Is there any fireproof material that can be used for streamers without wadding?
I know about standard crepe party streamers, but I would like something a little more durable.
Ultimately, material that comes in rolls, and in a florescent or DayGlo color would be ideal.
Thanks for any leads!
I supose you could dye kevlar a flourescent color, or pehaps even nomex cloth or paper...and there is of course teflon tape....
shockie B)
According to shockwaveriderz :
You might have better luck with a light fabric of some non-melting composition (eg: cotton) treated with a flame retardant.
Try "foilmark" pp2510 etc...
mostly, it has not melted yet for me, mostly
rolled into a roll, and tossed out at ejection.
better then the crape paper anyway, not a contest winner, unless you plan to make an ARCH.
How about aluminum foil reinforced with tape? that sounds like it would work.... wouldn't look good however...
-- TAI FU
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shockie B)
Sorry for the delay!
I don't see any red, yellow or orange teflon tape at McMaster. Can you give me a catalog number please? This sounds great.
I am pursuing nomex and ProBan fabrics, and also fireretardant applied to non-plastic fabrics.
Thanks!
Page 2177, "Pipe Thread Sealant Tape". Find this page by typing "teflon tape" into the McMaster-Carr web page
The colors are light green, light orange, light red, or light yellow. ... and the key word here is "light". The light orange I bought is what I would call "beige".
I didn't see the original post, but plain crepe sold in party stores everywhere is flameproofed. Back in the "good old days" Centuri used it as their wadding. For bigger models, instead of the 2" rolls, I get the 20" long sheets and cut it to the appropriate width on a paper cutter.
What I'm looking for a source for is the tissue squares used to build parade floats. They're flameproofed already, and pre-cut. You cover your float with CHICKEN wire, and then push a square into each hole. This is what Quest uses for their wadding.
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