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| Author: | Burley Burlando [ Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | old hiking stick |
My 1984 standard white hiking stick gives me fiberglass burrs everytime I use it. I was thinking of putting polyurathane on it after a good sand. Any other ideas? |
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| Author: | srm [ Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:50 am ] |
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That sounds about right. It probably sat out in the sun too long. I would give it a light sand (wearing gloves & long sleeves) and then coat it with something to seal the exposed fibers- polyurethane, paint, resin. sm |
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| Author: | DavidBell47 [ Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:12 am ] |
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Hmmmmmmm. I wish I'd thought of that when I first started sailing (before I went to the Arriba stick). I used friction tape. Well, it did give the stick an excellent grip. Oh well . . . you sail and learn. |
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| Author: | Rick Buchanan [ Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:02 pm ] |
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Have you considered using heat shrink tubing? If you don't leave the stick out in the hot sun all the time it might be an alternative to doing a lot of sanding and painting or glassing. A good electronics store (Frys on the west coast) should have long sections in stock. It's just an idea... Rick |
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| Author: | Burley Burlando [ Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:47 am ] |
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I sanded it with 320 and then put two coats of polyurathane on it. Took 10 min. and looks and feels new. Thanks, Nate |
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