Did you take the covering off before you cut it!? People will try to iron it on without removing the covering.

Must be nice to have an extra set of hands! When covering alone it can be a bit more challenging. Love the product.

Nice job ,thx for share , I bought a plane covered with this material, some parts peeling off I try to retacked but wasnt sticking ,then realize the fabric loose the glue on the wood

If Anybody is interested in the Oratex6000 for covering Full-scale ("Real Airplanes"), manned aircraft: As always, like every year, we will be in Oshkosh at EAA Airventure (2019) with our booth #300 near the Control Tower. Right beside Hangar A. Right on the main road that passes in front of the tower. We will be covering an airplane there again and so we can teach what to do and what not to do at all; non-stop during the whole week. We will also display several Oratex airplanes at the booth, aside of those that show up in Oshkosh anyway...(like the ones competing at the STOL competition !)

The easiest and safest way to trim the second side is to use sharp scissors - which can be pushed along like a blade but with zero chance of cutting the first side skin.

@teretz571

4 жыл бұрын

Thats how i do it as well , and yes his english is way better than my german but he is still wrong

Does the boss know how much material you wasted in this video? The stuff ain't cheap but then you guys get it a lot cheaper than we do. :-)

Very Nice Video! - The full scale General Aviation Oratex6000 sold exclusively by BetterAircraftFabric works very different from the RC Model aircraft Product. - Thanks for posting that this is the RC Version and Thus Not usable or intended or approved for any full-scale applications...Not even Experimentals. Best Regards from Alaska!

You did a beautiful job there. Especially on the scallops. Can you tell me what colour (OK color) you used? I think that would look nice on my Flair Puppeteer.

@balsausaairplanes6566

5 жыл бұрын

thundercity311 the Paint color was honestly a really old can that just happened to be right there in the shelf lol. Can was probably 20 or more years old. That brand isn’t even available anymore lol

@balsausaairplanes6566

5 жыл бұрын

We also carry Oratex is Fokker Red which would be very close to the color we sprayed it with.

@thundercity311

5 жыл бұрын

@@balsausaairplanes6566 Sorry, I meant the color of the blue covering? I think it is available in Corsair blue and "bluewater" and I would guess you used bluewater? Good to know it can be painted over with normal auto-shop "rattle can" paint.

Can you lay another color on top of that layer? If you were doing a starburst? Or would painting be better?

@balsausaairplanes6566

5 жыл бұрын

Eric Rivest I suppose you could, but if it were me I would probably just paint it

what is the difference in weight between oratex and regular ultracote?

Are we going to see a 1/6th Fokker DR1 release?!!!!! That certainly looked like a bottom wing to the tripe. : )

@balsausaairplanes6566

5 жыл бұрын

rperry70 stay tuned 😉

Hi... great work! Could tell me what thermometer are you using? Tx

@balsausaairplanes6566

Жыл бұрын

Just one of the cheap ones you can get from most hardware stores

Great video.....do you have a video on how to do the fake stitching on covering?

@balsausaairplanes6566

2 жыл бұрын

Not yet but it’s on the list

Can I get sample pieces from Balsa USA.

With a plank style wing (straight LE) like this, why can't you cover both sides of the wing with one piece? Then you can avoid all that waste trimming the LE and the LE would be seamless.

@Hyprmtr

2 жыл бұрын

I been wanting to try what you said. I seen them do it in Chinese factories.

I dont want to paint. Can I add another colr Oratex over the base covering as trim? And will it hold? I remember it was difficult to do that with Solartex.

@balsausaairplanes6566

2 жыл бұрын

yes sir you can, what I would do is put some other glue down on it to make sure it stays down good.

@wms7795

2 жыл бұрын

@@balsausaairplanes6566 what glue do you recommend??? I have never used this ORATEX material... I may want to use different colors and they will overlap and want to be sure they stuck.. So I am not sure what glue to use??? Thank you in advance...

@balsausaairplanes6566

2 жыл бұрын

@@wms7795 You could use something like EKO Bond or even Poly Tac to join seams

Great Video....but LOWER the music...a lot

Love that easy listening mountain music.

no se puede desperdiciar tanto material, no es barato para desperdiciar tanto.

Do you own the covering company?

@kokokyoushi

2 жыл бұрын

Probably so, but BUSA makes a profit on it. Waaaaay too much extra overing beyond the edges. 1.5 - 2 inches is plenty.

@balsausaairplanes6566

6 ай бұрын

We do not own the covering business, we secured the raw fabric of solartex we bought a couple big rolls

I have a question

@balsausaairplanes6566

3 жыл бұрын

Sure what’s up?

isn't oratex Ultracote?

@balsausaairplanes6566

Ай бұрын

no

1903 THE WRIGHT FLYER (FOR HAITI ) ON ORVILLE WRIGHT GIRST LEFT THE GROUND IN THE FLYER..HAITIAN AMOUWEYIL

Great tutorial. The music in the background is not necessary, just saying.

Dang, that music over and over and over and over again

Good basic info, but background noise too loud and thus annoying.

I waS LOOKING TO COVER A REAL AIRPLANE.

Really annoying music, it's detracting. Everything else good.

kompletely the wrong way to cover...

@teretz571

4 жыл бұрын

learn to spell before you criticise , ihave been covering like this for over 40 years, if you have a better way please share

@sideshowbob5237

4 жыл бұрын

Not my way either and not as per Oratex written instruction.

@sideshowbob5237

4 жыл бұрын

@@teretz571 I'll take a bet that his English is better than your German.

@hanspy2

4 жыл бұрын

@@teretz571 No. He is right. The guy is not working the right way. And what is spelling to do with it? And i am 67 and build planes for over 50 year. The guy is wasting way to much. Not telling to take cover of. Starting at wrong place. And so on .