Subject: Re: [baidarka] skin coating
From: Mike Hanks (m_hanks@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Jun 04 2002 - 14:04:24 EDT
I used 6 coats of waterbased PU (varathane outdoor diamond finish) with good
results. The cloth texture still shows through, but there are no leaks
after a couple of years.
I used Snow-Roof on my first skin kayak. It didn't leak, but it does abrade
easily.
Mike
>From: "George Parsons" <GHParsons@msn.com>
>Reply-To: baidarka@paddlewise.net
>To: <baidarka@paddlewise.net>
>Subject: Re: [baidarka] skin coating
>Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 17:27:45 -0400
>
>Peter and Russ
>
>I used waterbased PU on my first kayak and even after 3+ coats I still had
>some seepage problems. I like the waterbase because of the lack of odor but
>found that I needed at least one coat (two is better) of conventional PU on
>top of the 3 the waterbased PUto really seal the polyester.
>
>I also got a reply from this list that someone had used multiple, multiple
>(8+??) coat of the water base and had no problems.
>
>I am currently building a 14 foot umiak and will skin it with polyester and
>waterproof it with conventional one part PU.
>
>
>George
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