Mark Arnold wrote: > A friend went to a local boating store and asked for some UV protectant > for her kayak. She was told not to "waste her money since that stuff > does not do any good". I have always heard ( and repeated) that 303 > is an effective product especially for rubber hatches and poly kayaks. > I have used it for numerous years, but never really did a test to look > for differences. Is there new thinking on the use of 303 and/or UV > protecting waxes? No. OTOH, it is of limited value on fiberglass, which if pigmented, has its own UV protection. On rubber and stuff like Hypalon, it is useful. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Mar 19 2007 - 09:53:17 PDT
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