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Title: removing monocote
Post by: Dave Rountree on February 15, 2008, 04:42:42 PM

Is ther any easy way to remove monocote? One plane I am redoing was covered with monocote and I peeled and picked and sanded for a long time. I am recovering with silkspan and dope, so I am doing a lot of sanding. I just pick up two more monocote clunkers that I am going to give to my nephew when recovered and flyable. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Dave

Title: Re: removing monocote
Post by: David Miller on February 15, 2008, 04:49:28 PM

Are you using a heat gun to remove it??

Title: Re: removing monocote
Post by: Jim Oliver on February 15, 2008, 06:00:10 PM

In a word----"heat-n-peel". ;D

Jim

Title: Re: removing monocote
Post by: Dave Rountree on February 15, 2008, 06:20:06 PM

Thanks for the heat trick. My old plane was covered back 30 years ago, so it peeled some what easily but left a colored residue. that is what took so much sanding. I will try the heat gun on the two planes I just got. I'll report back. Thanks again Dave Rountree

Title: Re: removing monocote
Post by: Bootlegger on February 16, 2008, 05:52:40 AM

 :!  Sometimes using acetone or lacquer thinner will help with the removal of the "stickum" and other residue that doesn't come off with the covering...I also have sanded after getting the stickum off.

Title: Re: removing monocote
Post by: Bill Morell on February 17, 2008, 04:17:02 PM

I just recently did this to a couple of planes and have found that you don't have to be meticulous about getting it all off. since you are covering it over with silkspan (I used polyspan) just sand it down to where it is smooth. Apply a few coats of clear, sand again and cover. Once you have painted the plane you will never see any spots of monokote that were left.