RE: [Paddlewise] 303 on gaskets

Hi Bob,

 Someone may correct on this, but I don't believe that 303 penetrates
the latex but simply forms a barrier coating on the surface.  You
shouldn't need to turn your whole drysuit inside out to coat the
"interior" surfaces of the gaskets, just turn the gasket itself inside
out, treat it, then pull it out so that the "exterior" surface is
exposed and give it a coating.  It takes me only a minute or two to do
all five gaskets.

Dave Seng
Juneau, Alaska

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Hume [mailto:bhume_at_micronet.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 1998 8:27 AM
> To: PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net
> Subject: [Paddlewise] 303 on gaskets
> 
> 
> 	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
> 
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