Paul Raymond
Mon, 12 Feb 2001 18:25:40 -0800
OOps, I deleted the original question. If you are looking to glue on keel strips, my used Klepper came with a keel stripping kit from the Klepper Service Center. It comes with long strips of stripping (hypalon, in my case) and a big can of rubber cement, so that it can be peeled off in the future. You should treat the keel stripping as sacrificial. Do not use pvc cement. This will permanently bond the pvc, and you will never get it off without serious damage to the original hull material. I suspect the same for two part contact cement. I haven't tried gluing pvc with rubber cement, so try it first. The directions went like this. Assemble boat. Outline keelstips on hull. Sand past outline by 1/4 inch with 60 grit paper, and wipe with white gas. (whatever that is, I skipped that) Brush on rubber cement and allow to become tacky (About 25 minutes). Apply a second coat, and let it start to tack up. Roll on keel stripping, do not lift up after it has come in contact with rubber cemnt. Use a spoon to roll press down on strip. Let dry for two to three days. I didn't do the whole keel, only the back two feet where some brasion had occurred. Hope this helps. Paul _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ######################################################### Foldingboats Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside Foldingboats or Foldingboats archives without author's permission Submissions: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscriptions: [EMAIL PROTECTED] #########################################################