Hi guys surfing around the internet i found this advice.
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Mix polyester resin with mentholated spirits (20% metho) This thins out the resin and makes it easier to work. Then work the resin into the sail, one side only needed, with a rag. Try to spread it as much as you can as you don’t need to soak the sail, the resin only need to be rubbed into the surface. I use about 250ml per 8m2 of sail. That is about $10. Leave the sail a couple of days and you will have a crisp sail again. Leave for about a week then use. You have just saved thousands on the cost of a new sail.
the natural consensus is that the shape will still be baggy and performance wont be greatly increased, BUT the experimenter side of me wants to try this theory. (i know its not the greatest idea but common guys lets do a brainstorm )
any ideas or alternatives of how can i do this?
1- resin with no hardener ????
2- can epoxy be used??
3-what about clear waterbased polyester resin, diluted with water
4-what percentage of resin/acetone or denatured alcohol
5- read on a kite forum they use scothguard waterproof spray to return the crispy feeling to kites
quote:
Mix polyester resin with mentholated spirits (20% metho) This thins out the resin and makes it easier to work. Then work the resin into the sail, one side only needed, with a rag. Try to spread it as much as you can as you don’t need to soak the sail, the resin only need to be rubbed into the surface. I use about 250ml per 8m2 of sail. That is about $10. Leave the sail a couple of days and you will have a crisp sail again. Leave for about a week then use. You have just saved thousands on the cost of a new sail.
the natural consensus is that the shape will still be baggy and performance wont be greatly increased, BUT the experimenter side of me wants to try this theory. (i know its not the greatest idea but common guys lets do a brainstorm )
any ideas or alternatives of how can i do this?
1- resin with no hardener ????
2- can epoxy be used??
3-what about clear waterbased polyester resin, diluted with water
4-what percentage of resin/acetone or denatured alcohol
5- read on a kite forum they use scothguard waterproof spray to return the crispy feeling to kites