pcbprotool

I have a 5 year old Astro Hogg and the problem I'm having is the Monokote that goes along under the saddle between the fuse and wing has seperated and I'm having troubles re-attaching it. I've taken the iron to it, used CA and it still won't stick. There is no oil under this area that I can see. I'm wondering if the RC Z-56 canopy glue would work here??

Thanks,

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Walt Thyng

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If you can peel the Monocote back use a contact cement. With a little prep and caution you could use 3M77. The RC56 would probably work, but the stuff is so slow drying! Also, I've never tried it, but there is a CA for plastics.
Just some thoughts,
Walt

MinnFlyer

My Feedback: (4)

If CA won't stick to it, there MUST be oil somewhere.

Clean it good with alcohol. If there's CA residue from past attempts, remove that too (Use Acetone if it won't just peel off)

You might even have to prep the wood if it has gotten the oil soaked in, but if you can't see it, there might not be much. You could probably just poke a bunch of pin holes and let some Thin CA soak in and set before gluing the covering down

Walt Thyng

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If there is oil K2R (KR2?) stain remover for clothes work great.
WT

pcbprotool

I've used CA with this plane and it will stick to the wood just fine but will not stick to the Monokote. So maybe the plastic CA will work... I will clean the Monokote with alcohol, and give it a shot.

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Flyboy Dave

My Feedback: (21)

Remove the mono-cote that will not stick down. Get this product, and paint it on the
area where the covering has trouble sticking. Using new covering material, re-cover the
area....this stuff will make the new covering stick like crazy, much better than covering
fresh wood with fresh covering.

FBD.

garyo1954

I have a can of that.
It works.

sebo

It could also be wax as well as oil.

Kaos Rulz

Another item that works very well is sigment glue. I use a little smeared at the edges on the firewall, let it tack dry, then heat the monokote over it. It'll stay.

pcbprotool

Heh thanks guys, I took some CA for plastic and attached the monokote with that and then after it cured I shrunk the wrinkles all out. For a 5 or so year old plane it looks alot better than it did. If it servives this summers flying, I think I'll recover the fuse. I flew two years ago at a new field and thought I cleared the row of tree's well guess what... I didn't so there is some patch work and you can tell. I used Metallic red and you can see the difference between the old and new roll. The plane flies soooo good that it deserves to be recovered, but for now the wrinkles etc need to be tended too..

Thanks again for all your imput.

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tucker1865

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Flyboy Dave......Where are you getting your Balsarite....Banned in California...Just got back from Las Vegas and couldn't find it at the hobby shops. Only Stick-it from Sig.

sebo

Try Tower Hobbies.

Flyboy Dave

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http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...=++&search3=Go

....the can I have, I have had forever....[sm=thumbup.gif]

FBD.