Have you ever seen a building or bridge, with scaffolding erected around it, and covered in white plastic? That material is called shrink wrap and is sold by Hippwrap in San Diego. It comes in big sheets, is very tough, is very affordable, and is very easy to work with. It is guaranteed to last for 6 months in the sun and regularly lasts 8 -12 months. Definately buy the 12 mil thick stuff. Seams are created by bonding, a process where you heat the overlapping seams with a torch, press them together, and they stick....then you apply a very special proprietary tape, also sold by Hippwrap, that sticks so well you can barely remove it, to make the seams water and dust-proof. The bonding goes very quickly.....much faster than sewing or gluing......and is fairly easy to learn how to get good results. The reflective, white material keeps the temperature down inside during the day. The material is highly flame-retardant, as well.

I created 2 dome covers (30ft. 3V, and 10.5ft. 2V) with this material for Burningman 2005 and my only complaint is the limited UV resistance. It is possible to shrink the cover, once installed, and that would make it tight as a drum, no kidding, but I chose not to shrink it beyond the shrinkage that occured by bonding the seams.......so that the cover would be removable and reinstallable.

Tribe me if you have any questions. You can find Hippwrap on the internet. They are great people and will provide you with this amazing product for a fair price.

Love, Steve