It sounds like there's lots of heartburn over trim coming loose, especially on Flyzone. I found that going over the trim with my Monokote iron set to 150 to 200 degrees will activate the cement and solve the problem. Don't use too much heat or a heat gun. The trim will curl. The adhesion is such that the film can still be peeled off without heating, re-positioned and re applied woth heat. I just removed all the trim on a Sea Wind and transferred to a new fuselage (the $&"@#% reract servo failed).
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I presume by "trim", you mean the decals? Just flew my Seawind this morning. When I first got the plane, right out of the box, I examined all the decals and where they looked like they could start to peel or were peeling, I just took a piece of Scotchtape and stuck it down. To date, nothing has peeled and I can't even see the tape. I'm very reluctant to apply any kind of heat to a foam plane. I never get the temp right and the last one I did, the foam all "gatored" up.
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Originally posted by doctormike View PostI always give a new plane two coats of Varathane w.b. clear coat. This looks great and locks the decals down. Doc
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No, I know we don't have one close by, but I'm sure I can find it at a home improvement store. There is a Ace Hardware here in my home town that has a really large section on all different kinds of paints and coverings. He may have it. But I would like to put a covering on my planes. They are all white, but as you guys stated earlier it will protect it from harmful UV rays and help protect it all together.Still Learning:D
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