Re: [Paddlewise] UV protection

It would make reentry real interesting.  Kind of like a greased pig.
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_pacifier.com>
To: PaddleWise <PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net>
Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 8:50 AM
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
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