I am laughin cuz im thinking if your on fire, who the hell cares what
happens to the patch, if the thread is melting im thinkin you outa be hoping
for a crew worker coming with an extinguisher.
"Hey can ya put the fire out on my patch before the thread melts"
hehe
dan
From: "Flash." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [F500] SCCA Patch
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:30:22 -0500
good point - the patches proly aren't made with nomex so why sew them on
with it.
On 3/16/07, Phil Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Use cotton thread. In the case of a fire, the cotton will burn and the
> patch will fall off. Don't use nylon thread because it will melt. You
> can test the thread by burning it with a match. If it burns through,
> fine. If it melts like plastic, don't use it.
>
> Some do use Nomex thread. I have read both opinions, but I want my
> patches to come off instead of burning in place if I ever have to deal
> with that.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> Christopher Eveland
> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 9:15 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [F500] SCCA Patch
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> When sewing the SCCA patch on my new driver suit, do I need to use nomex
> thread or anything? The patch doesn't look fire proof or anything, so
> I'm guessing not, but don't want to mess up. Thanks!
>
> -Chris
>
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