303 remains a very useful product for paddlers. As a UV protectant it's still desirable where needed for this purpose. It certainly prolongs the life of drysuit gaskets. As opposed to something like Armorall which was touted in previous years, it's not petroleum based so isn't a potential pollutant of the water you're paddling in. --And when I have a coating of it on my boat it seems to slip through the water much more easily and with less enrgy output on my part. Joe P. > 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. *************************************************************************** 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 - 10:18:05 PDT
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