Does anyone have any experience with oracover?

[Nick Minall]

Not used it but it says you need to get it to 100 C will that melt polystyrene foam?

Nick

[Fran Hollywood]

The foam that we use melts at a higher temp. I came across the link through an American model aircraft forum and they use foam for creating wings. Maybe their is another vinyl that could be used that is puncture/impact resistant?

Cheers

[Chris Wool]

read this on there site

quote :

FOAM
At low range (250° F) ORACOVER can be applied to foam. Use a test piece of foam to get the feel of the material.

concave curves will be a problem unless the foam is sealed surface – is any body going to sit on it or one of your decorative ones.

if seating then would say no use a leatherette type material with copydex

just a idea
Chris

[Chris Wool]

a mate said CELONITE for repairing recovering real wings etc he is a modeler as well

http://www.lasaero.com/

chris

[Fran Hollywood]

Thanks for the link Chris, I’ll check it out.

we already have a seat covered in leather but it show indentations ………. we must have boney asses.

Looks like we will be sticking with the brush on coating.

Cheers

[Kevin Waite]

Hi
I use oracover( profilm as it is called in the uk) on model planes and it dents easily if pused with a hard object and I don’t think it would take the abuse of being sat on all the time.
Kev

[Fran Hollywood]

Thanks for that Kevin,

I kind of thought that it was too good to be true …………..
Did you ever try using fiberglass on your planes?

Cheers

[Kevin Waite]

oracover, solarfilm etc, very easy to use. Applied with normal iron and heatgun and easy to repair if punctured, also light in weight. I have used fibreglass, too messy. I use fibreglass cloth but now with a waterbased resin called poly-c, not quite as strong but much lighter for electric models.
Kev

[Chris Wool]

quote :

………. we must have boney asses.

could try carbon fiber and epoxy resin.

kev i have only broken 3 blades.

chris

[Fran Hollywood]

I take it that using resin & glass or carbon is the stronger solution compared to the vinyl.

[Kevin Waite]

chris
You still have some spare blades left then. 🙄 Ha Ha

Kev

[Dave Harrison]

Hey Kev. . a fellow aeromodeler 😀

Foamcutter. . use a very lightweight glass cloth and epoxy. .. carbon is megabucks !
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Kev how do you get on with poly-c. . I never find it drys hard enough !

[Kevin Waite]

hi Dave
I find poly-c is very easy to use and does not smell the house out and upset the wife!!
No, it is no way near as hard as epoxy and not as strong, but sands easy and paints great with acrylic paints and is more than strong enough for my electric models.

Kev