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I used to have a lot of
trouble ironing Monokote into cockpits and other small places where a
standard iron will not fit.  You can buy a tiny iron, usually referred to as a "trim sealing tool". I had one of these for a short time, but the temperature was hard to control, and the shape wasn't very helpful. So I got rid of it before too long. A better solution to this problem is a butter knife. Just heat it on your iron for about 30 seconds and use it like you would use an iron. It could also be heated with a heat gun, but it takes longer. Heat is transferred a lot better by contact with the metal iron.  The knife will fit right into tiny spaces where an iron won't, and it will reach a lot farther than the trim irons that you find in the hobby store. I used a butter knife to iron the entire cockpit floor on this Small Wonder built from RCM plans.   Use the edge of the knife to iron film into corners. You can try the same trick with a spoon for ironing fillets and other concave surfaces. |