Comments on: To Waterproof Hemp Rope? http://hemp4victory.wordpress.com/2008/03/10/to-waterproof-hemp-rope/ Post Your Questions and Answers about Industrial Hemp. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:46:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Chris NZ http://hemp4victory.wordpress.com/2008/03/10/to-waterproof-hemp-rope/#comment-669 Chris NZ Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:15:11 +0000 http://hemp4victory.wordpress.com/2008/03/10/to-waterproof-hemp-rope/#comment-669 I also would like to water proof a rope with tung oil or linseed. I believe it needs to be saturated, not just on the outside of the rope, so how would I go about it? I thought about soaking it in a bucket, but I wonder if it would ever dry properly. Thinning the oil might help? I also would like to water proof a rope with tung oil or linseed. I believe it needs to be saturated, not just on the outside of the rope, so how would I go about it?

I thought about soaking it in a bucket, but I wonder if it would ever dry properly. Thinning the oil might help?

]]> By: Victor http://hemp4victory.wordpress.com/2008/03/10/to-waterproof-hemp-rope/#comment-420 Victor Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:15:45 +0000 http://hemp4victory.wordpress.com/2008/03/10/to-waterproof-hemp-rope/#comment-420 Hemp rots due to capillary action which allows it to seem dry while still holding water. To avoid this, a dry hemp rope must either be 'tarred' with a surface waterproofing substance, or imbued with a liquid plastic substance, (like Tung Oil) which will pass into the fiber capillaries and prevent water from accumulating there. Hemp rots due to capillary action which allows it to seem dry while still holding water. To avoid this, a dry hemp rope must either be ‘tarred’ with a surface waterproofing substance, or imbued with a liquid plastic substance, (like Tung Oil) which will pass into the fiber capillaries and prevent water from accumulating there.

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