Great video! Very educational!! So good I found it!! Learned more in the almost 34 minutes it lasts, than in the 30 years i've been scratch building planes and building kits. Thank you very much👍
Brilliant - I haven't done this before and your cool, calm explanation/demonstration is exactly what I need - gonna try doing my stripes in a similar pattern to yours, on my Ben Buckle Super 60.
I just got done polishing one of my irons. Disassembled and wet sanded it. Started out with 400 grit and stepped down till I got to 5000 grit. Then I polished with Mother's Mag & Aluminum polish. It's silky smooth.
I’ve been at this for 42 yrs and still learn new things. Thanks. I’ve done it all with RC but still find actual “building” with balsa and covering to be the most satisfying thing of all. I think a lot of the newbies are really missing something. Cheers.
I haven't covered a plane in years but I always used to use the Woodpecker over the stripe part before placing it on the wing (LOL). My memory may be mistaken but don't remember seeing the holes after it was ironed on. Never thought to pecker the wing itself.
Hi Andrew I've not seen this tool before, reading on a forum you can use them on sheeted surfaces as well but you must roll with the grain and give a quick sand before covering, I'll look out for one, thanks for sharing. (PS New subscriber in the UK).
Hi Andrew, Thanks for taking the time to make this video. It is the best I have seen to apply Monokote over Monokote. Have viewed your previous videos on covering with Monokote. Just started watching the build series of the Ziroli Panther. Stay safe.
Another great video Andy I'm sure this will help a lot of us especially those less experienced With confidence in their covering Would love to see you actually do a wing tip Those compound curves can be very tough to get The wrinkles out Thanks again great video
Great instructional video Andy! Great tutorial with features, techniques and benefits. That being said, those of us that really know you are not at all fooled by those grandpa reading glasses... :)
Andy, when you cut the covering between the wing trailing endge and aileron leading end do cut it along the hinge line so it can be wrapped down over the wing TE and the ail LE...Thanks
WOW, does that look nice... Im a year & a half into flying medium to large foamies & gotten pretty good a clear laminate. But this is way beyond that, Very beautiful art. I have an illness that really holds me back, but one day im hoping to get into large balsa birds like this. Very nice!!
Long ago before the woodpecker tool existed I made a puncture tool to do the same thing. I stuck a bunch of T-pins through a small piece of plywood, glued them in from the top side and glued in a handle made from a piece of 1/4 sq spruce. Just poke poke poke in the outlined area. Tacked on the trim and ironed away.
Great vid. Blue windex works great something in windex reacts with the adhesive. Still have to go over edges with a trim iron. good to see a fellow builder lol
Nicely done, thanks for sharing. I have several woodpeckers but never used them. I'm the Windex squeegee person who forgets to iron on the stripes the next day because it does have some adhesion and I suffer from CRS. And yes it will come off after a flight or two 😣
Looks awesome. I do this on an engineering design team here in Canada. What hinges do you use? We usually cut slits into our parts and poxy in fiberglass cloth for a permanent fix.
Can you do a video starting from the beginning, cutting the monokote, template etx... if not, is cool as well. I applied some of your techniques and was able to do some basic stripes for now.
Very good video, thank you for taking the time! I would really like to know that process of polishing those Iron feet (paper grit, compound used and how often you need to repolish). Any videos of laying down individual cut checkerboards?
I use 400 grit to remove the Teflon surface from the iron. Once the Teflon is gone I work my way up to 2000 grit and then finish it off with an aluminum Polishing Compound. I've never been a big fan of checkerboard, takes way too much time.
I've watched a bunch of your videos.. Dang, you are way younger, than I imagined you being.. Definitely, a cool setup that you have.. I've been flying about 27 years now and have quite the collection myself.. I still have planes from when I first started, along with some of my first scratch build projects.. I'm also a builder.. It's very nice to be able to relate.. I've never gotten into modern planes and foam.. Not saying that they don't have their place, they've just never really excited me.. Great videos man.. I enjoy watching.. Do you ever find yourself building while having an Rc guy on RUclips rambling in the background.. I kinda think that's how I managed to stumble across your channel.. RUclips going on auto mode and me gluing my fingers together.. Much love brother!
