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    Posted: 27 Apr 13 at 7:54pm
well, dunked the sail in nikwax and its now dry - feels nice and slippy, also used the contents of the bucket on my cover, judging by the water repellant patio I now have after spilling some , it is quite interesting stuff
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Originally posted by Ian29937

I've tried Nikwax and Holmenkol back to back on two kites I had and found the latter lasted a lot longer. Was converted from there on in!

But was that the more recent Nikwax TX Version 11.1 "lasts up to 5x longer!"  ?
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I got ours Holmenkol'd last year (through Doyle Sails) and it has been worth every penny
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I've tried Nikwax and Holmenkol back to back on two kites I had and found the latter lasted a lot longer. Was converted from there on in!
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Cheers, I'm off to the nearest outdoor shop in a bit, I'll try nikwax on the spinny and lube the shoot - I've got some silicone lube somewhere in the garage for the chute - hopefully I'll get everything slipping nicely
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Should add that I rinse the salt out of my kite every Sunday, and hose the cute with fresh water, which I suspect is at least as important.
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I've applied Fabsil to tired kites using both a manual trigger pump spray and a pressurised, pump-up garden spray. Both worked well.
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Originally posted by sawman


neat, that helps

spray? paint? or bucket?

Nikwax?  In a bucket.  Seems to be important to put the article in the hand-warm water, then add the Nikwax (as directed) rather than mixing the water and Nikwax first.
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Originally posted by Medway Maniac

Fabsil and other cheaper alternatives to Sailkote discussed here:


I use Nikwax TX.Direct wash-in waterproofer* every few months to good effect on my now 6 year old kite. 
[* cheaper if you buy the 1 litre bottle]

neat, that helps

spray? paint? or bucket?
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We spray with BSK Knitting Spray which is designed to make yarn run smoothly through a knitting machine. Available by mail order from BSK in Bedford. It's good on bolt ropes too.
 
Haven't tried Fabsil on a kite though we've sprayed it onto our tents many times with a garden sprayer. It's available from any camping shop.
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