Covering and Painting Weights
Here's a table of, purported, covering weights originated by Fritz Bien,
Charles River Radio Controllers, December 1996. Others also contributed via the
August 1995 Flying Models article, by Herm Perez,
adding covering data, and Radio Control Soaring Exchange [RCSE] articles).
Yes, these are old values, but they're still probably accurate.
Yes, these are old values, but they're still probably accurate.
| Covering | Color | Weight (g/sq. ft.) | Comments |
| Japanese Tissue | all colors | 0.65 | The lightest! |
| Monokote | Transparent Red | 5.5 | circa 1988 |
| Monokote | Red | 5.8 | circa 1996 |
| Monokote | Black | 6.0 | circa 1985 |
| Monokote | Metallic Platinum | 6.0 | circa 1996 |
| Monokote | Red | 7.1 | circa 1971 |
| Monokote | White | 7.3 | circa 1990 |
| Monokote | Yellow | 7.5 | circa 1996 |
| Monokote | Orange Florescent | 9.4 | circa 1996 |
| Ultracote | Transparent Yellow (lite) | 3.4 | 0.001 in thick |
| Ultracote | Transparent Yellow | 5.0 | 0.0015 in thick |
| Ultracote | Cub Yellow | 6.6 | 0.002 in thick |
| Ultracote Plus | Pearl Yellow | 8.2 | 0.0022 in thick |
| Ultracote | Dark Red | 8.5 | circa 1996 |
| Century 21 Fabric | White | 10.4 | Heavy! |
| MicaFilm | Transparent White | 2.2 | Needs Balsarite |
| MicaFilm | Preprimed | 3.9 | |
| MicaFilm | Yellow & Red | 4.0 | Needs Balsarite |
| Sig Koverall | White | 4.3 | Needs dope or paint |
| Sig Supercote | Silver | 4.8 | |
| Esaki Light Silk | Clear | 0.97 | REALLY Hard to put on |
| 5/8 fiberglass/paint | clear | 3.9 | Needs filler and color |
| Nitrate Dope | clear | 1.0 | 2 coats/ 50-50 thin |
| Dope, gloss finish | all colors | 7.0 | 8 clear, 4 color, 1 clear coats |
| Dope, over silk | all colors | 2.0 | |
| Polyester Dress Lining | All colors | 4.2 | Needs Balsarite & dope |
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