Poor Man's Rc Covering Film

Dollar store transparent wrap, 15 times cheaper than Monocote.
Strong, sticks really well to foam just using a little 3M77.
Played the drum with my kids all Sunday afternoon on the test piece shown in the video. Easy & cheap, That's The Way We Like It!!!

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[LafayetteN11]

Still holdingh as of today! :-)

[datzfast]

thanks man. its great you shared this. tell me isnot the glue pretty expensive. maby we can find a cheap glue that works just as well.

[LafayetteN11]

@datzfast for $10 you will have enough glue for more wings than you might build. And that is half the price of small roll of monokote. How far do you want to push this? If you find a cheaper glue that will hold as well over time please post.My goal is to help others find very cheap alternatives so the money is used for motors, esc's, etc, not on some way overpriced covering material...

[erh7771]

How do yo get it to stretch over EPP to take out all the wrinkles? Do you heat it up? Thx!!!

[LafayetteN11]

@erh7771 If you do it right, there actually almost be very minimal need for stretching.A lot of people over stretch the covering which ends up in warping or melting the foam. Also super stretched covering will be less resilient and will rip a lot easier on dry grass landings or such.

[LafayetteN11]

@6907312 Dollar tree is actually where I got mine...

[rockyabq]

Great tip, thanks!

[LafayetteN11]

@datzfast Use cheap foam safe cryo or hell, just use some clear packing tape! It will work fine.

[LafayetteN11]

@inciteman You are welcome! Works great, I love the stuff, and so does my wallet!

[LafayetteN11]

@erh7771 Just used 3M77, applied the film and smoothed it out with a Popsicle stick.

[LafayetteN11]

@LafayetteN11 Great, so far it is holding and I could not justify spending 18 times more for the same results, hope it helps you people out there! Keep posting you results.