From: Patrick Pierquet <ppierquet@teltech.com>
To: "'baidarka@lists.intelenet.net'" <baidarka@lists.intelenet.net>
Subject: RE: [baidarka] Shrinking Dyson's 11.5 oz nylon - suggestions??
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 14:51:07 -0500
Here's a question about a minor detail....is it advisable to "wash" the
nylon skin with xylene, or some other solvent, prior to applying the
first coat of hypalon? I'm guessing the coating might adhere a tad
better to the nylon, but maybe not - any thoughts on this?
- Patrick Pierquet
ppierquet@teltech.com
p.s.: building this first boat was so much fun, I'm already planning the
second, and am musing about building a huge umiak! Will I EVER get my
car back in the garage?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lew plummer [SMTP:jayhawk@sos.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 1998 2:24 PM
> To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
> Subject: Re: [baidarka] Shrinking Dyson's 11.5 oz nylon -
> suggestions??
>
> Philip Jacobs wrote:
> >
> > In message <35BD0E84.29AA8F36@earthlink.net> writes:
> > > Pat: For what its worth, I made a boat with Bruce Lemon this
> April.
> > > Although the weight of nylon that we used for the moment escapes
> me, the
> > > shrinking process involved a common household iron set on linen. .
> .
> >
> > How does using a clothes iron compare to using a heat gun (like the
> ones used
> > weld plastic or strip paint, but on a lower temperature setting)?
> >
> > Philip Jacobs
> > jaco0253@gold.tc.umn.edu
> > (651) 699-7938
>
> I sprayed both my boats lightly and set them out in the sun. Didn't
> have to use and iron.
>
> Lew