Polyester Fabric

Heavy Duty For more rigorous operations such as aerobatics, agricultural, bush aircraft, and former military aircraft.
Medium Heavier and stronger fabric styles for normal service on aircraft with a wing loading 9 lb per square foot and over.
Uncertified Light Specially designed for covering plywood surfaces on any aircraft and for ultralight aircraft that is not certified.  Fabric is unstamped.  Not approved for certified aircraft.

Pinked Edge Finishing
Tapes

Available in Light and Medium.  All styles of linear and bias finishing tape may be used interchangeably on any fabric style.  Bias tapes (weave pattern 45 degrees to the edge) are suggested for installation over compound surfaces such as around wingtips and tail surfaces.  Bias tape will stretch to conform to the required contour without heat shrinking edges or cutting and notching to remove excess fabric.  Stretching reduces the width about 35% thus 3" will pull to about 2" width around a sharp contour, and 2" will pull to approximately 1 3/8" width.

Rib Lace Reinforcing Tape

A custom woven high-strength polyester filament twill tape with a paper-protected high-tack adhesive coating on one side for quick application and bonding during rib lacing procedure.  Available in 1/4", 3/8", and 1/2" widths.  Where additional width is required on wide ribs, two or more tapes may be positioned side by side.

Inter-Rib Brace Tape

Used to brace ribs before covering.  Comes 36 yards long by 3/8" wide.

Polyester Thread & Cord

Machine Sewing Thread  10 lb. tensile strength, 4 ply thread.  Packaged 500 yards per spool.
Hand Sewing Thread  15 lb. tensile strength.  3 ply uncoated thread. Packaged 250 yards per spool.
Rib Lacing Cord  Two styles of lacing cord are available, both impregnated with microcrystalline fungicidal wax and packaged 500 yards per spool.
Standard Round - 4 ply .035" diameter, 60 lb. tensile strength
Flat Braided - .012" thick x approx. .080" wide, 50 lb. tensile strength.  Recommended when the minimum rib cord protrusion is desired.

Poly-Fiber Coatings

Poly-Tak Adhesive  A high strength, fast drying, one part cement manufactured from a proprietary formula especially to attach polyester fabric to an airframe.  It is FAA approved with the Poly-Fiber STC for use in making a 2" overlap cement seam on the wing leading edge and a 1" overlap cement seam on the balance of the aircraft, regardless of the wing loading or maximum speed.  No other aircraft fabric cement has this approval.  Poly-Tak is also an excellent cement for cotton, linen, and glass fiber, and will adhere to most surfaces for shear load bonding.  Add Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) when necessary to reduce viscosity due to solvent evaporation from an open container.  Shelf Life:  Guaranteed two years unopened in protected storage under 100 degrees.  Not affected by freezing.  Do not use if appears dark or whiskey colored.  Poly-Tak should be clear.  Discolored cement has been heat damaged.  Available in one pint, one quart and one gallon 50 plate tin-lined cans.  Do not transfer to unlined ferrous metal container for storage.

Poly-Brush  Poly-Brush is a high solids, one part air drying adhesive coating formulated for the first and second coats to penetrate and seal the fabric weave and attach all polyester finishing tapes and reinforcing patches.  It provides twice the peel resistance as nitrate dope on polyester fabric. 

Poly-Brush is thinned 3 parts Poly-Brush to 1 Poly-Fiber Reducer R 65-75 (65-75 degrees) or Poly-fiber Reducer RR 8500 (above 85 degrees). Until 1980, Poly-Brush was supplied with a translucent white tint caused by a small quantity of white pigment, antimony oxide, one of the fire retardants.  We now also add a small quantity of red oxide pigment as a visual aid for application uniformity.  The original un-tinted Poly-Brush is available on request and recommended in the cockpit or cabin areas where the backside of the fabric will be visible in normal operation.  Red oxide tinted Poly-Brush will be shipped unless un-tinted is specified.  Coverage:  Approx. 150 square feet per gallon.  Shelf Life:  Guaranteed four years unopened in protected storage.  Avoid long-range storage above 100 degrees.  Not affected by freezing.  Available in one quart and one gallon cans.

Poly-Spray  A high solids, one part aluminum pigmented, air drying coating used to protect the fabric from ultraviolet damage and as a sanding base to develop a smooth finish.  Reduce 4 to 1 with Poly-Fiber Reducer.  Coverage:  Approx. 200 square feet per gallon.  Shelf Life:  Guaranteed four years unopened in protected storage.  Avoid long range storage above 100 degrees.  Not affected by freezing.  Available in one quart and one gallon cans.

