[Paddlewise] Foam Cover Material - 1/16" Dual Density Self Adhesive Foam Sheet

on 1/11/01 11:06 PM, Doug Lloyd at dlloyd_at_telus.net wrote:

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> Also, does anyone know of a good material to cover foam with, for creating a
> better looking finish after cutting and shaping foa? I'm doing up my wife's
> (Yvonne's) kayak, and speaker cloth looks rather water-retentive.
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Doug,

Go to Ken Rasmussen's web site at www.kayakfit.com and look at the photos to
see how he uses the 1/16" Dual Density Self Adhesive Foam sheets.  You can
buy it from him.  The outfitting on his Falcon was done about six years ago,
proof of how durable this stuff is.  No problems with it coming off.  It
won't follow deep compound curves though.  That's when we use the black
speaker fabric which you can see an example of in my skinboat on the photo
page.  The seat, hip pads, and knee braces are covered with the speaker
fabric.  If it is "water retentive" it was never an issue for me.

The 1/16 inch dual density self adhesive foam is easier to work with than
the speaker fabric as long as you don't have deep compound curves to follow.

Rex Roberton

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