Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 11:18:46 -0700 (PDT)
Message-Id: <199905141818.LAA15023@ns.intelenet.net>
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
From: redcanoe@pangea.ca (Douglas Ingram)
Subject: Re: baidarka Bakore & Childer lagging compounds
Any worse than paint alone? Seems like these are supposed to be quite flexible.
I'm looking forward to experimenting with them.
>The only downside might be cracking of the coating
>after a few years. Kayak skins flex more than canoe
>skins.
>
>Wolfgang
>
>--- Douglas Ingram <redcanoe@pangea.ca> wrote:
>> Anyone ever tried Lagging compounds for coating
>> their kayak skins? These
>> have recently come to my attention from Larry Bowers
>> who has used it on his
>> canvas covered canoes for the last ten years with
>> great satisfaction. These
>> are used to treat the canvas wrappings of pipe
>> insulation, and are available
>> from industrial insulation suppliers.
>>
>> They reportedly, according to their fact sheets,
>> have high abrasion
>> resistance and wide service temperature ranges,
>> something like -29 to +85
>> degrees centigrade. They are cleaned up with water.
>> Non flammable when
>> wet, and fire resistant when dry. It is also
>> supposed to be very good as a
>> fabric adhesive. Dry time to touch is 3 hours,
>> through is 12-36 hours.
>> From reports from builder friends, the surface
>> finish that is possible is
>> very good.
>>
>> Two products have come to my attention:
>>
>> Bakore 120-09
>>
>> and Childers "Chil-seal" CP-50-A
>>
>> This stuff almost sounds too good to be true. I
>> hope that it is as good as
>> it is reported to be
>> Douglas Ingram
>> Red River Canoe & Paddle
>> P.O. Box 78, GRP 4, RR 2
>> Lorette, Manitoba
>> Canada
>> ROA OYO
>> (204)878-2524
>> URL: www.wilds.mb.ca/redriver
>> e-mail: redcanoe@pangea.ca
>>
>>
>
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Douglas Ingram
Red River Canoe & Paddle
P.O. Box 78, GRP 4, RR 2
Lorette, Manitoba
Canada
ROA OYO
(204)878-2524
URL: www.wilds.mb.ca/redriver
e-mail: redcanoe@pangea.ca