Reducers

A blend of solvents used for viscosity and drying control of Poly-Brush, Poly-Spray and Poly-Tone.

Poly-Fiber Reducer R 65-75  Recommended for use in temperatures between 65 and 75 degrees.  Poly-Fiber Reducer RR 8500  Recommended for use in temperatures above 85 degrees to produce the proper coating flow out and, when needed, to avoid blush in warm, humid weather.  Shelf Life:  Infinite, unopened in protected storage.  Not affected by freezing.  Available in one quart and one gallon cans.

Blush Retarder BR 8600  A rich, slow drying solvent blend to be used in Poly-Tone, Poly-Brush, and Poly-Spray according to the directions on the labels.  Prevents and improves flow out and gloss under conditions of high humidity and/or high temperature.  We recommend 1 to a maximum of 4 liquid oz. per gallon.  Shelf Life:  Infinite, in sealed containers in protected storage.  Not affected by freezing.  Available in one quart and one gallon cans.

Poly-Tone Finishes

A durable one part, air drying flexible coating available in 50 popular aircraft colors. Color Chart  Poly-Tone is manufactured from the same generic class of petrochemical feed stock as Poly-Tak, Poly-Brush and Poly-Spray, and is considered to be our "standard" pigmented finish for the Poly-Fiber covering process.  The thermo-expansion and elasticity are the same as all sub-coats, and there is no inter-coat adhesion problem if the surface is clean.  Poly-Tone is non shrinking, non bleeding, fire retardant, chemical resistant, and is used on both metal and fabric.  It air dries to a satin gloss finish and can be polished to a high luster equal in appearance to any cellulose dope, lacquer, or synthetic enamel finish.  Instructions  Shelf Life:  Guaranteed four years unopened in protected storage.  Avoid long range storage above 100 degrees.  Not affected by freezing.  Available in one quart and one gallon cans.

UV Blocker/Flattener

UV Blocker  Used as an additive to Poly-Tone paint to partially block UV radiation.  Does not replace Poly-Spray as a full UV blocker.  Do not use with Aero-Thane.  Should only be used in the weight restrictive ultralight applications.  IT IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR SILVER POLY-SPRAY, and is much less effective.  Shelf Life:  Two years unopened.  Must be shaken and re-dispersed after storage.  Available in half pint cans.

Flattener  Used to reduce the gloss of Poly-Tone, Aero-Thane and Enamel paints.  In Poly-Tone, used only to flatten to full military flat.  In Aero-Thane and Enamel, used to either decrease the gloss to match Poly-Tone, or to go all the way to full military flat.  Flattener is in liquid form.  Mix and shake thoroughly before use.  Shelf Life:  Two years unopened.  After prolonged storage, blade us solids in bottom and put on a paint shaker for five minutes.  Available in one pint and one quart cans.

Rejuvenator

A proprietary formula containing the correct proportions of the same plasticizers used in the Poly-Fiber coatings with penetrating solvents to carry the plasticizers into the old coating and restore the original flexibility.  Coverage:  Approx. 300 square feet per gallon.  Shelf Life:  Guaranteed four years unopened in protected storage.  Avoid long range storage above 100 degrees.  Not affected by freezing.  Available in one quart and one gallon cans.

Aero-Thane

A tough, flexible, solvent-, chemical-, abrasion- and weather- resistant high gloss two part polyurethane (1 part U-865 Catalyst to 3 parts Aero-Thane).  Color Chart  Recommended as the best quality fabric finish over Poly-Fiber covering materials, and all primed metal and glass fiber composite components on fabric covered aircraft.  Also recommended to refinish suitably rejuvenated nitrate and butyrate dope coated aircraft fabric surfaces, all old sound finishes on metal and glass fiber aircraft components, old finishes on glass fiber or metal boat hulls, automotive, truck and industrial equipment.  Abbreviated Instructions  Shelf Life:  Guaranteed shelf life unopened in protected storage at room temperature for four years from the manufacture date.  Avoid long range storage above 100 degrees.  Not affected by freezing.  Coverage:  Approx. 1 gallon of catalyzed Aero-Thane will cover 225 square feet one coat.  Available in one quart and one gallon cans.

