[Public-List] Cetol vs west systemRe: Seagrass

[John Birch]

Kris me ba'ye - what is a Greenie like you doing shrink wrapping - OMG, all 
those penguins are going to lose their homes.

I have gotten 17 winters on my one custom plastic Genco tarp - albeit with 
more holes in it than the Shroud of Turin.

You a secret DuPont Shareholder ???? ; )

Tisk tisk

Best

John - PS - you are using too much heat on the Shrink Wrap



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kris Coward" <kris at melon.org>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Cetol vs west systemRe: Seagrass


> On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 07:30:48PM -0700, Richard J Hughes wrote:
>> Considering redoing the toe rail around # 438. Is there any reason not to
>> redo it with 1 or 2 coats of west system and never do it again, as
>> opposed to 4 or 5 coats of cetol, and another yearly?
>
> This is a very uncommon case, but it applies to me, so I'll share it. If
> you shrinkwrap the boat for the winter, use oil/sealant. Otherwise when
> you take the heat gun to the shrink right near the toe rail, it will
> strip the varnish, epoxy, cetol, or whatever nice shiny coat you've laid
> down.
>
> Cheers,
> Kris
>
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