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Re: Skin-on-Frame: what kind of paint for Polyeste
By:Mike Savage
Date: 5/1/2011, 6:14 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: what kind of paint for Polyeste (b stupak)

: Would oil based enamel work on nylon?

: Bill

Hi Bill,
I'm not sure, though the stretchiness of nylon could be problematic, I haven't used nylon on any project. My kayaks are canvas skinned, and enamel works very well with that. I've done a few small covers with polyester (not kayak related) and enamel does fine, just work it into the weave well.
For nylon, I think polyU varnishes/paints would be better. Coelan's seems the best.

Mike Savage
South West Cork

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: what kind of paint for Polyester skin?
Todd Olson -- 4/29/2011, 6:43 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: what kind of paint for Polyeste
Dave Gentry -- 4/29/2011, 11:09 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: what kind of paint for Polyeste
Peter B -- 5/2/2011, 9:34 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: what kind of paint for Polyeste
TheLuckyOne -- 5/2/2011, 10:08 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: what kind of paint for Polyeste
Mike Savage -- 4/30/2011, 6:22 am
To add to Mike's point
Brian Nystrom -- 4/30/2011, 8:35 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: what kind of paint for Polyeste
b stupak -- 4/30/2011, 10:05 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: what kind of paint for Polyeste
Mike Savage -- 5/1/2011, 6:14 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: what kind of paint for Polyeste
Joy -- 5/1/2011, 8:05 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: what kind of paint for Polyeste
Jeff Horton -- 5/1/2011, 12:20 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: what kind of paint for Polyeste
Bill Hamm -- 5/2/2011, 12:42 am