Re: [Paddlewise] 303 on gaskets

From: <SGScorpio_at_aol.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 12:56:13 EST
In a message dated 11/24/98 9:33:47 AM Pacific Standard Time,
bhume_at_micronet.net writes:

<< 
 	I got a Kokotat Gore-Tex drysuit this summer.  For a 
 garment costing as much as it does, it is surprising it didn't 
 come with instructions and tips for use.  It did come with a 
 note describing the importance of using 303 on the gaskets.  
 One question I have about this -- Should I spray it on one side 
 of the gasket, wait, and wipe (per the instructions) and then 
 put the drysuit away, or should I turn the garment inside out 
 and then spray, wait and wipe the other side too?  In other 
 words, does the 303 penetrate the gasket sufficiently so that 
 treating only one side is sufficient?
 
 -- Bob Hume
  >>


BOB,

I squirt a bunch on both sides and then rub it in and hang it up.  I also
srpay the zipper on both sides as well as put Zip  Ease *on* the zipper teeth.
I also spray 303 on fastex buckles, nylon webbing, compass base, rubber
hatches, basically anything plastic or rubber that is exposed to the elements.
Steve Scherrer
President ACKS

Alder Creek Kayak and Canoe
250 NE Tomahawk Island Dr.
Portland, Oregon   97217

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