Press and stick ultracote
#1

So, I was at the hobby store this weekend looking for some covering to repair my funworld. The wife was with and she said she wanted pink, and it just so happens that they had some ultra pink Ultracote on sale for $9.00
Well now I know why it was so cheap. It's Ultracote with press and stick glue. Instead of heat activated glue it's pressure sensitive so you peel it and stick it to the wing. That works fine, but compound corners are near impossible because the glue fails when heat is applied. I spent 2.5 hours yesterday trying to get one wingtip to cover right and the second wingtip just refused to stick.
Once it's on it shrunk well and is holding, but from now on I'll stick to standard ultracote.
Well now I know why it was so cheap. It's Ultracote with press and stick glue. Instead of heat activated glue it's pressure sensitive so you peel it and stick it to the wing. That works fine, but compound corners are near impossible because the glue fails when heat is applied. I spent 2.5 hours yesterday trying to get one wingtip to cover right and the second wingtip just refused to stick.
Once it's on it shrunk well and is holding, but from now on I'll stick to standard ultracote.
#4

Hi C.C.,
I made the same mistake, bought the dark metallic gray, sort of a gunmetal color.
And it was in a roll, not a flat sheet like most press-on trims. Thought it was OK for covering. Wouldn't stick, couldn't shrink it, can't make it go around curves. No wonder they discontinued it!
I still use it a bit for pinstripes and letters, but the roll may last longer than I do.
Funny thing is, regular and transparent UltraCote is about my favorite medium-weight iron-on. I find it the easiest to work with and it sticks and lasts nearly forever.
I'm reminded of the old expression; "If it ain't broke..."
Ron
I made the same mistake, bought the dark metallic gray, sort of a gunmetal color.
And it was in a roll, not a flat sheet like most press-on trims. Thought it was OK for covering. Wouldn't stick, couldn't shrink it, can't make it go around curves. No wonder they discontinued it!
I still use it a bit for pinstripes and letters, but the roll may last longer than I do.
Funny thing is, regular and transparent UltraCote is about my favorite medium-weight iron-on. I find it the easiest to work with and it sticks and lasts nearly forever.
I'm reminded of the old expression; "If it ain't broke..."
Ron
#5

Ugh, another 1.5 hours last night doing 1 wing tip. finally got something of a reasonable curve on it, then hid the crappy parts using standard white ultracote.
Stay the Freak away from this stuff. (except it would work really nice for trim pieces).
Yeah, normal ultracote is my favorite for balsa. For foam covering I really like EconoKote as it's cheap, soft and shrinks at a low temp.
Stay the Freak away from this stuff. (except it would work really nice for trim pieces).
Yeah, normal ultracote is my favorite for balsa. For foam covering I really like EconoKote as it's cheap, soft and shrinks at a low temp.
#10

The Monocote that you buy today is actually "Super" Monocote.
The original Monocote sounds exactly like what you are describing.
Sticky backed and a pain to work with.
By the way, after it was on for a while we gave it a new name.
Creepy Crawler, guess why.
Paul
The original Monocote sounds exactly like what you are describing.
Sticky backed and a pain to work with.
By the way, after it was on for a while we gave it a new name.
Creepy Crawler, guess why.
Paul
#12
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How about Towerkote ? $7/roll. I have a box of it to try but never got around to it. I think it's closer to 0.6 oz that must be a typo. It comes in rolls and lables identical to Econcote.
Maybe that's my new nickname, Econocoot.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...P?I=LXJC68&P=8
Maybe that's my new nickname, Econocoot.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...P?I=LXJC68&P=8
#13

Hello Rattlecat,
Yes, I believe Towerkote is re-packaged EconoKote. Same weight, packaging, covering temperature ("Foam Safe") and mostly, same colors.
Here's a post from the "Covering Weights" link;
http://www.wattflyer.com/forums/show...7&postcount=16
The whole thread;
http://www.wattflyer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10443
Ron
Yes, I believe Towerkote is re-packaged EconoKote. Same weight, packaging, covering temperature ("Foam Safe") and mostly, same colors.
Here's a post from the "Covering Weights" link;
http://www.wattflyer.com/forums/show...7&postcount=16
The whole thread;
http://www.wattflyer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10443
Ron
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#15

The old Monocote reminds me of basic 'Cast Vinyl' the stuff you make signs from.
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