Get your solartex while you can.....

[mogman]

[ARUP]

That's right! I stocked up on some pinked and perimeter tapes. Dynamic Balsa owns 'pink-it.net' and Solartex is used to make them.

[gunny11]

Confused, does solarfilm make solarTex fabric?

[mogman]

Confused, does solarfilm make solarTex fabric?

Yes, it does.

[DennisB]

WHAT!!! Solartex is the same? Tell me this isn’t so!

[Swiss1]

Better find a 10 meter roll of White Solartex to finish the Musger. AMR does not show white available, but Balsa USA lists it!
Who else stocks 10 meter rolls?

Jeremy
SCCAAA TT TN

[DennisB]

Ordered about $500 worth of Solartex today, white and natural. I should be good for about 4 models. No 10 meter rolls of natural in stock but I got 5 meter rolls. Just another sign of what’s happening to the traditional model aircraft hobby. I’ve got a shotgun and an AR-15 sighted in for drone takedown.

[Steve P]

Where did you buy? I saw Balsa USA was out of 5m white.

[DennisB]

I ordered two 10 meter white rolls from BalsaUSA, or at least they showed inventory when I payed. I ordered four 5 meter natural, they didn’t have it in 10 meter.

[Mosquito]

So what is the next best covering? I used to use Monocote for many years but switched to Solartex and never looked back.

Tim

[gunny11]

Since our scale club does a lot of "string bag" airplanes. One of our club members bought out the 100 meter roll of antique. Yes I said one hundred! From the manufacturer in England.

[DennisB]

Rumors are BalsaUSA would like to take over production of Solartex, but that is strictly rumor. Meanwhile I may even order another large roll of white. I like having a large inventory of modeling supplies, the industry is changing and things are probably not going to be as available as we have been used to for the last 20 years.

[68mustang]

Has anyone tried the Balsa USA alternative to Solartex called Planetex?