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Re: polyester skin query
By:West
Date: 7/4/2001, 7:34 pm
In Response To: polyester skin query (mike allen)

: hi jay

: thanks for sharing the info abt the polyester and epoxy - sounds like a very
: interesting approach.

: i wonder if the polyester you got from dyson is any relation to this 6oz
: polyester?
: http://johnrsweet.com/Polyester.html

: any comment?

If the weave is of decent tightness then it should work fine especially with a thicker coating.

Personally I would not go with anything lighter than 8 oz nylon and if money is not a problem then 12oz - 13oz nylon or polyester is the way to go.

Go to the baidarka mailing list archive for more info.

Messages In This Thread

Kayak Skin Selection
Ken Moran -- 7/2/2001, 9:39 am
Re: Kayak Skin Selection
Jay Babina -- 7/3/2001, 10:12 am
polyester skin query
mike allen -- 7/4/2001, 2:29 pm
Re: polyester skin query
West -- 7/4/2001, 7:34 pm
Re: polyester skin query
Bill Price -- 7/5/2001, 11:13 am
Re: polyester skin query
West -- 7/5/2001, 2:10 pm
Re: polyester skin query
Bill Price -- 7/5/2001, 2:42 pm
Re: Kayak Skin Selection
Bill Price -- 7/3/2001, 11:24 am
Re: Kayak Skin Selection
Jay Babina -- 7/3/2001, 3:38 pm
Re: Kayak Skin Selection
West -- 7/3/2001, 1:35 pm
Re: Kayak Skin Selection
Tony -- 7/2/2001, 11:43 am
Re: Kayak Skin Selection
Roger Nuffer -- 7/2/2001, 10:47 am
Re: Kayak Skin Selection
Rehd -- 7/2/2001, 9:56 am