Re: [baidarka] Polyester

Subject: Re: [baidarka] Polyester
From: Paul Montgomery (paul@paddleandoar.com)
Date: Wed May 11 2005 - 07:28:33 EDT

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>For all its worth.
>I have had horrible luck with acrylic latex paint peeling off my nylon
>skinned boat.
>
>I have had good luck with Gaco neoprene or hypalon (opaque) sticking to
>nylon and they are easy to repaint or patch up years later.
>
>my newest boat has a toxic expensive two part polyurethane that looks great
>(translucent) and is holding up well.

Nothing sticks to nylon. The only hope is to squish the paint down
between the fibers. I haven't tried it, but I wonder if watering down
latex for the first coat might be an answer.

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