What about double sided indoor/outdoor carpet tape. You use it to make blue tarp sails for homebuilts. It's available at Lowe's and comparable stores. Works good on tarp sails. Goes on like Larry's "double nothing."
Lewis Baumstark WWP 19; WWP 15; Scorpion ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Olson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 12:40 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Sail repairs > Larry, > > In the graphic design shop at Boeing, we used double-backed adhesive > sheets that we affectionately called 'double nothing'. We used it for > mounting letters on signs and attaching various printed material to foam > core and plex. > > The stuff--although tricky to work with--would create a permanent bond. > Essentualy, it was a layer of adhesive between to sheets of waxy paper. > We would strip one side off and apply it to whatever we wanted to have > mounted. Then gradually strip the other side as the material was laid > and squeegied to the substrate. > > The stuff came in rolls of various lengths. I think that any frame shop > would have it. > > We would use spray adhesive from time to time, but it was never > permanent. It always peeled at the edges. > > --Bob > > Larry E Yake wrote: > > >Thanks Connie. I have their catalog, and that was the first place I > >looked, but didn't find anything that exactly fit the bill. They sell > >replacement sail letters that are adhesive backed, but even they have to > >be stitched afterwards. I think I'll try that aircraft adhesive that > >Clarence (I think?) advised, if I can find that e-mail again. > >Larry Yake > > > >On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 10:50:25 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > > >>Hi Larry, > >> > >>Call > >> > >> SAILRITE > >> 1-800-348-2769 > >> 305 West Van Buren Street > >> PO Box 987 > >> Columbus City, IN 46725 > >> > >>and get their catalog. > >> > >>They supply everything you need for sail building - they supply you > >>with > >>a complete sail building kit; - sail maintenance and sail repair, as > >>well > >>as tools, hardware and accessories. > >> > >>If you haven't heard of them, they are as important to know for > >>sail > >>"stuff" as a WEST catalog is for equipment. > >> > >>Connie > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