Hi Andy. I see that you are using what appears to be Robart hinges for aileron attachment. Did you add any additional balsa stock inside the wing and aileron to give a stronger glue bond?
New subscriber, thanks for the vids. Would you consider doing a video on just covering curves (wing tips, vertical/horizontal stabs) and how to get a smooth finish.
Hi Great instruction video, thanks..Question as the covering is done how do you fit the hinges for the aileron ?. I have been trying to buy a pecker but seems harder than finding one in a snow storm ?
Would it have been better to start with white Monocote first, then lay the blue over the white? That’s how paint is laid. Darker colors over light. No color transparency. Nice video and technic.
I've done it both ways and found that it really doesn't matter. I only did the blue first because of the amount of covering that I already had in stock
You made a video with the purpose of teaching others. It was hard to understand what you were saying with the radio, TV or what ever you want to call it playing in the background.
Now I feel stupid. I once did a Chipmunk and an Extra 300 and cut out the patterns with 1/4'' overhangs, and attached it as one sheet on glass. Then covered the plane with the as if it was one sheet. Far too much work it seems. Great information.
God mate i felt every bit of that ,but i tell you thanks for vid im up against this myself in next coming days ,i dont have that tool what is best with the sqeedy🤙🤙🤙great vid
Awesome video and well explained. I admit i am not good at covering and i have a question. I have a P 47 that is about 10 years old and the Horizontal and vertical stabilizer are covered in black and yellow checkerboard. The clear film is beginning to lift from the checkerboard if i were to re cover the tail section do i have to cut the rudder and elevator surfaces at the hinges or can it be covered with them still hinged?
If you do not want to remove the hinges all you need to do is cut the covering about a quarter inch away from the hinge area then when you recover the surfaces overlap slightly to the old covering.
And in a few days you have a nice wrinkled look, I don't care who puts that plastic wrap on it looks like Hell in the end (old school dope and fabric guy here) have had a total distaste for MonoKote since its inception in the 60's, laughed at it then and still do
Thank you Andrew, Sweet looking airplane. I have found that white nail polish is good for touching up little booboo's . Carefully applied it hides very well. I'll also use clear nail polish to seal edges although monokote is not bad as ultracote for lifting. I have a couple of glow powered planes and lifting can be a problem as you well know.
Thumbs down. I am sure I would have gotten something from this but quite frankly I don't care to listen to your radio as you talk. Next video...turn off the radio and your point will get across much better.
I learned more from this video covering and using Monokote and ironing than any other video on RUclips. Thanks Andrew.
True
Great video! Very educational!! So good I found it!! Learned more in the almost 34 minutes it lasts, than in the 30 years i've been scratch building planes and building kits. Thank you very much👍
We never stop learning!
I haven't got one of these tools yet but I always thought the stripe was prepped with the tiny holes. Thanks for sharing.
Love the woodpecker tool idea!
Thanks for making this video! Very good and very informative! That wing looks great!
LOL I knew I was in the right place after the belch! Nice job of covering and video making. Keep it up man.
Looks frighin great to me regardless of what happened. She's a beautiful wing. Thanks for the lesson.
Brilliant - I haven't done this before and your cool, calm explanation/demonstration is exactly what I need - gonna try doing my stripes in a similar pattern to yours, on my Ben Buckle Super 60.
Wonderful job Andy! I hadn't thought of polishing my covering iron, might have to try it!
I just got done polishing one of my irons. Disassembled and wet sanded it. Started out with 400 grit and stepped down till I got to 5000 grit. Then I polished with Mother's Mag & Aluminum polish. It's silky smooth.
I really like the idea of polishing the face of the iron!! And I thought I was the GOAT when it came to Monokote and Ultracoat!!! Good Stuff Andy!!!
