Comments on: Iron-On Covering Tips & Techniques https://www.modelairplanenews.com/iron-on-covering-tips-techniques/ RC Airplane News | Radio Control Plane & Helicopter News, Tech Tips, Reviews Sun, 17 Aug 2025 11:47:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Joe Finocchiaro https://www.modelairplanenews.com/iron-on-covering-tips-techniques/#comment-246019 Sun, 17 Aug 2025 11:47:28 +0000 https://www.modelairplanenews.com/iron-on-covering-tips-techniques/#comment-246019 Nice article and practical ideas to go with it. Yes, there are many ways of covering, but as long as you are comfortable in your process, then great. Picking up new techniques always helps. Thank you for taking the time to share

]]> By: Andrew W Keates https://www.modelairplanenews.com/iron-on-covering-tips-techniques/#comment-246009 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 23:47:09 +0000 https://www.modelairplanenews.com/iron-on-covering-tips-techniques/#comment-246009 Nice article, but what can we do with the little air bubbles that you sometimes get when ironing film over film? For overlaps at a straight edge you can also use a piece of balsa as a spacer to run a razor blade close to the edge of the piece you are covering. A sock over the iron helps to avoid making indentations in the balsa. Thoroughly cleaning (including wiping with a wet cloth) helps to remove annoying particles that you can otherwise only see when the covering material shows a bump. Tips abound!

]]> By: Miles https://www.modelairplanenews.com/iron-on-covering-tips-techniques/#comment-246007 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:04:52 +0000 https://www.modelairplanenews.com/iron-on-covering-tips-techniques/#comment-246007 A video of that would be great!

]]> By: Vernon JR B https://www.modelairplanenews.com/iron-on-covering-tips-techniques/#comment-246005 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:46:12 +0000 https://www.modelairplanenews.com/iron-on-covering-tips-techniques/#comment-246005 Great ARTICLE for the Young and Old , Good Bad and indifferent Modellers.
SOLARTEX still Mfd in Britain .
When Films like SOLARFILM / MONOKOTE first Landed We were told then to ALWAYS keep the iron sole well away from the Film /fabric and put a sheet of Toilet Paper between sole and Film .

Have tried many tissues etc — the best being Costco Kirkland Kitchen Tissue as this disperses heat better also cutting down wrinkling and ALSO allowing the heat to be turned up without film mortality .
I also use the Old Iron depicted in article !!
Thks again

]]> By: Jim Philippe https://www.modelairplanenews.com/iron-on-covering-tips-techniques/#comment-246001 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:56:48 +0000 https://www.modelairplanenews.com/iron-on-covering-tips-techniques/#comment-246001 Many great ideas I plan to try on my next build, thank you very much.

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