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by OnDeck
Mon May 03, 2010 5:16 am
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: Clear P-Tex Topsheets....Opinions?
Replies: 13
Views: 6299

We probably have some printed cotton we could send you a sample of, and i believe we have 80m+ of the crown topsheet. If you like the printing we can set you up with our material suppliers and you can have a local print shop print them. Jeff, Can you weigh in on how much topsheet we have and how ma...
by OnDeck
Mon May 03, 2010 5:14 am
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: Clear P-Tex Topsheets....Opinions?
Replies: 13
Views: 6299

Uhmw is not really non-Stick, the reason you have a somewhat non-stick surface on your base is bc of wax. Back in my racing days we played with many things trying to keep snow off of the topsheets, the best thing was a automotive paste wax that you buff very well. Pledge also works well in wet heav...
by OnDeck
Fri Apr 30, 2010 6:38 am
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: Clear P-Tex Topsheets....Opinions?
Replies: 13
Views: 6299

Thanks! Crown is who turned me onto this stuff in the first place, but they didn't seem to have a good practical feel for it (or I wasn;t asking the right questions). When you say the ride is hard, does the the topsheet affect the flex by stiffening it? Or over-damping it? Any experience with non-st...
by OnDeck
Thu Apr 29, 2010 11:42 am
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: Clear P-Tex Topsheets....Opinions?
Replies: 13
Views: 6299

Clear P-Tex Topsheets....Opinions?

HAs anyone worked with tranparent p tex topsheets? if so, how did you like working with it? Any probems with bonding, accepting ink, etc? Im thinking of printing the underside and leaving the top clean. Anyone have any experience/opinons on how transparent ptex looks as a topsheet? Finally, I'm assu...
by OnDeck
Fri Apr 23, 2010 1:40 pm
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: Ultrathin "Durafilm"?
Replies: 2
Views: 1819

OK, thanks.

I need to ask around some more. Jones snowboards are also apprantly using some very thin film.

I really want to get into this stuff, it should be very light.
by OnDeck
Fri Apr 23, 2010 6:18 am
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: Ultrathin "Durafilm"?
Replies: 2
Views: 1819

Ultrathin "Durafilm"?

Just discovered this forum and it's like a stumbling on to a nugget of gold in my own back yard. I look forward to being able to contribute myself. I have a question, anyone's thoughts would be much appreciated. Some manafacturers (Arbor, Never Summer) apparantly use a tough, very thin nylon (assume...