As I understand it, DEET is very damaging to plastics...even paint! -----Original Message----- From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net]On Behalf Of Dave Kruger Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 9:51 AM To: PaddleWise Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] UV protection "Dave Williams" wrote: > > Here's a potentially goofy question: what would happen if you put suntan > lotion on a plastic kayak? Would it actually offer some UV protection? Is > it possible that it could harm the plastic? Doubt the sun tan lotion would hurt it, although my guess would be 303 is the right stuff. It might not be easy to obtain in SE Asia. Anything with a high hydrocarbon content may "soften" the plastic (gas, oil, diesel), but most sun tan lotions are based on some natural oil such as coconut oil. 303 is a water-based emulsion of plasticizer (what leaches out of the plastic with time) and a UV shielder, IIRC. They have a Web site: http://www.303-products.com/ -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Mar 14 2000 - 06:52:50 PST
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