Subject: Re: baidarka pigment sources
From: Douglas Ingram - Red River Canoe & Paddle (redcanoe@pangea.ca)
Date: Wed Apr 05 2000 - 23:49:25 EDT
What widths does this nylon come in? This thread, along with the mention
of "Corey Goop" has got me wondering how it might work on my canoes. Any
word yet on the life span of these materials?
Douglas Ingram
Lorette, Manitoba
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> From: wayne steffens <wsteffen@mr.net>
> To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
> Subject: RE: baidarka pigment sources
> Date: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 3:01 PM
>
> Ahh, OK. I was planning to try a water base, so acrylics should do it. My
> skin has arrived, and my skinner will be back in town in a few days.
Right
> now I'm doing another series of tests on nylon scraps with water-base
poly
> and some acrylic pigments. The stuff I found is about 4.99 a tube, and I
> think it would take at least 1 tubes per quart, but that isnt too bad if
> couple quarts will cover the boat. I have a little 8 oz can of poly and
it
> took about 1/4-1/3 tube before it really took the color. Of course the
> water base is white, kinda like skim milk until it dries, so maybe I dont
> need as much as I think I do.
>
> This nylon is neat stuff. I ordered 9 oz (8.9) and I think even thats
> overkill for my purposes, but its very light. Spiritline sent me a sample
> of nylon coated with Corey's goop and its pretty impressive stuff. Its
> glass-smooth, flexible in a plasticky kind of way, and very, very strong.
> Its like a heavy mylar or something, and I think you'd have to be a
> Tsunamai Ranger or really really dumb to put a hole in it. I tried
nailing
> though it and it took a fair amount of pressure. But I think I'll stick
> with the water-based one part and see how that goes for my first effort.
> Coreys stuff looks well worth trying though, especially if you're looking
> for virtual indestructability. And if they toss in the pigment free it
> wouldnt be much more expensive than mixing your own, possibly inferior
stuff.
>
> Wayne
>
> At 06:19 AM 4/4/00 -0700, you wrote:
> >Just use artist acryclics in your poly! Works like a charm for
translucent
> >colors.
> >
> >Stephen
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
> >[mailto:owner-baidarka@lists.intelenet.net]On Behalf Of wayne steffens
> >Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 3:54 PM
> >To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
> >Subject: Re: baidarka pigment sources
> >
> >
> >Yup, done that route but they dont have the colors I want. I did find a
> >local store that would order powdered pigments for me, but they wont
order
> >it for at least "a few weeks", and its about $10 for 30 ml, which
probably
> >isnt even enough. I should have asked who they order from.
> >
> >Wayne
> >
> >
> >At 03:16 PM 4/3/00 -0700, you wrote:
> >>I saw liquid pigments for epoxy and I think urethanes at Home Depot
this
> >>weekend- you might check there...
> >>-Gardner Congdon
> >>Seattle
> >>
> >>wayne steffens wrote:
> >>>
> >>> At 07:57 PM 3/23/00 -0600, you wrote:
> >>> >Good prices for powered paint pigments are available from Daniel
Smith
> >in
> >>> >Bellevue and Seattle. 1(206) 233-9599 I do not know if they are
online
> >yet
> >>> >(they were not the last time I ordered from them 2 years ago). If
you
> >go
> >>> >to an art supply store you will only get small amounts for big $.
> >Daniel
> >>> >Smith sell both small jars and in bulk packs.
> >>>
> >>> """"""""We're sorry, you have reached a number that has been
diconnected
> >or
> >>> is no longer in service. If you feel you have reached this message in
> >>> error, please hang up and try your call again. If this is an
emergency,
> >>> please hang up and call the operator.""""""""
> >>>
> >>> OPERATOR! HELP! I CANT FIND POWDERED PIGMENTS AT A REASONABLE
PRICE!!!
> >>>
> >>> Wayne
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