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<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nYou can buy a tiny iron called a “trim sealing tool”. \u00a0I had one of these for a short time, but the temperature control was inaccurate, and the shape was not very helpful. \u00a0So I got rid of it.<\/p>\n
A better solution to this problem is a butter knife. \u00a0Heat it on your iron for about 30 seconds and use it like an iron. \u00a0It could also be heated with a heat gun, but it takes a bit longer. \u00a0Heat is transferred a lot better by contact with the metal iron.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n The knife will fit 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. \u00a0I used a butter knife to iron the entire cockpit of this Small Wonder built from RCM plans.<\/p>\n You can try the same trick with a spoon for ironing fillets and other concave surfaces. \u00a0Spoons have to be heated with a heat gun rather than an iron, usually.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I used to have a lot of trouble ironing Monokote into cockpits and other small places where a standard iron will not fit. \u00a0 You can buy a tiny iron called a “trim sealing tool”. \u00a0I had one of these … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n