Hard to believe, the Monokote wheel covers are well into their third season. Rode STP twice and Tour de Blast once. Of course, I have lots of patches. I have no idea what is flipping the rocks into the covers. The side away from traffic seems to get as many holes as the traffic side.
I recommend that rubber cement not be used to stick the Monokote to the rim. (I used rubber cement, because that is what the folks in the video used. Big mistake.) It creeps. In a couple of days, the Monokote will get saggy, because the tension will pull the edges inward. To stop that, I put a bead of super glue along the edge of the Monokote which keeps the Monokote tight. No idea how I will clean that off when it is time to replace the covers.
If using a disc on the hub, I recommend not sticking the Monokote to that until the Monokote is fully stuck down to the rim.
Make sure that if you use a disc, or some sort of reinforcement around the access port for the valve, that is can withstand the temperature of the iron and the heat gun.
