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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Shrinking Canvas
By:Rehd
Date: 3/28/2003, 7:37 pm
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: Shrinking Canvas (John)

: OK, I skinned my kayak and dragged it outside to hose it down. I noticed a
: lot of white foam coming off the canvas as I wet it down and scrubed the
: water into the fabric. I assume this stuff is the sizing I was warned
: about. Do I have to keep going until there is no more foam or is a good
: soaking enough.

: Hurry, my water bill is getting out of hand. And its suppose to get cold when
: the sun goes down.

Mine did basically the same thing, and I just wet it and let it sit out for a couple of hours to shrink/dry. Worked fine and I had no problems with either the elastomeric sealer or latex paint. Have fun!

Rehd

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Shrinking Canvas
John -- 3/28/2003, 6:17 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Shrinking Canvas
Rehd -- 3/28/2003, 7:37 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Shrinking Canvas
West -- 3/28/2003, 11:04 pm