> "Arthur Hebert" asks: > > I have the Aquaseal and the gaskets but no Cotol to clean the old gasket > prior to adhering the new gasket. I will be leaving the warm waters of the > south to paddle some colder waters with no time to wait for the shipping time > of the Cotol if ordered from a catalog. I couldn't find a generic equivalent- all I know is that it's a urethane curing agent. BUT... check fly fishing shops near your house. Aquaseal and Cotol is often sold for repairing neoprene waders. DIve shops might be a good source, too. -- mike --------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Edelman mje_at_spamcop.net http://www.foldingkayaks.org (nomadics) http://www.findascope.com (choosing a telescope) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Cotol is toluene. Someone said it would make the Aquaseal brittle. I use toluene to thin my Aquaseal and haven't observed any brittleness. I also use it so thin my Seamseal, which is the same polyurethane adhesive (but thinner) and also made by McNett, and it remains very flexible. The polymer moisture cures. The toluene evaporates. I am not sure how toluene accelerates the cure: perhaps it leaves voids that suck in humid air. Ken Cooperstein *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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