Gene T Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Just finished skinning my Longshot The 11.5 oz dacron worked out pretty well in that the hull skin is tight and no wrinkles. On the deck however, I managed to end up with more than I would like. My questions are, when I practiced skinning on another object, I could not iron out the wrinkles or skrink the fabric. Was my iron not hot enough? Or am I just impatient? thanks gene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudzu Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Both probably. But the 11 oz doesn't have much shrink because of the tight weave but it will shrink some. But you have to get it pretty hot too. But keep n mind it is a skin boat and it will have some wrinkles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchmellow Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Although I used the 8 oz. recycled fabric I had similar questions and some of the responses may help you. There was a detailed response about calibrating the iron that was especially helpful. Good luck. Here's the link to my post: http://www.messing-about.com/forums/topic/8680-heat-shrinking-question/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene T Posted January 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Thank you to Jeff and mitchmellow. I obtained a hotter working iron and ironed out the wrinkles. Better than I could have guessed it would. It has it's first coat of paint and I love the results of the build. Jeff, you created a hot looking boat that will drive me nuts not to use till April. That's when the ice usually leaves the lake open. It weighed in at 34 pounds. I don't know how much the several coats of paint is going to add. Thanks again to all who helped, whether you knew it or not. I read the forum and it's a great resource. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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