ironing pine tar

I did a pine tarring demonstration this weekend, and a couple of people
asked me about heating the ski and the applied pine tar with an iron. I
told them I thought it was a bad idea, and that you're better off heating
everything with a propane torch or a hair drier or paint stripper (in that
order...). Has anybody tried ironing in pine tar?


Tim

Tim Dudley wrote in message ...
I did a pine tarring demonstration this weekend, and a couple of people
asked me about heating the ski and the applied pine tar with an iron. I
told them I thought it was a bad idea, and that you're better off heating
everything with a propane torch or a hair drier or paint stripper (in that
order...). Has anybody tried ironing in pine tar?


I've had the best luck with a torch. A heat gun or hair dryer doesn't
seem to get hot enough. I havn't tried the iron.

Greg Fangel
(selling wooden skis like hot cakes...www.woodenskis.com)

(Greg Fangel) wrote in message . com...
Tim Dudley wrote in message ...
I did a pine tarring demonstration this weekend, and a couple of people
asked me about heating the ski and the applied pine tar with an iron. I
told them I thought it was a bad idea, and that you're better off heating
everything with a propane torch or a hair drier or paint stripper (in that
order...). Has anybody tried ironing in pine tar?


I've had the best luck with a torch. A heat gun or hair dryer doesn't
seem to get hot enough. I havn't tried the iron.

Greg Fangel
(selling wooden skis like hot cakes...www.woodenskis.com)

I've used torches in the past, the heatgun I use now gets hot enough
and gives a better warning before scorching than a torch. DON"T USE AN
IRON!

I have used an iron when desperate in the past, but it doesn't work as well
as a torch. It makes quite a stink, so only for outside use, I think.

I agree that a heat gun is the best way to go since you're not quite so
likely to burn your skis.
Blake

Last time I ironed on pine tar on my Fischer RCSs, it didn't work too well
;-)

Parham.