ORIGINAL: perdervall
A question for anyone reading. Do my first dope covering, or go with oracover? I really kinda want to go with the dope, but I'm afraid I might screw it up. Or perhaps once I get to the covering stage, i toss together another easy parkflyer from some scrap and practise on?
And do I really need silk? Would other fabric work?
I would VERY STRONGLY recommend that you try Solartex. If you haven't used this iron-on, heat-shrink fabric-based covering before, you're in for a treat Forget the oracover (plastic film, yuck! ) and forget the hassle of dope, unless you just really really really really really want to give it a shot.
If you do, against all common sense, decided to try a dope finish (and I do understand the urge), then I'd recommend that you go with koverall (a heat-shrinking polyester fabric similar to what's used on actual aircraft). Only the truly crazy among us would use silk!
