I doubt that 303 penetrates very far into the gaskets -- if it did, it probably wouldn't have to be applied so frequently. I apply it inside and out. If you have rubber hatch covers, don't forget to apply it to them, too. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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 Web: http://www.aldercreek.com Email: aldercreek_at_aldercreek.com Phone: 503-285-0464 Fax: 503-285-0106 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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 > > ************************************************************** > ************* > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > ************************************************************** > ************* > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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