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Re:Elastomer # of coats? (calling Mike Hanks)
By:Shawn Baker
Date: 11/13/2002, 6:47 pm
In Response To: Material: Elastomer # of coats? (Wayne)

: I'm cruising along on my Yost FAP-15 folder. The basic frame is done and
: tonight I hope to complete the coaming. I've been a very good boy and done
: things by the book so far - following Captain Yost and his first mate
: Paul's directions carefully. Now my deviant nature is about to reassert
: itself. Yost uses 8 oz. Polyester/Hypalon or Neoprene for the skin, and
: I'll be using 8 oz. Nylon (Dyson was out of the poly) and the elastomeric
: roof coating.

: My question: How many coats of the stuff should I plan for?

2-3?

Hopefully Mike will chime in as he's coated several yaks with elastomeric roof coating.

We found 40 lbs. of scrap 3/4" Al tubing at the scrap yard today. Woo hoo!!!! It had been an old Ham radio aerial. So far, we'll only end up buying fabric and coating.

: (Working hard to be ready for a planned trip ~10 days away!)

Where are you going?

I need to get rolling on mine to take to Mexico in February.

shawn

Messages In This Thread

Material: Elastomer # of coats?
Wayne -- 11/13/2002, 9:43 am
Re: Material: Elastomer # of coats?
Tom Yost -- 11/18/2002, 5:43 pm
Re: Material: Elastomer # of coats?
Rick Allnutt -- 11/13/2002, 7:17 pm
Re: Material: Elastomer # of coats? *Pic*
Pete Rudie -- 11/14/2002, 12:21 pm
Re: Material: Elastomer # of coats?
Tony -- 11/15/2002, 12:16 pm
Re: Material: Elastomer # of coats?
Pete Rudie -- 11/18/2002, 2:03 am
Ooops! Thanks. *NM*
Tony -- 11/18/2002, 7:35 pm
Wet mils
Pete Rudie -- 11/19/2002, 11:19 am
Thinning elastomer?
Wayne -- 11/13/2002, 8:50 pm
Re: Thinning elastomer?
Rick Allnutt -- 11/14/2002, 8:00 am
Re: Thinning elastomer?
Mike Hanks -- 11/14/2002, 9:58 am
is it brush or trowel grade? *LINK* *Pic*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/13/2002, 10:14 pm
Re: is it brush or trowel grade?
Wayne -- 11/14/2002, 12:04 am
Re:Elastomer # of coats? (calling Mike Hanks)
Shawn Baker -- 11/13/2002, 6:47 pm
Re:Elastomer # of coats? (calling Mike Hanks)
Mike Hanks -- 11/14/2002, 9:53 am
Mexico?
Randy Knauff -- 11/13/2002, 9:10 pm
Re: Mexico - Cabo San Lucas
Shawn Baker -- 11/14/2002, 9:11 am
Re:Elastomer # of coats? (calling Mike Hanks)
Wayne -- 11/13/2002, 8:48 pm
Re:Elastomer # of coats? (calling Mike Hanks)
Shawn Baker -- 11/14/2002, 9:18 am
Re: Material: Elastomer # of coats?
sage -- 11/13/2002, 10:53 am
Folder Coaching *LINK*
Wayne -- 11/13/2002, 11:22 am