Urethane Products

Varnish UV-550  Clear, high gloss, exterior and interior varnish.  The most durable varnish available.  A tough, light-fast, non-chalking, weather-, chemical-, and solvent-resistant two part urethane varnish (1 part U-865 Catalyst to 2 parts Urethane Varnish UV-550) formulated especially for aircraft and marine wood surfaces which will be exposed to severe environmental conditions. UR-826 Retarder may be added at 1 ounce to 1 gallon Varnish UV-550 for each 2 degrees of temperature above 77 degrees to delay surface drying and provide smooth flow out in hot weather or eliminate blushing in very humid hot weather.  Pot Life:  The sooner urethane varnish is applied after the induction period the better the durability.  Maximum pot life is five hours at 77 degrees.  Discard materials when viscosity increases or becomes stringy when tested between the fingers.  Do not add reducer to extend pot life after thickening occurs.  Coverage:  One gallon urethane varnish base component catalyzed and reduced 25% will cover approx. 600 square feet with one coat.  Available in one quart and one gallon cans.  Ratio:  1 quart Varnish UV-550 to 1 pint Catalyst U-865.

Urethane Reducer UE-820  A solvent blend for use in Aero-Thane.  Shelf Life:  Infinite, in sealed containers in protected storage.  Not affected by freezing.  Available in one quart and one gallon cans.

Urethane Retarder UR-826  A blend of slow drying solvents for use in Aero-Thane and urethane varnish to retard the surface drying time.  Shelf Life:  Infinite, in sealed containers in protected storage.  Not affected by freezing.  Available in one quart and one gallon cans.

Urethane Catalyst U-865  A aliphatic polyisocyanate in a solvent blend for use in Aero-Thane and urethane varnish.  Urethane catalyst with immediately start to polymerize in the presence of moisture.  Therefore, it is very important the catalyst container cap be tight in storage.  Shelf Life:  Guaranteed two years from date of manufacture, unopened in protected storage.  Avoid extended storage above 100 degrees.  Not affected by freezing.  Available in one-half pint and one quart cans.

Epoxy Products

EP- 420 Primer  A superior quality, amine-cured, corrosion-inhibiting, fast drying primer providing excellent chemical and solvent resistance.  Bonds to all metal surfaces better than any other type field-applied coating.  Application and curing in temperatures down to 35 degrees.  The two part (1 part EP 430 catalyst to 2 parts EP-420 primer) mixing process results in a catalyzed primer that can be thinned with E-500 Reducer (2 parts catalyzed primer to 1 part reducer) for spray gun application.  Coverage:  One gallon primer catalyzed and reduced to spray viscosity will cover approx. 1000 square feet one coat.  Pot Life:  Maximum of seven hours at 70 degrees.  Shelf Life:  Guaranteed shelf life unopened, in protected storage at room temperature for four year from manufacture.  Avoid long range storage above 100 degrees.  Not affected by freezing.  Available in one quart and one gallon cans in green and white.  Ratio:  1 quart EP-420 Primer, 1 pint EP-430 Catalyst and 1 quart E-500 Reducer.

Epoxy Varnish EV-400  A polyamide-cured epoxy wood varnish providing good chemical and solvent resistance.  Weather durability will be equal or superior to any one component varnish.  May be used over any one-component varnish, primer, or finish to provide solvent and chemical resistance.  The two part (1 part EV-410 Catalyst to 2 parts EV-400 Varnish) catalyzed varnish can be thinned with E-500 Epoxy Reducer.  Coverage:  One gallon catalyzed varnish reduced 25% will cover approx. 600 square feet one coat.  Shelf Life:  Guaranteed shelf life, unopened, in protected storage at room temperature for four year from date of manufacturer.  Avoid long range storage above 100 degrees.  Not affected by freezing.  Available in one quart and one gallon cans.  Ratio:  1 quart EV-400 Varnish, 1 pint EV-410 Catalyst, 1 quart E-500 Reducer.

Epoxy Reducer E-500  A blend of solvents for use in EP-420 Epoxy Primer and EV-400 Epoxy Varnish.  Shelf Life:  Infinite, in sealed container in protected storage.  Not affected by storage.  Available in one quart and one gallon cans.

Epoxy Accelerator EX-501  A chemical curing accelerator for use in EP-420 Epoxy Primer and EV-400 Epoxy Varnish.  Reduces polymerization time.  Shelf Life:  Infinite, in sealed container in protected storage.  Not affected by freezing.  Available in one pint cans.

