For those that have never covered a plane, I can see it being a hard decision to make. Think of it, Oratex, like the difference between drywall and finished paneling: after you hang the drywall, the fun is just starting, you then have to perform numerous tasks to bring it to the state to where you can finally put the finish coat on it. All of this has to be done in a dust free, temp controlled enviroment. With paneling, hang it, and you're done. If a builder subbed out the fuselage and other metal parts painting, there'd be no need to ever build or maintain a paint booth again. No need for an outside air respirator, exhaust fan, and a way to keep all this at the proper temp if building in cold weather. No sprayer cleanup after painting, all that lacquer thinner not bought, all the fire hazard, all the stink, gone. Also the hazardous freight fees for shipment of the various top coatings, that really adds up these days. Oratex seems like a bargain to me when all that is considered, being lighter also is a real bonus. I've been halfways hoping I'd wreck just so I could have a chance to work with it, but the PolyFiber/Polytone still looks pretty good, 13 years now.