To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
From: Bram van der Sluys <bvdsluys@direct.ca>
Subject: RE: [baidarka] Shrinking Dyson's 11.5 oz nylon - suggestions??
Message-Id: <E0z1Ltl-0005MD-00@edam.direct.ca>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 19:23:25 -0700
At 02:51 PM 28/07/98 -0500, you wrote:
>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?
Not if your like the rest of us or your partner threatens to divorce!
Bram
>
>> -----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
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>