SEQUENCE OF EVENTS

Could someone please let me know the sequence of events in
applying "Monocote" to a profile plane. I specifically need to know
do i apply before attatching the wings, after, do i paint the
fuselage before or after, anyway you get the point. I am viewing
several "outstanding" pictures in this forum and cant understand how
they get such clean lines between the fuselage and wing.

Thanks for the advise,

regards, Geoff......Torham1

I usually monocoat the wings first before installing in the fuse. Also I leave an area of the center of the wing free of monocoat so I have a solid glue connection between the wing and the fuse. The fuse is not painted yet. After glueing is done the fuse is painted along with the wing fuse connection and maybe one inch of the wing on each side of the fuse dependent on how much area you left free of monocoat. I paint the fuse right up to the monocoat and usually trim a stripe of monocoat (at low temp) over the paint/monocoat joint to hide the joint. When done it is all fairly clean looking.

I've seen it done two or three ways. Assemble the plane, paint the fuse, Monokote the wing, and add a trim stripe to seal. Monokote the wing, asemble to fuse, then paint the fuse. (It works to apply the paint out onto the Monokote a little. I have managed to fill and sand the edge and blend it in. You can avoid the trim stripe this way.) Assemble the plane, Monokote the wing, then paint the fuse. I prefer the last, because I use the paint to seal the Monokote seam. But, otherwise it is personal preference.

If you are going to have filets cover the wing first and leave a strip only a little wider than the fuselage for glueing. Rough up the end of the covering and make the filets wide enough to go over this section. Gives a nice clean look and seals the end of the covering from fuel.

Thanks to all for the great advise:)

Speacial thanks to Allen, i'm looking foreward to getting the video and i know it will be a valuable tool.

thanks again, Geoff:)