User Instructions

8. Because the corners of the hatch cover are rounded, the “petal” technique

was used here again.

9. Cut the opening for the servo

arm and iron the covering down

around the inside for a thoroughly

sealed hatch.

10. When covering tail surfaces that

have open structure, expanding air

trapped inside causes the  lm to

expand, not allowing it to tighten.

To eliminate this problem you can

cut air passage holes through the

ribs and a  nal vent hole in an

inconspicuous area

, or puncture

small vent holes in the covering

on the bottom of the part. The

pinholes will almost disappear

when the covering is tightened for the  nal time.

This procedure may be performed only on larger models that can accommodate holes without compromising the

integrity of the structure.

EXPERT TIPS

● To conserve #11 blades and maintain cutting precision, use two hobby knives for

your covering job – one knife with a blade for cutting only on the cutting mat (or workbench)

and another knife with a blade for cutting only on the model. When rough-cutting pieces of covering

over the cutting mat a new, perfectly sharp blade usually isn’t necessary, so that blade will last longer. But

when cutting covering on the model, precision is required so you’ll need the sharper blade that’s been used less.

When the blade for cutting on the model becomes dull replace it with a new one and cycle the old one through the

other blade, or set it aside for other cutting.

● Well-done seams are preferable to wrinkles that couldn’t be removed because the radius of a curve was too

small or the area on the model was too irregular to cover with one piece. Size-up your covering skills and

learn the limitations of MonoKote to come up with the best plan for each piece of covering you apply.

● The exact color of MonoKote may vary slightly from one production run to another. To make

sure all the covering on your model matches, purchase all the covering from the same place at

the same time to increase the likelihood that it came from the same production run. Save

leftover scraps of covering for patches or repairs that will perfectly match the original

covering. If building an extraordinarily large model it may be prudent to purchase a

spare roll of MonoKote exclusively for the purpose of making large repairs.