Stripping monokote?

[Flyinrazrback]

getting read to strip down my plane for recover, covered in monokote. Do you guys heat it up before you pull it off to make it easier to release the glue, etc?

[Pro1Foam]

The best way I have found to remove covering is to use a heat gun. And when you remove covering, most of the time you will leave some of the covering backing behind. There are a couple of ways to remove this. First is to remove it using acetone, but this is a little messy. The best way that I have found is to save your covering trimmings and iron them over the left behind covering and then peel it off. Presto!

[Flyinrazrback]

Ok thanks!

[RADRICH]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Pro1Foam
	The best way I have found to remove covering is to use a heat gun. And when you remove covering, most of the time you will leave some of the covering backing behind. There are a couple of ways to remove this. First is to remove it using acetone, but this is a little messy. The best way that I have found is to save your covering trimmings and iron them over the left behind covering and then peel it off. Presto!

I find that a light touch with sand paper will remove those pesky little pieces that don't seem to wanna' come off. Start with fine grit. If it doesn't work with a light touch, go to a coarser grit. Heat helps the grit grab hold. (This is my primary method if it doesn't come off with the initial tear off and I can't lift it with the point of a hobby knife.)

[3DHobbyShop]

Good advice given above, that's how I do it. I want to put in a plug for the Black and Decker "Mouse" sander. It uses velcro-stick-on sandpaper sheets that are not too expensive, it's quiet, it fits into small spaces, and it makes very quick work of taking off left-behind monokote residue.