Thread: Cheap Covering
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Old August 8th 09, 05:01 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
jerry wass
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Default Cheap Covering

brian whatcott wrote:
Stealth Pilot wrote:

I'm convinced that finishes like razorback and ceconite over polyester
would not be certified with the hindsight to see their faults.

my aircraft was covered in Stits, or Polyfiber as it is now know, back
in 1983~4. despite thinking that it was good for maybe another 4 years
for all of the past 10 or 12 years the bloody stuff just will not die.
it is painted in polytone which will remain repairable for the life of
the finish. just wipe back with a rag soaked in MEK, do the repair and
rebuild the finish. /snip/
Stealth Pilot


Is polyfiber a proprietary name for polyester 1.8 ounce heat shrinkable
cloth - also found in drapers as polyester lining material?


Brian W


Yes, probably, but what you find in "cloth stores" has already been heat
shrunk!--Jerry