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Old 11-05-2015, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Propworn
The Solar Tex is far inferior to the polyfiber in every way. Polyfiber applied properly is drum tight and very tough. Solar Tex is much more flimsy and may need to be shrunk again with handling and changes in temperature. The iron on adhesive is poor compared to the bond you get with the polytak.

You can even scrub marks off the polytone with bleach with no effect to the finish.

Dennis
I haven't had that experience at all. I think Solartex/Worldtex is great stuff, especially for rounded wingtips.

If you look at my models you can see a Stampe that was done in white Solartex and orange Worldtex and a Corsair that was done in white Solartex painted with Rustoleum over a white Towerkote primer. The covering stayed tight as long as I had them and was very easy doing compound curves.

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