to adhere to the ground tarp you might want to use 4"-6" painters tape... but in general there really is no need for that (at least in the desert). The weight of the panels creates a pretty neat seal.
On Thu Feb 05 2015 at 6:00:57 PM hal muskat <[email protected]> wrote: > Alex, how effective is the adhesive? How would this wallpaper work if used > as strips, to adhere the ground tarp to outside walls? > > thanks, Hal > > > On Feb 5, 2015, at 4:27 PM, Alex Gorbatchev <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Wallpaper? Easy to apply, little to no moop. > > > On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 1:14:07 PM UTC-8, eric conner wrote: >> >> Thanks everyone! Dan, I am more interested in paint for decoration so >> ink / markers could be a good option. Any suggestions there? >> >> Simple Sharpies could work, but I couldn't find much info on their heat >> resistance. This material safety data sheet just says "boiling point >> somewhere over 100F" which isn't very helpful >> http://www.sharpie.co.uk/pdf/SharpiePro.pdf >> >> They also offer industrial markers that have ratings up to 500F which >> could be better >> http://www.sharpie.com/enus/pages/proindustrial.aspx >> >> Maybe something like this? >> http://www.durablesupply.com/higtemacmar4.html#.VMv0A17F_tI >> >> Maybe temperature is not much of a concern though? >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 7:27 AM, Jake von Slatt <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I painted last year's yurt and ended up mooping with tweezers. If you do >>> paint, don't paint the aluminum tape that protects the bifil tape from the >>> sun. It was these flexible areas where all my peeling happened. >>> >>> If you are dealing with panels with logos on both sides you can "wash" >>> the logo off of the silver side with an acetone soaked rag. Use a >>> respirator. >>> >>> This year I'm building a pentayurt and am going to experiment with >>> sealing the bifil tape with this stuff: http://simaintl.com/ >>> store/aluminum_mylar_PET_tape.html >>> >>> Cheers! >>> >>> Jake. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 6:57:53 PM UTC-5, eric conner wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> Newbie here, 2015 will be my first burn. I stumbled across a thread on >>>> hexayurts and decided that I have to build one. >>>> >>>> A couple of questions: >>>> >>>> 1) Can anyone recommend a good space to test a build in the Bay Area? >>>> Ideally I'd be able to erect the yurt and stay in it over a weekend as a >>>> test run. I live in a tiny apartment in the city and have no space to >>>> experiment with nearby. >>>> >>>> 2) What is the consensus on painting one of these? I know paint will >>>> reduce the heat resistance of the insulation by some amount, but are there >>>> other practical risks to painting? And if not, what kind of paint would be >>>> ideal? >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> -Eric >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "hexayurt" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hexayurt" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
