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Re: fabrics
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 12/24/2001, 12:40 pm
In Response To: Re: fabrics (Erez)

: hi PGJ & Ning,

: I didn't made my sof (yet), but I was planning to seal any stitches
: and sewns with contact cement.

That will make a pretty ugly yellow mess on the seams. If you just coat the seams with a few layers of whatever you're coating the fabric with, they will seal fine. The only leakage problems I've had are at the points where the deck lines pass through the skin. These need to be sealed with something flexible.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: SEVERAL HEADACHE QUESTIONS
Ning -- 12/17/2001, 8:37 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: SEVERAL HEADACHE QUESTIONS
Jay Babina -- 12/19/2001, 2:00 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: SEVERAL HEADACHE QUESTIONS
Ning -- 12/19/2001, 10:36 pm
Re: fabrics
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/20/2001, 9:57 pm
Re: fabrics
Erez -- 12/21/2001, 9:58 pm
Re: fabrics
Brian Nystrom -- 12/24/2001, 12:40 pm
Re: fabrics
Ning -- 12/21/2001, 10:12 am
Re: fabrics
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/24/2001, 3:33 pm
Re: fabrics
Ning -- 12/26/2001, 2:02 pm
Re: fabrics *Pic*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/26/2001, 5:32 pm
Re: fabrics
Ning -- 12/27/2001, 8:13 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: SEVERAL HEADACHE QUESTIONS
Bob Kelim -- 12/20/2001, 8:53 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: SEVERAL HEADACHE QUESTIONS
Ning -- 12/20/2001, 9:14 am
13 ounce polyester
Brian Nystrom -- 12/19/2001, 3:42 pm
Re: 13 ounce polyester
Jay Babina -- 12/20/2001, 9:16 am
Re: 13 ounce polyester
Brian Nystrom -- 12/20/2001, 1:05 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: SEVERAL HEADACHE QUESTIONS
Matthew -- 12/18/2001, 2:05 pm