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Title: Brodak covering ?
Post by: Allan Leonard on October 25, 2018, 11:16:00 AM

Is the Brodak heat shrink covering polyspan like or Sig Koverall like?

Thanks

Title: Re: Brodak covering ?
Post by: James Holford on October 26, 2018, 05:19:25 AM

Cheap monokote like.

I got 2 rolls of Olive drab when they had their buy 1 get 1 sale.  Tried using once amd was a pain. Altho ive seen the work of others and it comes out nice.

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Title: Re: Brodak covering ?
Post by: john e. holliday on October 26, 2018, 11:55:22 AM

I too tried Brodaks Monokote copy and the white was unworkable.   The other two colors(blue & red) were okay for a while but were hard to get sealed. D>K

Title: Re: Brodak covering ?
Post by: Fredvon4 on October 26, 2018, 02:13:15 PM

My one and only use was Brodak Black...made me throw all three other color rolls away......IMO twas junk and ruined my wing....grrr

The problem: stuck down perimeter....went to shrink...pulled loose at perimeter...the more I fused the more it released....leaving the black glue pigment on the balsa and clear plastic not stuck to anything....a bad mess on a perfectly good built Big Otto... very perplexed....love a lot of Brodak but the film is junk IMO

BTW I have had pretty good luck with the Hobby King stuff

Title: Re: Brodak covering ?
Post by: James Holford on October 26, 2018, 02:15:20 PM

Quote from: Fredvon4 on October 26, 2018, 02:13:15 PM

My one and only use was Brodak Black...made me throw all three other color rolls away......IMO twas junk and ruined my wing....grrr

The problem: stuck down perimeter....went to shrink...pulled loose at perimeter...the more I fused the more it released....leaving the black glue pigment on the balsa and clear plastic not stuck to anything....a bad mess on a perfectly good built Big Otto... very perplexed....love a lot of Brodak but the film is junk IMO

BTW I have had pretty good luck with the Hobby King stuff

Exact same for me. Like i couldnt find a good heat setting on my iron that it liked. Either too hot or too cold

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Title: Re: Brodak covering ?
Post by: Allan Leonard on October 30, 2018, 12:41:11 PM

I think everyone but Motorman has got "Brodak Kolar Kote" mixed up with "Brodak Heat Shrink Covering". 

Title: Re: Brodak covering ?
Post by: john e. holliday on October 30, 2018, 01:33:47 PM

I guess you are right.  I went to the Bodak site, besides the usual tissue and silk lists the following: Kolar Kote, doesn't say what it is,    Fabric Covering woven cloth,  Plastic Covering( which is what is what I think the first covering I got was) polypropylene and Heat shrink covering which is polyester cloth. H^^