Guide to Seal a Conspicuous Covering Film to Your RC Model Airplane
Guide to Make Your RC model Airplane More Conspicuous–Covering Film &Sealing Iron
Covering your RC model Airplane is one of the last things you do, but most of the hobbyists have not experience of sealing covering film. It’s not complete but also requires a lot of consideration if you want a result that’s going to handle the loads imposed by the model as well as look good. Which covering film material you select will be based on numerous factors, including the following;
Note that even with the same covering there can be a reasonable deviation in the weight (per metre square) due to the mass of the pigments in the material, different colours have different weights. |
| Covering | Weight | Application method | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese tissue | 7gsm | Dope | One of the lightest coverings you can obtain. Note that this will require adhesive to apply to the airframe and doping or similar sealing. |
| Laminating film | ??? | Iron-on | Typically available in 1.5, 3, 5 and 10mil thicknesses, laminating film is an excellent low cost source of plastic type covering film. Even in the 1.5mil thickness laminating film exhibits exceptional strength to weight ratio. |
| Nelson Lite Film So-lite Solite |
21gsm | Iron-on | Considered to be one of the better iron on ultra-light films. |
| Litespan | 30gsm | Iron-on | Litespan is a very light synthetic tissue used in place of normal tissue/dope. It is much stronger and tougher and doesn’t need dope. Fuel proof as ironed-on. |
| Coloured Micafilm | 40gsm (25gsm for transparent) | Framework is painted with heat-activated glue like Balsarite | |
| Fibafilm | 42gsm | Iron-on | Fibre-reinforced polyester film. Fibafilm is ideal for ‘old timer’ models, sailplanes, ‘electrics’ and any model that needs a lightweight covering that will stiffen the framework |
| Solarfilm | 55~60gsm | Iron-on | Solarfilm is a plastic film covering (polypropylene), and is available in a wide range of solid, metallic, transparent and fluorescent colours and in a variety of sizes. It is easy to use with good shrinkage. Iron on and shrink tight with extra heat. |
| Solarspan | 60~65gsm | Iron-on | Self-adhesive plastic film. Solarspan is a thicker, stronger version of Solarfilm. It gives a smoother finish and is easy to work round wingtips etc. |
| Monokote | 65~75gsm | Iron-on | Considered to be a rather heavy covering for most park planes, Monokote is however rather tough and easy to use. |
| Econokote | gsm | Iron-on | Low temperature version of Monokote |
| Ultracote | 70~90gsm | Iron-on | |
| Glosstex | 115~125gsm | Iron-on | Glosstex has a high-gloss two pack paint finish, is fuelproof. |
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