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Skin-on-Frame: Opaque nylon skin covering
By:MRW
Date: 12/8/2009, 6:28 pm

What's the best way to do an opaque nylon skin on a skin-on-frame kayak? I see a lot of people using 2-part urethane, some over acid dyed nylon, for a translucent tinted effect, but I'm not sure what's best to use to get an opaque skin. I'd like to do a jet black opaque semi-glossy covering using 8.9oz nylon.
Is this as simple as using a tinted polyurethane? Perhaps Varathane "paint"? Does Epifanes or Coelan take tinting? New to this, sorry.

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Skin-on-Frame: Opaque nylon skin covering
MRW -- 12/8/2009, 6:28 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Opaque nylon skin covering
Bill Hamm -- 12/10/2009, 1:41 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Opaque nylon skin covering
Mike Bielski -- 12/8/2009, 11:42 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Opaque nylon skin covering
Brian Nystrom -- 12/9/2009, 7:10 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Opaque nylon skin covering
Scott Shurlow -- 12/8/2009, 10:13 pm