So where does one buy latex solution these days?
Regards,
Jerry Moos Houston, TX
Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net> wrote:
Ted Ernst wrote:
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> How about a few more hints from some of the other cogniscenti di gruppo.
> Ted Ernst
> Palos Verdes Estates, CA
You've pretty much covered it Ted!!!
I'd just add that here in SoCal it is important to "solution" the sidewalls of tubulars once in a while to keep them from drying out and deteriorating really fast. Here in LA when the Santanas* blow the humidity will get down to 4 to 7%; that and the endless sunny days really dry out sewup sidewalls! A little distilled water mixed in with the latex solution, applied with an "acid" brush, dusted with talc after it dries to cut the stickiness, and you're good to go!
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA
*In Raymond Chandler's story Red Wind, Santa Anas are introduced as "those hot dry [winds] that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks. Anything can happen."
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