Epoxy Retarder E-502  Add to Epoxy Primer and Epoxy Varnish as needed, up to four ounces per quart, to extend the drying time.  Shelf Life:  Infinite, in sealed container in protected storage.  Not affected by freezing.  Available in one quart cans.

EP-430 Epoxy Primer Catalyst  An amine resin in a solvent blend for use in EP 420 Epoxy Primer.  Shelf Life:  Guaranteed two years unopened in protected storage.  Avoid long range storage above 100 degrees.  Not affected by freezing.  Available in one pint and one quart cans.

EV-410 Epoxy Varnish Catalyst  A polyamide resin in a blend of solvents and diluents.  Shelf Life:  Guaranteed two year unopened in protected storage.  Avoid long range storage above 100 degrees.  Not affected by freezing.  Available in one pint and one quart cans.

Aluma-Dyne Products

E-2310 Phosphoric Acid Etch and Brightener  An effective all purpose brush-on, wash-off cleaner, brightener and paint preparation for all aluminum surfaces.  Will clean and remove light oil, natural oxides, weathering stains and light corrosion while etching to provide a firm primer bond.  Restores new aluminum appearance.  Dilute before using.  Shelf Life:  Guaranteed two years in sealed container in protected storage.  Protect from freezing and temperatures above 100 degrees.  Available in one quart and one gallon bottles. 

E-2311 Etching and Brightening Cream  Phosphoric acid etch and brightener.  Will not drain from vertical or inverted surfaces.  Alternate to E-2310.  Available in one quart and one gallon bottles.

E-2300 Conversion Coating  A brush-on chromic acid treatment to improve corrosion protection on all aluminum surfaces and to improve primer adhesion.  Accelerates the formation of the natural passive oxide film on aluminum surfaces to resist galvanic corrosion by blocking any electrochemical cell.   Does not discolor or change the surface appearance.  Not harmful if trapped in faying surfaces and is non-flammable.  Dilute before using.  Shelf Life:  Guaranteed two years in sealed container in protected storage.  Protect from freezing and temperatures above 100 degrees.  Available in one quart bottles.

E-2390 Magnesium Conversion Coating  A brush-on, wash-off, chromic
acid treatment for magnesium alloy surfaces.  Magna-Dyne develops a passive oxide film on magnesium surfaces to prevent galvanic corrosion by blocking any electrochemical cell.  Recommended as a touch-up over all other conversion coating treatments after a paint stripping operation.  Not harmful if trapped in faying surfaces.  Non-flammable. Dilute before using.  Shelf Life:  Guaranteed two years in sealed container in protected storage.  Protect from freezing and temperatures above 100 degrees.  Available in one quart bottles.

Cleaners

310 Alkaline Cleaner  An effective, penetrating, general purpose detergent cleaner.  Concentrated solution - dilute as needed with water.  Not harsh on hands.  Lemon fragrance.  Shelf Life:  Guaranteed four years in sealed container.  Protect from freezing.  Available in one quart and one gallon bottles.

C-2210 Paint Surface Cleaner  A mild blend formulated to remove oil, silicone, wax, and other contaminants from all painted or primed surfaces without biting into or damaging the coating.  Shelf Life:  Infinite, in sealed containers in protected storage.  Available in one quart and one gallon cans.

C-2200 Metl-Sol Metal Cleaner  A strong solvent blend especially formulated to remove oil, silicone, wax, and other contaminants from all metal surfaces before priming.  Not recommended for paint surfaces or to clean over-spray off acrylic windshields do to fast bite and damage.  Shelf Life:  Infinite, in sealed containers in protected storage.  Not affected by freezing.  Available in one quart and one gallon cans.

Oil

ESO Engine Oil  A fine lubricating and preservative oil used to prevent corrosion in internal combustion engines during extended storage.  Shelf Life:  Infinite, in sealed container in protected storage.  Not affected by freezing.  Available in one quart and one gallon cans.

Tubeseal

Tubeseal  Tubeseal is a blend containing a very fine preservative oil which has a characteristic of climbing the tube wall and spreading over the entire surface to provide lasting protection.  Prevents rust and corrosion inside aircraft tubing structures.  Shelf Life:  Infinite, in sealed containers in protected storage.  Not affected by freezing.  Available in one pit and one quart cans.