Covering an aircraft with fabric can be a frightening prospect. The reason is very obvious, you have spent literally months and years building your prize-winning fabric covered airplane and now you are going to cover up all of that beautiful craftsmanship. The only part of the airplane most people will ever see is the outer layer of fabric. This can challenge any builder. Perhaps you have covered an airplane previously or maybe this will be the first time. You simply know that you must do the absolute best fabric covering that anyone has ever done. After all, the airplane is going to be judged largely by the outside finish. Not only is pride of workmanship involved, but also a lot of money and time will be spent on this part of the building process. Words of caution—do not try to save money at this point. Through the years I have listened to builders and restorers trying to find ways to cut costs on the only part of the airplane that really shows—the outer covering. This is not the time to economize. Resign yourself to spending the money necessary to complete the project with the same high quality with which you have completed the rest of the airplane. All of the materials to cover a J-3 Cub size airplane will cost around $2,500 to $3,000 regardless of the covering process. If someone gives you a quote much lower than that they are not including everything that you need. You will spend that much money when all is said and done. Look at it this way, you are going to save approximately $10,000 in labor costs by covering the airplane yourself. Yes, that’s correct, the price charged by most professionals to cover an airplane will range between $8,000-$12,000.
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