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Re: Varnish on canvas = brittle fibers
By:Mike Hanks
Date: 9/26/2000, 12:35 am
In Response To: Re: Epoxy coating on skin boats (Jay Babina)

I did a test patch of captains spar varnish on cotton duck and the result felt tough, but it tore much easier than the untreated canvas. The varnish made the fibers stiff and brittle. My test of snow roof worked very well, the rubbery finish allows the fibers to stretch without tearing. The snow roof coated canvas was stronger than the untreated stuff. Just though I'd throw in my two cents worth.

Mike

: I paddle with a guy who has a skin boat with a polyester skin and coated it
: with Spar Polyurethane Varnish. Worked out fine however it's no where's as
: hard and abrasion resistant surface as the epoxy. It was one of the
: choices I was going to use. Try a compairson test patch trial.

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy coating on skin boats
Jay Babina -- 9/24/2000, 8:52 am
Skin boat "pic" hopefully
Jay Babina -- 9/26/2000, 1:50 pm
Re: Skin boat "pic" hopefully *Pic*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 9/27/2000, 3:17 pm
Re: Skin boat "pic" hopefully *Pic*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 9/28/2000, 1:23 am
and of course that idea doesn't work right :)
Paul G. Jacobson -- 9/27/2000, 3:21 pm
Re: Skin boat "pic" hopefully
Bill Price -- 9/26/2000, 7:04 pm
Re: Skin boat "pic" hopefully
Jay Babina -- 9/27/2000, 10:32 am
Re: Skin boat
Pete Strand -- 9/27/2000, 1:51 pm
Re: Epoxy coating on skin boats
Darrell Pearse -- 9/25/2000, 11:26 am
Re: Epoxy coating on skin boats
timfish -- 9/25/2000, 10:20 pm
Re: Epoxy coating on skin boats
Jim Lloyd -- 9/26/2000, 1:27 am
Re: Epoxy coating on skin boats
Marty Hangarter -- 9/26/2000, 11:31 am
Re: Epoxy coating on skin boats
Jim Lloyd -- 9/28/2000, 12:36 am
Re: Epoxy coating on skin boats
Jay Babina -- 9/25/2000, 3:14 pm
Re: Varnish on canvas = brittle fibers
Mike Hanks -- 9/26/2000, 12:35 am
Re: Epoxy coating on skin boats
Bill Price -- 9/24/2000, 1:52 pm
Re: Epoxy coating on skin boats
Jay Babina -- 9/25/2000, 11:33 am
posting a picture
Paul G. Jacobson -- 9/25/2000, 8:24 pm
Re: Epoxy coating on skin boats
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 9/25/2000, 4:58 pm
Re: How long does epoxy stay flexible on pants?
Shawn B -- 9/25/2000, 6:00 pm
Re: How long does epoxy stay flexible on pants?
Bill Price -- 9/25/2000, 6:15 pm
Re: Epoxy coating on skin boats
Chris Casazza -- 9/25/2000, 5:17 pm
Re: Epoxy coating on skin boats
Woody -- 9/24/2000, 2:12 pm
Woody: Question
Bill Price -- 9/24/2000, 10:47 pm
Re: Woody: Question
Jay Babina -- 9/25/2000, 11:28 am
Re: Epoxy coating on skin boats
Roger Nuffer -- 9/24/2000, 1:21 pm