Thanks! I use a tshirt on my iron now and it allows me to control temp to covering by pressure. Works well
I’ve been at this for 42 yrs and still learn new things. Thanks. I’ve done it all with RC but still find actual “building” with balsa and covering to be the most satisfying thing of all. I think a lot of the newbies are really missing something. Cheers.
i just got into balsa building and boy ive been missing the boat for 8 years until now haha i agree
In about 5 or so months im going to get a guillow edge 540 and make it rc. Its going to be my first rc and 3rd balsa plane
Great job Andy. You make it look so easy !
Thanks Andrew for explaining your technique.
Awesome thank you for the video ! Very helpful !
Best covering video out there... This guy clearly knows what he's doing
I haven't covered a plane in years but I always used to use the Woodpecker over the stripe part before placing it on the wing (LOL). My memory may be mistaken but don't remember seeing the holes after it was ironed on. Never thought to pecker the wing itself.
Very nice good idea polishing the iron I'll have to try that can't wait to see her fly thanks for sharing
Awesome video man. Thanks for taking the time to show us how. That plane looks great cant wait to see it fly.
Hi Andrew I've not seen this tool before, reading on a forum you can use them on sheeted surfaces as well but you must roll with the grain and give a quick sand before covering, I'll look out for one, thanks for sharing. (PS New subscriber in the UK).
Hi Andrew,
Thanks for taking the time to make this video. It is the best I have seen to apply Monokote over Monokote. Have viewed your previous videos on covering with Monokote. Just started watching the build series of the Ziroli Panther. Stay safe.
Thanks Don!
Nicely done
Another great video Andy I'm sure this will help a lot of us especially those less experienced With confidence in their covering Would love to see you actually do a wing tip Those compound curves can be very tough to get The wrinkles out Thanks again great video
Have to polish my iron, that’s a good idea. Good job on the plane wing.
Thanks again. Really informative video..
Nice work, thanks for the tips!
Great instructional video Andy! Great tutorial with features, techniques and benefits. That being said, those of us that really know you are not at all fooled by those grandpa reading glasses... :)
Andy, when you cut the covering between the wing trailing endge and aileron leading end do cut it along the hinge line so it can be wrapped down over the wing TE and the ail LE...Thanks
WOW, does that look nice... Im a year & a half into flying medium to large foamies & gotten pretty good a clear laminate. But this is way beyond that, Very beautiful art. I have an illness that really holds me back, but one day im hoping to get into large balsa birds like this. Very nice!!
Just go for it! No need to be in any hurry
Ahhh....just read in the comments where you explain how you got that smooth polish on the coverin shoe. Very good...thanks.
Thanks for the tip on smoothing the covering iron. Makes total sense, and socks really are a hassle!
Yes they are!
@@n1114v It's been a year, but I finally found a (reasonably priced) Woodpecker!
Great video Andrew - thank you for making this tutorial. I'll definitely follow your technique for my covering projects.
Your welcome
Long ago before the woodpecker tool existed I made a puncture tool to do the same thing. I stuck a bunch of T-pins through a small piece of plywood, glued them in from the top side and glued in a handle made from a piece of 1/4 sq spruce. Just poke poke poke in the outlined area. Tacked on the trim and ironed away.
I still have a balsa block with t pins!
Where can I get a woodpecker? What is the proper name for it?
@@485princess they are hard to find now since horizon bought out hobbico and discontinued it.
Great vid. Blue windex works great something in windex reacts with the adhesive. Still have to go over edges with a trim iron. good to see a fellow builder lol
The ammonia same reason they use it for vinyl graphics
Nice job. Thanks.
Great vid, Andy but I will say denatured alcohol is a better choice for removing sharpie marks.
Thanks for explaining your techniques and tips. I look forward to seeing the Corona Cub take flight.
Nice job Andy
By the way wing looks top notch mate
Yea that's great I'm old school too I picked one up at sale that I dont know what brand it is
This is a really informative video, thanks for sharing your knowledge sir.
My pleasure!
Nicely done, thanks for sharing. I have several woodpeckers but never used them. I'm the Windex squeegee person who forgets to iron on the stripes the next day because it does have some adhesion and I suffer from CRS. And yes it will come off after a flight or two 😣
This is the only method I'll use now
Looks awesome. I do this on an engineering design team here in Canada.
