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4th August 2007, 10:07 AM
Frivolous thread for the weekend: As I understand it, Permatrace is plastic-based (polyester I think). so why does it smell like dead fish when it's wet? anyone know?
Got them 'ol Pipeline blues agin'...
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5th August 2007, 03:49 AM
I have no idea why, but it's not pleasant! Especially in closed Portacabins.
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5th August 2007, 10:19 AM
never used to - in fact it used to be a pleasamt odour. I suspect they have taken out the toxic substance which stopped it smelling
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5th August 2007, 12:27 PM
I am not sure what chemicals are involved but I remember being told that drawing film is 'surface treated' so as to make it durable, waterproof and eraser friendly. I guess getting it wet, releases the residual mixture.
Thought for the day: Could it actually be that fish smell like permatrace rather than the other way round?
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5th August 2007, 01:17 PM
I was told that it was made from fish scales, don't remember who told me it or if it is actually true though...
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8th August 2007, 10:06 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by lucy78green
I was told that it was made from fish scales, don't remember who told me it or if it is actually true though...
Lucy
thanks
thats actually what we told our work experience girl! No. It's not true. also, your right, it [i]didn't[i]used to smell, did it.
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8th August 2007, 11:24 PM
Talking of which... Past Horizons Tool store will be selling A3, A2 and 20m rolls of the fishy stuff ... no more searching.. !
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Why does wet permatrace smell so rotten?
