Hello :

      I am attempting to recover an old plane thatI buiilt in the 70's.

      One wing had the Monocote peel away from the wing and the Monocote hinges became unatached. my questions are:

      Can I cover over existing Monocote with a new iron on film?

      Will Monocote hinges adhere to the old Monocote ?  I could slather Balsarite on the places where I want to iron on new monocote hinges.  Is this agood idea?

      I could install some linen hinges with contact cement on top of the old Monocote or use Balsarite to adhere the cloth hinges.  Will this work?

      I could remove all of the orginal,old, Monocote and iron on newer film but that would be a lot of work for a plane that will be used for sport flying. 

      I found two rolls of Silkspun Coverrite  and a large roll of Solarfilm in my basement today.  It has to be at least 35 years old.  Will it still work? The Solarfilm is the best iron on that I have ever seen!  After many decades if hanging in my attic, the planes that were covered with the Solarfilm were the ONLY ones that did not tear splt or come off of the airframes! This includes tissue, silk, and various iron ons.

      Any suggestions?

                                                                                                                        Tia:

                                                                                                                        Frank

I've tried to iron Monokote over Monokote and it made a wrinkly bubbly mess. It's much less frustrating to remove the old stuff first.
Rusty