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428 posts
Location: Mystic, Ct. USA
428 posts
Location: Mystic, Ct. USA
Posted:
so in the inundation of rain we have had the kevlar wicks on my fire fingers (which admittedly i dont use very often as of yet) got totally soaked because the bucket they were in outside leaked and got filled with water...long story. anyway, what's a good way to dry them out? my poi are fine, they were just dead towel anyway, but the kevlar is another story (and also the water did funky stuff to the latex coating on the finger wick handles!)it would be nice to just leave em in the sun for a few weeks but we just dont seem to be having any!floating away in connecticut...Pere
so in the inundation of rain we have had the kevlar wicks on my fire fingers (which admittedly i dont use very often as of yet) got totally soaked because the bucket they were in outside leaked and got filled with water...long story. anyway, what's a good way to dry them out? my poi are fine, they were just dead towel anyway, but the kevlar is another story (and also the water did funky stuff to the latex coating on the finger wick handles!)it would be nice to just leave em in the sun for a few weeks but we just dont seem to be having any!floating away in connecticut...Pere
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the henna lady
6,193 posts
Location: WNY, USA
the henna lady
6,193 posts
Location: WNY, USA
Posted:
Drip dry out of sun to avoid hard crustiness of latex, then back into the fuel for reconstitution. At least that's the best I can come up with!
*tossing Pere a life preserver*REPULSE------------------Pele Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir...
Drip dry out of sun to avoid hard crustiness of latex, then back into the fuel for reconstitution. At least that's the best I can come up with!
*tossing Pere a life preserver*REPULSE------------------Pele Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir... Pele
Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir
"Oooh look! A pub!" -exclaimed after recovering from a stupid fall
"And for the decadence of art, nothing beats a roaring fire." -TMK
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Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww...This happened to my POI
cuz I'm a lazy piece of crap! I performed at a wedding and then for a friend who I have a little crush on, then I got so preoccupied with flirting that I left my poi outside in an empty bucket... they got SOAKED. Erm... Pele, will you yell at me for this. They were big Kevlar stacks... I actually put them in fuel immediately and started doing burns again... at first the burns only lasted a few seconds, but three burns and a bunch of white gas later, they were dry and burning well again... but they're not as pretty as they used to be...
Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww...This happened to my POI
cuz I'm a lazy piece of crap! I performed at a wedding and then for a friend who I have a little crush on, then I got so preoccupied with flirting that I left my poi outside in an empty bucket... they got SOAKED. Erm... Pele, will you yell at me for this. They were big Kevlar stacks... I actually put them in fuel immediately and started doing burns again... at first the burns only lasted a few seconds, but three burns and a bunch of white gas later, they were dry and burning well again... but they're not as pretty as they used to be... BRONZE Member
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356 posts
Location: Paris, France
retired
356 posts
Location: Paris, France
Posted:
Pere, i had that problem with my kevlar wicks too back at the ECSP and they burnt like shit. What I did was to let them soak entirely in fuel (coleman or lamp oil) for a whole week without using them. Then after a couple of burns they came back to life.Nomad
Pere, i had that problem with my kevlar wicks too back at the ECSP and they burnt like shit. What I did was to let them soak entirely in fuel (coleman or lamp oil) for a whole week without using them. Then after a couple of burns they came back to life.Nomad
poo-bah
1,015 posts
Location: Austin TX USA
1,015 posts
Location: Austin TX USA
Posted:
In my experience, if you have waterlogged wicks, about three days hung out to dry in the air will leave them bone-dry, if you have reasonably dry weather.I suppose one might try baking them at low temperature in a toaster oven, but one might not want to use the toaster after that.Pere--did the latex turn milky? I think that's just a cosmetic defect. Not sure how/if that can be resolved (I guess I could check the latex fetishist's FAQ or something [not that I'm into that {not that there's anything wrong with that}]).
