Date:	Fri, 23 Sep 1994 16:11:26 -1000
From:	jason.stotter@oubbs.telecom.uoknor.edu
Message-Id: <9409232111.0TRON00@oubbs.telecom.uoknor.edu>
Organization: Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Subject: ARMOR-ALL VS. KEVLAR


It was suggested to me that I rub down the Kevlar lines on my Rev II with a
cloth wet with armor-all.  They said it would take some of the roughness out of
the Kevlar and protect it from UV, dirt, and stuff.  -Make the lines slick :) 
Has anyone heard of this being done?  Is it OK for the lines?  I doesn't say
anything about Kevlar on the bottle, but I guess that's because armor-all is
for dashboards and tires.

I wanted to ask someone before I do it and watch the armor-all eat the lines.

Good winds to everyone,

Jason Stotter
jason.stotter@oubbs.telecom.uoknor.edu



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Date:	Sat, 24 Sep 1994 16:44:24 -1000
From:	mgraves@leadingedg.win.net (Michael Graves)
Message-Id: <1106@leadingedg.win.net>
Subject: Re: ARMOR-ALL VS. KEVLAR

 
In article <9409232111.0TRON00@oubbs.telecom.uoknor.edu>, jason.stotter@oubbs.telecom.uoknor.edu (jason.stotter@oubbs.telecom.uoknor.edu) writes:
>
>It was suggested to me that I rub down the Kevlar lines on my Rev II with a
>cloth wet with armor-all.  They said it would take some of the roughness out of
>the Kevlar and protect it from UV, dirt, and stuff.  -Make the lines slick :) 
>Has anyone heard of this being done?  Is it OK for the lines?  I doesn't say
>anything about Kevlar on the bottle, but I guess that's because armor-all is
>for dashboards and tires.

Armor All is basically a silicon lubricant, and should reduce the
binding you sometimes feel with kevlar. Ron Reich recommends using
a silicon lubricant on team lines somewhere in "Kite Precision",
his excellent book. Oddly enough Armor All is also very close to
the UV protectant that Bainbride puts on its sailcloth. It's one
down side is that it never really feels dry once you have applied
it.

Michael Graves 



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Date:	Mon, 26 Sep 1994 06:13:29 -1000
From:	sasaki@das.harvard.edu (Marty Sasaki)
Message-Id: <CwqvqI.Lq9@das.harvard.edu>
Organization: Harvard University OIT/NSD
Subject: Re: ARMOR-ALL VS. KEVLAR


In article <9409232111.0TRON00@oubbs.telecom.uoknor.edu>, jason.stotter@oubbs.telecom.uoknor.edu writes:
>It was suggested to me that I rub down the Kevlar lines on my Rev II with a
>cloth wet with armor-all.  They said it would take some of the roughness out of
>the Kevlar and protect it from UV, dirt, and stuff.  -Make the lines slick :) 
>Has anyone heard of this being done?  Is it OK for the lines?  I doesn't say
>anything about Kevlar on the bottle, but I guess that's because armor-all is
>for dashboards and tires.

It shouldn't harm your Kevlar and it might help.

I've used Armor-All and Son-of-a-gun on Spectra flying lines. It does
help get them smooth. Be careful though and let the lines dry before
dragging them across sand where the lines can pick up the grit and
defeat the addition of the slick stuff...

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