Cloggy 1 #1 April 6, 2004 From searching through the post I see that Scothgard with the red cap is recommended. Unfortunately that is not on sale here in Europe, at least I can't find it. Would it be OK to use the green cap water repellent stuff? What will be the difference compared to the red cap, will it change the fabric much more, is it more difficult to apply etc.?? I'm a bit hesitant to use something that's not first choice on my brand new rig... Thanks, Bart Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #2 April 6, 2004 First of all, call your rig manufacturer. If it's Sun Path I can tell you now that they will recommend the red cap version. IMHO you will be better off ordering it online. You can find multiple sources HERE. One of them is bound to ship to Europe.Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #3 April 6, 2004 Have someone stateside by some for you and mail it to you . . . I'm assuming we have it here. Or look for it online to order. I would use what they tell you to use. Kelly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Praetorian 1 #4 April 6, 2004 you'll have trouble trying to mail aerosol cans to Europe .. or anywhere for that matter (I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure) Good Judgment comes from experience...a lot of experience comes from bad judgment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloggy 1 #5 April 7, 2004 Thanks for the help all! I think it would be difficult indeed to get something like aerosol cans shipped... And it seems the cost of shipping is going to be three times the cost of the can... I contacted 3M in Europe, see what they have to say. Maybe it's not a bad idea to waterproof my rig with the green stuff: we have a small PA-competition coming up with approach over a lake.. Maybe I'm going to try the green stuff on a small area like the legstraps, see how that turns out. I'm still curious why the red cap stuff is recommended over the green stuff: will it look much different or is it more difficult to apply?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #6 April 7, 2004 QuoteI'm still curious why the red cap stuff is recommended over the green stuff: will it look much different or is it more difficult to apply?? I think it's because anything other than the Red Cap is too heavy and may stain the rig. When I did mine, Sun Path warned me that I must keep shaking the can during application so the liquid didn't clot as it was being sprayed. Aggie told me that a clot of Scotchguard will stain the rig. There's another thread here about that. I think you really should email or call the rig manufacturer before using anything other than Red Cap.Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloggy 1 #7 April 7, 2004 Quote .... I think you really should email or call the rig manufacturer before using anything other than Red Cap. Thanks for your help. I thought I'd looked at all the threads, but I seem to have missed the one about the clotting. My rig is from an European manufacturer (Parachutes de France) so I doubt they will have much experience with the Scotchgard. I'll drop them a line anyway and I'll get back here when I've an answer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