In my experience, if you have waterlogged wicks, about three days hung out to dry in the air will leave them bone-dry, if you have reasonably dry weather.I suppose one might try baking them at low temperature in a toaster oven, but one might not want to use the toaster after that.Pere--did the latex turn milky? I think that's just a cosmetic defect. Not sure how/if that can be resolved (I guess I could check the latex fetishist's FAQ or something [not that I'm into that {not that there's anything wrong with that}]).
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the henna lady
6,193 posts
Location: WNY, USA
the henna lady
6,193 posts
Location: WNY, USA
Posted:
Why woud I yell Twist? My theory is whatever works for you. The idea behind drying them out is that you won't get that weak burn and such.Here's a question, while fuel doesn't really rust the metal as much as continuously scorch...do you think you should check your chains/metal parts for any possible rusting? I am thinking rust mixed with fuel corrosion would not be pretty after a bit of time. I dunno though, I am not a scientist.------------------Pele Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir...
Why woud I yell Twist? My theory is whatever works for you. The idea behind drying them out is that you won't get that weak burn and such.Here's a question, while fuel doesn't really rust the metal as much as continuously scorch...do you think you should check your chains/metal parts for any possible rusting? I am thinking rust mixed with fuel corrosion would not be pretty after a bit of time. I dunno though, I am not a scientist.------------------Pele Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir...
Pele
Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir
"Oooh look! A pub!" -exclaimed after recovering from a stupid fall
"And for the decadence of art, nothing beats a roaring fire." -TMK
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I definitely had that thought (rust) when I woke up the next morning in a downpour... but they're OK.Poi maintenance before flirting people, poi maintenance before flirting! *Melodramatic look* Is any romantic interest really worth the health of your equipment...Hehehe.. why yell Cuz what with the glue and all, I have this vision of really neat wicks in Pele's hands.... mine were big goopy poopy messes...See the thread I'm about to start on wick wrapping!
I definitely had that thought (rust) when I woke up the next morning in a downpour... but they're OK.Poi maintenance before flirting people, poi maintenance before flirting! *Melodramatic look* Is any romantic interest really worth the health of your equipment...Hehehe.. why yell
Cuz what with the glue and all, I have this vision of really neat wicks in Pele's hands.... mine were big goopy poopy messes...See the thread I'm about to start on wick wrapping! member
428 posts
Location: Mystic, Ct. USA
428 posts
Location: Mystic, Ct. USA
Posted:
the latex turned all slimy and white, so yes milky i guess. plus there was fuel in the bucket so really it was a sort of fuel/water mix. you really had to see the rain we had to realize the magnitude of water we had here. i am a reasonably neat wrapper, dont do the whole glue thing, but im not the neatest or the messiest towel wrapper! Pere
the latex turned all slimy and white, so yes milky i guess. plus there was fuel in the bucket so really it was a sort of fuel/water mix. you really had to see the rain we had to realize the magnitude of water we had here. i am a reasonably neat wrapper, dont do the whole glue thing, but im not the neatest or the messiest towel wrapper! Pere
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383 posts
Location: Brisbane, Qld, Australia
383 posts
Location: Brisbane, Qld, Australia
Posted:
ummmmm..this actually happens to me all the time (my poi get rained on) .... I always just soak em in more kero and use em like normal...haven't noticed anything thats made me think it was a big deal
ummmmm..this actually happens to me all the time (my poi get rained on) .... I always just soak em in more kero and use em like normal...haven't noticed anything thats made me think it was a big deal
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Booojakasha
121 posts
Location: Brisbane QLD Australia
121 posts
Location: Brisbane QLD Australia
Posted:
I practice near a pool and every so often my equipment goes in (the hard part is getting it out again). I just spin it off a few times, re-soak and then I burn with then again. NO PROBLEM
I practice near a pool and every so often my equipment goes in (the hard part is getting it out again). I just spin it off a few times, re-soak and then I burn with then again. NO PROBLEM
Simply an excuse to play with fire.
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