Cordura - Which side out?

[JaneYoung]

Cordura is a durable tough fabric. The key word is fabric. I understand that we are using it for bumpers, but I would put the fabric side out with the team number on it, and the slick side in towards the pool noodles.

I'm including a link to Cordura, so that you can see other uses for tough fabric, such as luggage. It also shows a close-up of the weave of the fabric on the home page.

Jane

Edit: I just called one of the companies to confirm what I am suggesting. The slick or 'coated' side goes to the inside. The woven fabric side is the 'right side out'. In other words, if we were making a jacket, the coated side would not be the side that people see when we wear the jacket. Have I totally confused you? If so, my apologies.

[sanddrag]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

Cordura is a durable tough fabric. The key word is fabric. I understand that we are using it for bumpers, but I would put the fabric side out with the team number on it, and the slick side in towards the pool noodles.

I'm including a link to Cordura, so that you can see other uses for tough fabric, such as luggage. It also shows a close-up of the weave of the fabric on the home page.

Jane

Edit: I just called one of the companies to confirm what I am suggesting. The slick or 'coated' side goes to the inside. The woven fabric side is the 'right side out'. In other words, if we were making a jacket, the coated side would not be the side that people see when we wear the jacket. Have I totally confused you? If so, my apologies.

Thanks Jane. I've got it going the right way, that confirms it for me. I guess my light here is so bad that I really couldn't tell at first.

[roborat]

I didn't even look at it until i have both sets covered and you guessed it, I put one set with coating in and one set with coating out. Looks better with coating in. Too late to change it now.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

There is no rule on which side faces out. The smoother side is usually glued to a backing material when used for luggage.

[Cynette]

Our bumpers feature the coated surface out. This gave them a nice shiny finish and some specific bumper properties that we wanted.

I concur with Al. There is no rule. And therefore either way is ok.

[joek]

typically they are shiny side out

[Al Skierkiewicz]

The shiny side is easier to paint, or so I have heard.

[The Megan 2207]

I have found that the non-coated side looks better, works better with paint (it doesn't chip as easily), and doesn't collect sawdust as much.

[daltore]

Also, for teams that intend on sliding up the tower during the finale, think about friction properties...