Re: [Paddlewise] Yakima roundbar slippage/new rack

From: <Bhansen97_at_aol.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 12:31:48 EDT
I haven't had the problem with rolling Yakima bars. Just lucky, I guess. 

But here's a thought for those who do have that problem: Several people have 
recommended bonding emery paper to the inside of the clamps which grip the 
bars. Sounds like a simple and effective fix. 

Others have been told to strip away the plastic coating from the bars (just 
where the clamps go) and wrap the bars with masking tape. The result has been 
rusting of the bars. So - Rather than strip away the plastic bar coating, why 
not contact cement (or epoxy) a bit of emery cloth to the *outside of the 
plastic* which coats the bars? Might have to sand that coating lightly first 
- and would have to be careful not to wrap too much emery paper around the 
bar.
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