Badland Part 103 Pilots and Builders Forum

No planed Oratex 600 Fokker Red production in the forseeable future ... according the Facebook BetterAircraftFabric site.

I'm almost ready so has anyone used tge Stewart System ( with exterior latex paint)?

I used regular dacron and HomeDepot exterior latex on my MiniMAX 1103 project with acceptable, but not showroom, results.

Comment/thoughts?

After using Poly-Fiber for 30+ years, I switched to Stewarts System. I love it! The fabric is basically all the same just different names. The SS coatings are great to work with and easy. Once you use the Eko-fill (UV blocker) you can use any water based paint with reasonable results. It's not real glossy like SS Eko-poly but its a tenth of the price. Eko-poly is pretty pricy. You will get a satin/semi-gloss finish from Latex, but it will look decent. One tip I always tell people (and they usually don't do it) is make a couple of 3'X3' panels and finish them the same way you do the aircraft and in the colors you paint the aircraft. You can just use some scrap wood, metal or what ever you have on hand to make the frame. Then you have patches pre made to use if you get a tear, hole or boo-boo. You can use any good contact cement to apply the patch. And not have to try to paint the patch to match. Just a tip, use it or not.

That is actually a great tip regarding making patches. I like it.