What hinges do you use? We usually cut slits into our parts and poxy in fiberglass cloth for a permanent fix.
Really enjoyed that video. Thanks
Your welcome!
L'attrezzo dei buchi si può usare anche su un ala rivestita in balsa? GRAZIE complimenti x il lavoro
Answered several Monocote questions! Gonna get a “Woodpecker!”
There hard to come by
Yes...I’m figuring that out...hopefully I’ll luck up on one.
Quite good at covering
Can you do a video starting from the beginning, cutting the monokote, template etx... if not, is cool as well. I applied some of your techniques and was able to do some basic stripes for now.
I can show more on my next covering project
Very good video, thank you for taking the time! I would really like to know that process of polishing those Iron feet (paper grit, compound used and how often you need to repolish). Any videos of laying down individual cut checkerboards?
I use 400 grit to remove the Teflon surface from the iron. Once the Teflon is gone I work my way up to 2000 grit and then finish it off with an aluminum Polishing Compound. I've never been a big fan of checkerboard, takes way too much time.
you can also use 70 or 80% alcohol to remove the sharpie. A Healthy alternative. Old gym socks work well for a sealing iron cover too.
I've tried many different types of iron socks but it dosen't allow a consistent heat.
I've watched a bunch of your videos.. Dang, you are way younger, than I imagined you being.. Definitely, a cool setup that you have.. I've been flying about 27 years now and have quite the collection myself.. I still have planes from when I first started, along with some of my first scratch build projects..
I'm also a builder.. It's very nice to be able to relate.. I've never gotten into modern planes and foam.. Not saying that they don't have their place, they've just never really excited me.. Great videos man.. I enjoy watching.. Do you ever find yourself building while having an Rc guy on RUclips rambling in the background.. I kinda think that's how I managed to stumble across your channel.. RUclips going on auto mode and me gluing my fingers together.. Much love brother!
Thank you very much for the kind words!
I always wondered how the stripes are not peeling off when they covered with nitro fuel / oil ?
@@shalomavital3648 once ironed down its permanent
Hi Andy. I see that you are using what appears to be Robart hinges for aileron attachment. Did you add any additional balsa stock inside the wing and aileron to give a stronger glue bond?
Yes, half inch balsa blocks
Fantastic tutorial Andy. A reference vid going forward. Wish I had found it before I did my film on film. Far too many bubbles.
Bubbles are very hard to avoid all together but there are quite a few techniques such as the one that I have shown that will help significantly
New subscriber, thanks for the vids. Would you consider doing a video on just covering curves (wing tips, vertical/horizontal stabs) and how to get a smooth finish.
I'm fresh out of covering projects at the moment but the next time I do have to cover a wingtip I will post a video
@@n1114v Thanks
Interesting idea to polish the face of a sealing iron. How did you sand off the Teflon coating without making the surface too rough to polish?
Started with 220 and worked my way to 1500, then polished
@@n1114v Having never done it, it sounds like sanding chewing gum, but I’m willing to give it s try. Thanks!
@@tcgliderguy1 it actually comes off quite easily
I've been covering planes for 30+ years and never thought of polishing the iron shoe. I'm headed to the basement to try it!
Hi Great instruction video, thanks..Question as the covering is done how do you fit the hinges for the aileron ?. I have been trying to buy a pecker but seems harder than finding one in a snow storm ?
I made a jig basically just a drill guide that allowed me to drill my robart hinges as close to the tops of the wing surface as possible
@@n1114v Many thanks,
Very good and informative video.
Can't work without there being planes on the tv!
Hi again mate, could i just put the white sraight on to the solid middle section of wing with out cutting out shape ,thanks
@@homienat3374 yes, but be very careful and use as low heat as possible. Go slow
@@n1114v Thanks for replying mate all the best
Very careful to cover it is better to put blue or white first?
It really doesn't matter..... in this case it was easier to do the blue first
Would it have been better to start with white Monocote first, then lay the blue over the white? That’s how paint is laid. Darker colors over light. No color transparency. Nice video and technic.
