Howdy, 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? Cheers, Dave Dave Williams dave_at_paddleasia.com http://paddleasia.com *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> 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? > > Dave Williams > Dave, I'm not sure about plastic kayaks and I'm not a chemist, but I do know that sunscreen is a BIG NO-NO around flylines, which are also plastic, though not as big a no-no as bug dope. I'd drop a quick email to a manufacturer of plastic boats (Dagger folks are usually really quick to respond) and see what the official line is. It might also depend on the type of plastic used, too, as I imagine there are several different formulas in use. I'd be interested in knowing what you find out. Cheers, Steve =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Steven Jarvis sjarvis_at_dicksonstreet.com Fayetteville, Arkansas USA =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
"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/ ***************************************************************************
I'm not a chemist either, but there is a lot of plastic there... it would take an awful lot of sunscreen to do much damage. Robert > From: "Steven W. Jarvis" <sjarvis_at_dicksonstreet.com> > Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 07:54:51 -0600 > To: paddler_at_loxinfo.co.th, Paddlewise <PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net> > Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] UV protection > > Dave, > > I'm not sure about plastic kayaks and I'm not a chemist, but I do know that > sunscreen is a BIG NO-NO around flylines, which are also plastic, though not > as big a no-no as bug dope. I'd drop a quick email to a manufacturer of > plastic boats (Dagger folks are usually really quick to respond) and see > what the official line is. It might also depend on the type of plastic used, > too, as I imagine there are several different formulas in use. > > I'd be interested in knowing what you find out. > > Cheers, > > Steve *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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? Seeing as how that bottle of suntan lotion on your shelf is probably made of polyethelene, I doubt if what's inside it will hurt your kayak. A better choice, though, would be 303 protectant, which is designed to provide UV protection for rubber, fabric, and plastic. It may not be available in your part of the world, but it should be. Steve *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I wrote; >I think I will work on building a tolerance for bugs. Either that or always >bring my nephew the bug magnet along....... John Fereira wrote: > > > You don't paddle a tandem boat, do you. > Nope. I paddle a Current Designs Caribou, and lust after an Extreme. I'm pretty solidly in the one person one boat camp. The nephew will just have to water-ski behind me! :-) Mike -- Paddling along through fog so thick that only one's thoughts are visible, your reverie is abruptly shattered by the ancient cry of a great blue heron as she lifts uncertainly from the brilliant blue of a mussel-shell beach witnessed only by the brooding, wet spruce....your passage home seems as much back through time as it does through space. Mark H Hunt *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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