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1. Wetting Down Nomex (score: 1): Author: "Ryan, Richard" <RRyan@frk.com>; Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 18:53:32 -0700; I do this too. Some times on pre-grid I will pour a small bottle of water inside my driver's suit (down my chest and down my back). In California's dry air it works great. QUESTION Occasionally, I ha; /html/vintage-race/2002-08/msg00146.html (8,131 bytes)
2. Re: Wetting Down Nomex (score: 1): Author: Rmvr53@aol.com; Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 22:14:32 EDT; << Occasionally, I have been told this is a very dangerous thing to do. If I was in a fire, the water in the nomex would turn to steam and burn me. Does anybody know for certain, is this true or an u; /html/vintage-race/2002-08/msg00147.html (8,060 bytes)
3. Re: Wetting Down Nomex (score: 1): Author: Brock.D.Dittrick@jci.com; Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 22:42:03 -0400; That would be a correct assumption. As a wearer of nomex in fires ( being a firefighter) I can tell you that when my Nomex hood has been wet and I've been close enough to a fire (never been on fire.; /html/vintage-race/2002-08/msg00148.html (8,341 bytes)
4. RE: Wetting Down Nomex (score: 1): Author: "Rick Yocum" <rickyocum@earthlink.net>; Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 23:05:41 -0700; I sent this once before, but I'll try it again for everyone. Another thing NEVER to do, I'm told by the Racequip folks, is to use fabric softener when washing your driving suits. Believe it or not, i; /html/vintage-race/2002-08/msg00149.html (7,687 bytes)
5. Re: Wetting Down Nomex (score: 1): Author: JAshburne@aol.com; Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 23:29:00 EDT; Others may have a more scientific answer, but it seems to me that if the temperature on your nomex is hot enough to create steam (212 degrees F), you're going to be burned anyway. Now, really going o; /html/vintage-race/2002-08/msg00150.html (8,512 bytes)
6. Re: Wetting Down Nomex (score: 1): Author: MHKitchen@aol.com; Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 23:36:07 EDT; I've got to believe that WET anything is better than DRY anything in a fire...it will take longer to ignite the material?? Myles /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or; /html/vintage-race/2002-08/msg00151.html (7,458 bytes)
7. Re: Wetting Down Nomex (score: 1): Author: "Mordy Dunst/Gasket Works USA, LLC" <gasket.works@gte.net>; Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 21:47:24 -0700; I'm of the opinion that water (very high specific heat) absorbs heat /conducts heat faster than dry nomex. I can think of more painful things but, boiling hot sticky nomex on your skin has got to be; /html/vintage-race/2002-08/msg00154.html (7,667 bytes)
8. Re: Wetting Down Nomex (score: 1): Author: Tombread@aol.com; Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 08:22:33 EDT; Nomex won't actually ignite. It will char and turn black and brittle. I would think that wet Nomex notwithstanding the possibility of steaming, would still offer more protection than dry Nomex. Tom B; /html/vintage-race/2002-08/msg00156.html (7,859 bytes)
9. Re: Wetting Down Nomex (score: 1): Author: Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com>; Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 07:20:48 -0500; I've got to jump in here. Myles, I'm not picking on you - I just picked your message out of the stream going by. Disclaimer: I'm not a scientist, I can be wrong here, but.... What the drivers suit re; /html/vintage-race/2002-08/msg00157.html (8,509 bytes)

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