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Re: Other: shrink wrap
By:scottbaxter
Date: 11/17/2011, 2:22 pm
In Response To: Other: shrink wrap (jwuts)

: I needed to put my unfinished kayak outside untill spring. It is
: all glassed and bulkheads are installed it is not varnished. I
: shrink wraped it and put a tarp over that to keep the sun out.
: Does anyone see a problem with the shrink wrap reacting to the
: epoxy. I would hate to unwrape it to find it stuck to the boat.
: Any ideas on this. I live in Washington State so it will get
: cold and wet but not to hot. Thanks for any imput.
I think shrink wrap would have the potential of holding mosture in unless you did it well. My biggest concern would be keeping it out of the sun and not occaisonal moisture. I would say just a tarp preferably elivated above the kayak so air can move around.

Messages In This Thread

Other: shrink wrap
jwuts -- 11/17/2011, 2:13 pm
Re: Other: shrink wrap
scottbaxter -- 11/17/2011, 2:22 pm
DITTO! *NM*
Jeff Horton -- 11/17/2011, 2:24 pm
Re: Other: shrink wrap
Etienne Muller -- 11/17/2011, 3:15 pm
Re: Other: shrink wrap
Paul Davies -- 11/17/2011, 7:17 pm