0400, "Ed Cregger" bellsouff.net> wrote in <2VtHi.61912$mp6.158@bignews9.bellsouth.net>:

I have observed this happen in my scrap box.

I don't remember it being difficult to avoid when
trying to apply the covering to an airframe.

It doesn't take a whole lot of warmth to start
causing Monokote to adhere. You can get a little
bit of stick just from warm fingers. The fellow
who taught me to fly RC used to get beautiful
Monokote-over-Monokote trim by using the "low"
power setting on his heat gun. In fact, it
is a "no" power setting intended for cooling
the element before turning the fan off.

Martin X. Moleski, SJ wrote:

Its a nightmare with Solite (Nelson Litefilm).

I have resorted, when doing tailpanes of thin section, to dusting the
already covered side internally with talc..

It doesn't take ANY warmth with solite..

Not what I meant Ed, I try not to get into flame wars. I thought you'd
been into RC long before me and thought it had probably been refomulated
waaay back....

PCPhill

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