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tarp repair glue? Not needed now....
Keith wrote:
: Black will last a lot longer, if the heat isn't a problem. Black isn't optimal because it doesn't let the light in. Makes the interior of the boat shelter very dark even on the sunniest of days. And that's year around. In the summer, the black tarp would make it unbearably hot. That clear woven : stuff will be OK for a few months, but will still degrade in the sunlight. I manage to extend it's lifetime by putting a white tarp over the clear in teh summer. This wards off UV degradation and also reflects sunlight enough to keep the interior of the shelter much cooler than in sunlight. In winter the clear plastic is exposed to the sun - what little we get of it. And the angle of the rays of the sun is much less in the winter. I've had clear, non-UV protected, poly last several years - so long as snow loads don't destroy it. : "Gregg Germain" wrote in message : ... : Well no need to worry about repairing rips inthe tarp - this weekend's : Nor'easter took car of the cover. : : So now I have to get more plastic. There's the Greenhouse film, but : that seem slimited to 6 mil. I was wondering if there was another : source of clear poly plastic that's thicker than 6 mil. : : Jamestown also sells clear ploy with a weave in it to resist tears. I : might try that. : : : : -- : : : --- Gregg : "Improvise, adapt, overcome." : : Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics : Phone: (617) 496-1558 : -- --- Gregg "Improvise, adapt, overcome." Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Phone: (617) 496-1558 |
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