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Offline Dennis Toth

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Best BLACK film covering
« on: July 09, 2016, 03:35:42 PM »
Guys,
Thinking about redoing the covering on my 20 yr old Stuka. When first built I covered it with black MonoKote. This always gets lose when it sits in the sun an the temps are over 85F. The bottom is light blue and yellow and has never loosened or even softens. I would like to do the black but need to find a covering that can take sitting in the sun. Any suggestions?

Best,   DennisT
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Re: Best BLACK film covering
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2016, 03:52:49 PM »
There is no good Black film covering. Try keeping a white cloth for your model and you will find the loosening of the covering minimized. White repels heat, Black absorbs it. I never liked that black colored Stuka. Camo is much more interesting.

Dennis
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Offline Fredvon4

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Re: Best BLACK film covering
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2016, 06:43:10 AM »
Don't know what is a good one but I do know I do NOT like Brodak's black

I like a lot of Brodak stuff but the color / glue on this stuff does not hold to the film...made a bad mess on one model
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Offline Dennis Toth

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Re: Best BLACK film covering
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2016, 05:52:21 PM »
Anyone ever use the 21st Century "Space Age" film? When this came out they touted it as being very resistant to siting in the sun and would not loosen. I remembered I have a roll of their Black film so this might be a good test to see if it holds up. As I remember the material needed fairly high temperature.

Best,    Dennis
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Re: Best BLACK film covering
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2016, 05:56:03 PM »
Quote from: Dennis Toth on July 10, 2016, 05:52:21 PM
Anyone ever use the 21st Century "Space Age" film? When this came out they touted it as being very resistant to siting in the sun and would not loosen. I remembered I have a roll of their Black film so this might be a good test to see if it holds up. As I remember the material needed fairly high temperature.

Best,    Dennis

Dennis,

Isn't that a fabric?

Charles
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Re: Best BLACK film covering
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2016, 08:44:50 AM »
Good Morning Charles;

  Coverite is the "parent" company, and they offer a line of different coverings, at least one of which is fabric as you suggest.  There are film coverings as well:

21st Century Covering Film
21st Century Flat Covering Film
21st Century Covering Fabric
Black Baron Covering Film
CoverLite Film Covering
Microlite

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Re: Best BLACK film covering
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2016, 12:31:10 PM »
Quote from: Dennis Toth on July 10, 2016, 05:52:21 PM
Anyone ever use the 21st Century "Space Age" film? When this came out they touted it as being very resistant to siting in the sun and would not loosen. I remembered I have a roll of their Black film so this might be a good test to see if it holds up. As I remember the material needed fairly high temperature.

Best,    Dennis

In my experience,  it's better. But only better, not perfect. Like Dennis said, no black holds up when compared to other colors. On the models I do black (one of my favorite color's to use) I throw a towel over them at the field.
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Re: Best BLACK film covering
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2016, 01:12:18 PM »
Here's two that I would bring out together quite often.
They are not solid black, but the joints between the black and the other colors are floating over an open bay. I learned the black would move from the suns heat. So that's why I started laying a towel over them. BTW, I usually only use monokote.
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Re: Best BLACK film covering
« Reply #8 on: July 15, 2016, 06:20:38 PM »
I have used a lot of iron on covering over the years and Ultracote is my pick of them all.  If you are going to use any color in iron on coverings my recommendation would be Ultracote. 
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