"Rubberized Horse Hair (Coir), Could You Make Your Own?" Topic
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| Cacique Caribe | 06 Aug 2018 3:49 a.m. PST |
Would the following idea work for those of you who are looking for rubberized "horse hair" (actually rubberized coconut fiber, coir)? 1) Buy a cheap coconut fiber liner from a plant nursery department;
2) Tease apart the fibers to leave gaps;
3) Lay the material on parchment/baking paper; and then
4) Lightly mist with one of these Plasti Dip spray rubber products, fold, lightly spray again, and then trim and use as needed? auction
link Would that work for what you guys are needing? It would rubberized the fibers and act as a primer (black or brown) all at the same time, right? Dan
PS. Just make sure to call it the "CC" (Cacique Caribe) technique. :)
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| Winston Smith | 06 Aug 2018 3:56 a.m. PST |
"Coir" is coconut fiber.
I spent years cutting and sewing it into custom car mats. What a filthy job that was. |
| Cacique Caribe | 06 Aug 2018 4:00 a.m. PST |
Unless I'm seriously mistaken, the articles I've read (and videos*) say that today's rubberized "horse hair" is really a rubberized form of coconut fiber (coir). Or would this other material work as a substitute for what you need? link Dan
* Such as this one, by Terrain Tutor:
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| Timbo W | 06 Aug 2018 6:47 a.m. PST |
Why does coir need rubberising? What can you do with rubberised that you can't do with the original? I'm asking out of ignorance by the way,I dont know! |
 miniMo  | 06 Aug 2018 10:32 a.m. PST |
Might be easier to spray the end of the horse's tail, and then trim off! |
| Cacique Caribe | 06 Aug 2018 12:00 p.m. PST |
Is this the stuff you guys seek then? link
link Dan |
| Sloppypainter | 06 Aug 2018 8:37 p.m. PST |
I have tried…but the horse resents being put in the liquid rubber. |
| Cacique Caribe | 07 Aug 2018 8:09 p.m. PST |
Lol. Good one! Dan
PS. This fibrous product is also described as held together by rubber:
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| Codsticker | 07 Aug 2018 10:47 p.m. PST |
I think I tried that and it worked fine. Doesn't look the same as rubberised horse hair but was a reasonable facsimile. |
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