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Re: Dacron Coating
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 6/2/2000, 9:21 am
In Response To: Dacron Coating (Anand Nataraj)

Gaco sells a variety of coatings for inflatable boat repair which may be used to coat fabric kayaks.

http://www.gaco.com/boatrepair/

: I would like to use Dacron cover my skin on frame kayak. But I am not sure
: what to use to coat the Dacron to make it water proof. I thought of using
: epoxy but have heard that epoxy does not fully adhere. I have seen sites
: where people use polyurethane to waterproof dacron. But what if you want
: to use a color? Do I paint over the polyurethane or add coloring to the
: polyurethane? If anybody has any experince with this or knows where I can
: get coatings suitable for dacron, I would be very gratefull.

: Anand

Messages In This Thread

Dacron Coating
Anand Nataraj -- 6/1/2000, 8:27 pm
Re: Dacron Coating
Mike Hanks -- 6/2/2000, 11:32 am
Re: Dacron Coating
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 6/2/2000, 9:21 am
Re: Dacron Coating
David -- 6/1/2000, 8:53 pm