Baby powder/ Portawrap

[MasterBlaster]

My buddy Mike has taken to putting baby powder on his homemade friction device. He said the fabricator guy said doing that would "polish" it up.

:what:

I don't think that's a good idea. What ya'll think?

 

[squisher]

I think the only benefit would be nice smelling ropes.

Using a porty polishes it up just fine it seems.

 

[SkwerI]

I can only imagine that it will end up glazing the rope.

 

[Bounce]

Isn't baby powder mostly just talcum powder? Seems like it would be fairly harmless I guess, but I never heard of a porty in need of glazing.

 

[Burnham]

Or polishing, either.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I was thinking it would somehow abrade the rope.

 

[Mr. Sir]

Talc is relatively soft, so abrasion shouldn't be a factor. It's more of a lubricant.

 

[squisher]

Yah, if baby powder was abrasive you wouldn't be putting it onto baby butts that's for sure.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Hahahaha!

 

[blue]

Maybe the guy that made it got a whiff of a damp lowering rope once

 

[darkstar]

I dunno but if anyone wants one custome painted i can powder coat certain parts , make it look groovy.
MB you sould let us do your spikes, say some thorns a skull on the front.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Some people put baby powder on their table saw tops to keep them smooth sliding, and it also works as a rust preventative.

 

[Stumper]

Seems like a waste of tme,effort and money to me but if he must powder his porty then he should use this....
http://www.antimonkeybutt.com/index.php?src=

 

[MasterBlaster]

Bump.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Most baby powders also contain zinc oxide. Interesting...

 

[Hobby Climber]

MB, I think your friend may be a tad kinki or something and only offered you this "powder-porty" explanation after you discovered he carries baby powder with him!

 

[brendonv]

Even I've never thought about a Polished porty.

That's wack.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Yo.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Maybe I will have Katy polish my porty tonight

 

[MasterBlaster]

Lordy.

 

[woodworkingboy]

I recommend Johnson's and Johnson's.

 

[sotc]

Slick kart track puts it down on the concrete floor so they can drift easier

 

[Gord]

Maybe he wasn't clear on what sort of 'friction device' it was...

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I recommend Johnson's and Johnson's.

Dunno if I really want to run with that

 

[Stumper]

At least it wasn't Masters and Johnson.....