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Aluminum foil for covering wings
Hi I am in the middle of a project. I like to know where can I get aluminum foil to cover the craft instead of Monokote. I want to have that metallic look. Any idea?
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06-02-2011, 05:05 PM
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Re: Aluminum foil for covering wings
Ya, I am pretty sure that is not a good idea...
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Re: Aluminum foil for covering wings
A few years back one of my buddies used the CTC variety of Aluminum Duct Tape to cover Aircraft...
It worked quite well - complete with rivet dimples and panel lines. Perhaps, you can make it work for you! 
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Re: Aluminum foil for covering wings
bcollydas:
You might also want to consider iron-on covering material. Hobby King sells an iron on silver covering that appears to look quite realistic. As well, Top Flight Monokote comes in aluminum and silver. If the sheen isn't to your liking, you can easily "burnish" the covering material with very fine steel wool. Peter http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...idProduct=6738 http://http://www.monokote.com/metallic.html
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Re: Aluminum foil for covering wings
Try offset printing press plates if anyone is still using them. They are about .007" thick.
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Re: Aluminum foil for covering wings
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http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXHV27  The Chrome Monokote looks just like aluminum. Guys doing scale models using this material would often mask off a square section, then lightly sand it in one direction to get it to dull just a little. When the masking was removed, it looked like a panel of a slightly different colour aluminum as screwed in there. When done in several places, it really made the model stand out. Check this guy out: http://www.scaleaero.com/f100d.htm 
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Re: Aluminum foil for covering wings
Great thread...now what about fiberglass models or models with fiberglass skin, what would be way to metalise them apart from foils or flite metal stuff...
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Re: Aluminum foil for covering wings
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I found a place that sells the Flite Metal aluminum covering. A bit pricy though. Is real aluminum with adhesive backing. Joe Gricey used the stuff and it looks great. http://www.flitemetal.com/ Thanks for all your input people. Once I get started on the project I will post my progress.. Cheers |
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Re: Aluminum foil for covering wings
go back to my build thread in the fixed wing section ( mid october) and check out the finished product. i covered my King Kobra with chrome monocote. it looks fantastic, but is not really practical if you fly a lot. i flew it yesterday and it was blinding on every fly-by. also it just disappears when inverted (literally!) as the covering just reflects the colour of the sky....john
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