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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Clear Vynil skin
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 8/4/2013, 1:59 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Clear Vynil skin (ancient kayaker)

Clear mylar can be heat shrunk, don't think that vinyl will shrink, most likely it'll stretch.

Mylar, or better Tedlar ( a mylar - teflon laminate) would be a fine cover but it's not inexpensive and won't heat shrink well in the thickness required.

The Tedlar (trade name) is much more UV resistant than plain mylar. Might look around at ultralight aircraft suppliers, at one time it was a popular cover for them, have been away from that market for years so not sure anymore.

Bill H.

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Skin-on-Frame: Clear Vynil skin
Fernando Coelho Jr -- 8/1/2013, 10:49 am
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ancient kayaker -- 8/1/2013, 1:43 pm
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Fernando Coelho Jr -- 8/1/2013, 2:16 pm
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Charles Robinson -- 8/1/2013, 5:40 pm
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Fernando Coelho Jr -- 8/1/2013, 6:00 pm
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Charles Robinson -- 8/1/2013, 6:09 pm
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Fernando Coelho Jr -- 8/1/2013, 6:44 pm
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Jeff Horton -- 8/1/2013, 7:43 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 8/2/2013, 8:16 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/4/2013, 1:59 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/4/2013, 2:00 am
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ancient kayaker -- 8/5/2013, 5:52 pm
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Fernando Coelho Jr -- 8/6/2013, 6:52 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/1/2013, 8:14 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 8/2/2013, 12:07 am
Clear Vinyl - a more durable alternative *PIC*
Bob -- 8/2/2013, 5:07 pm
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Grant Glazer -- 8/3/2013, 6:49 am
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Fernando Coelho Jr -- 8/4/2013, 5:34 am
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Grant Glazer -- 8/4/2013, 5:45 am
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Fernando Coelho Jr -- 8/4/2013, 5:52 am
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Charles Robinson -- 8/4/2013, 8:15 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/5/2013, 12:44 am