I've done it both ways and found that it really doesn't matter. I only did the blue first because of the amount of covering that I already had in stock
You made a video with the purpose of teaching others. It was hard to understand what you were saying with the radio, TV or what ever you want to call it playing in the background.
I dont listen to the radio! Next time I'll turn the tv up louder
the beauty!👍👍👍
Now I feel stupid. I once did a Chipmunk and an Extra 300 and cut out the patterns with 1/4'' overhangs, and attached it as one sheet on glass. Then covered the plane with the as if it was one sheet. Far too much work it seems. Great information.
I have never tried the glass method but I have heard that although it is time consuming you get the best results that way
WOW !
Can the plane be flown without being fined?
What do you think of the pro modeler servos I’m thinking about putting them in my 33% extra
I have them in a few of my planes and so far I am extremely impressed
God mate i felt every bit of that ,but i tell you thanks for vid im up against this myself in next coming days ,i dont have that tool what is best with the sqeedy🤙🤙🤙great vid
You can also push a bunch of pins through a piece of balsa and use that to puncture the covering
@@n1114v oh yes get ya on that ,were do you get that tool from just out of interest, thanks
@@homienat3374 horizon discontinued it long ago......very hard to find
@@n1114v no worries thanks for replying 🤙🤙
Awesome video and well explained. I admit i am not good at covering and i have a question. I have a P 47 that is about 10 years old and the Horizontal and vertical stabilizer are covered in black and yellow checkerboard. The clear film is beginning to lift from the checkerboard if i were to re cover the tail section do i have to cut the rudder and elevator surfaces at the hinges or can it be covered with them still hinged?
If you do not want to remove the hinges all you need to do is cut the covering about a quarter inch away from the hinge area then when you recover the surfaces overlap slightly to the old covering.
Nice job ! How did you plot the stripe sizes ? Thx in advance
Paper templates
Great video, could you give me a tip on which website I buy this roll of needles via the internet? thanks! am i brazilian and i live in brazil?
They are no longer made..... ebay is your best bet.
@@n1114v thanks!
awesome work but will it work on Ultracote
Absolutely!
engine crank at min 3:02
What state you in, Andrew? I STILL haven't seen the field here in California!
Michigan
Could you do this with ultracote?
Yes! It would be a little bit easier because ultracote is lower temp
@@n1114v Alright Thanks!
always put dark over light
Not always true......my results speak for themselves
@@n1114v painting is one thing, using semi opaque covering another. Just a heads up
@@DEeMONsworld been covering for over 30 years. Some colors are very critical, white over blue is not an issue
Why not just use white sticker sheet?
An adhesive vinyl is a lot heavier and substantially thicker than just using monokote
And in a few days you have a nice wrinkled look, I don't care who puts that plastic wrap on it looks like Hell in the end (old school dope and fabric guy here) have had a total distaste for MonoKote since its inception in the 60's, laughed at it then and still do
To bad you never learned how to use it properly. My planes really don't wrinkle
Seems like lighter fluid would have oil in it
It works perfectly, never had a problem
Thank you Andrew, Sweet looking airplane. I have found that white nail polish is good for touching up little booboo's . Carefully applied it hides very well. I'll also use clear nail polish to seal edges although monokote is not bad as ultracote for lifting. I have a couple of glow powered planes and lifting can be a problem as you well know.
I put a little no heat on a Q tip and seal the sharp ends that way.
@@n1114v Now that is a new one on me. What is no heat.
Was that a burp?
My trademark
I love building, but seeing you punch those holes made me cringe..........oh geez...........
The end result makes it worth it
God !!! That homemaker sounds awful. I nearly stopped watching, as I felt for the model (and you). Thanks for the instructions 😊
You gotta be kidding . . . 3:01 . . . .
About what?
Thumbs down. I am sure I would have gotten something from this but quite frankly I don't care to listen to your radio as you talk. Next video...turn off the radio and your point will get across much better.
Nobody made you watch it! I highly recommend you find other videos to watch.