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If you mean to change the colour of the covering before applying it then you would need to experiment to see if the covering iron didn't affect the paint.  I've a feeling that an iron hot enough to stick and shrink the covering will melt the paint - at least a bit.

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Another issue would be to mark off the areas that do not need any paint as those will need sticking to the substrate.

In my view it would be better to paint the interior (the visible parts) after the covering has been applied  

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2 hours ago, Geoff S said:

If you mean to change the colour of the covering before applying it then you would need to experiment to see if the covering iron didn't affect the paint.  I've a feeling that an iron hot enough to stick and shrink the covering will melt the paint - at least a bit.

No, the outer / upper surface is already painted in silver which as you say, is a devil to iron without scratching and melting the paint surface. 
It’s the other side that’s got the glue on. I am going to have to experiment.

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2 hours ago, Manish Chandrayan said:

Another issue would be to mark off the areas that do not need any paint as those will need sticking to the substrate.

In my view it would be better to paint the interior (the visible parts) after the covering has been applied  

I fully agree, masking off the area that needs to stick but as the cockpit area is quite ‘open’ I was thinking of spraying the visible area with green prior to covering.

Again, reason for doing this is once the covering is on there is limited room for actually getting in and managing to paint the inside.

How did you do yours?

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2 hours ago, Richard Thornton 2 said:

Oh yes.

 

its another decal that has been drawn up in Autocad but just waiting for the decal sheets to arrive before I start on that process 😳😩8O9A1263z.thumb.jpeg.7b997a4cff5b9261dd66b4af7ec4d886.jpeg

Instead of decal, a stamped metal plate would be a pukka job

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3 hours ago, Richard Thornton 2 said:

No, the outer / upper surface is already painted in silver which as you say, is a devil to iron without scratching and melting the paint surface. 
It’s the other side that’s got the glue on. I am going to have to experiment.

Can't help you on this one, I painted all my wooden structure before painting, then coveted with natural solartex then painted the outside. The only covering that can be seen from the inside is black and my build photos show this. I do not know what the prototype is like but my model being black is not an issue.

What I have done at times in situations like this is with plastic handle paint brushes is to bend the handles (heat gun may help) to get an angle the the head, of for wooden ones cut them down then glue them back together at an angle.

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10 hours ago, PeterF said:

Can't help you on this one, I painted all my wooden structure before painting, then coveted with natural solartex then painted the outside. The only covering that can be seen from the inside is black and my build photos show this. I do not know what the prototype is like but my model being black is not an issue.

What I have done at times in situations like this is with plastic handle paint brushes is to bend the handles (heat gun may help) to get an angle the the head, of for wooden ones cut them down then glue them back together at an angle.

Thanks Peter, I was wondering how you did yours.

I am also using Solartex which I bought about 15 years ago. It is painted silver on the outside as silver spray painting is horrid. 
I have, like you, painted all the inner wooden struts and frames green and was hoping that coating the ‘contact’ surfaces with ‘Cover Grip’ to aid the sticking process.

My thought was, as it’s painted on the outside would it be possible to paint it on the underside, so I am going to get some offcuts and experiment.

 

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