Lidl Ropes....No UV resistance

[Alfie168]

I know you will all say "Told you so" and I had in fact already taken the items back about two weeks ago. I bought four different thickness rope reels and before I broke the seal on any of them I emailed Lidl with a query as to whether they were UV resistant or not, It took a long time to get a reply, but here are the relevant paragraphs from the reply :

" We are writing to you in relation to your recent enquiry regarding Parkside Multi-Purpose Cord.
Thank you for your interest in our products. We have been in contact with our supplier who would like to inform you that this product is not intended for long term use in the sun, and is not specially treated to be UV resistant. "

Horses mouth as it were, and just on the off chance anybody else was wondering.

 

[VicS]

Thanks.
You confirm what I expected. Cheap polypropylene isn't it?

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[Molteni]

Polyester ropes are better resistant to UV

 

[Mistroma]

Thanks.
You confirm what I expected. Cheap polypropylene isn't it?

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Yes, not exactly a surprise. I expect it says polypropylene somewhere on the description.

I did use polypropylene years ago for the permanent lines at a marina and it lasted for 4-5 years. However, it was probably 20mm or larger with big plastic sleeves. I used it because there a lot of surging and it was reasonably stretchy, even at that size.

The only really bad point was that it had to be bagged for winter storage. You'd get piles of small blue "dust" everywhere if it was just plonked into a locker. No problem with strength even though the outer skin was very brittle as the body was perfect if you cut a piece to examine it.

 

[greeny]

Polyester ropes are better resistant to UV

Hope so, bought some yesterday for lazy jacks. Not "structural" rigging so i'll see how it fares in the Portuguese sun.

 

[Molteni]

Hope so, bought some yesterday for lazy jacks. Not "structural" rigging so i'll see how it fares in the Portuguese sun.

I bought some polypropylene lazyjacks some time ago and was told off by the local marine engineer! He advised polyester which I fitted, 5 years on and they're perfect

 

[Elessar]

I know you will all say "Told you so" and I had in fact already taken the items back about two weeks ago. I bought four different thickness rope reels and before I broke the seal on any of them I emailed Lidl with a query as to whether they were UV resistant or not, It took a long time to get a reply, but here are the relevant paragraphs from the reply :

" We are writing to you in relation to your recent enquiry regarding Parkside Multi-Purpose Cord.
Thank you for your interest in our products. We have been in contact with our supplier who would like to inform you that this product is not intended for long term use in the sun, and is not specially treated to be UV resistant. "

Horses mouth as it were, and just on the off chance anybody else was wondering.

does it float? If it does it’s probably not good in the sun. If it sinks it’ll probably be ok.

 

[Yngmar]

The red/blue 4mm braided rope we got from Lidl is polyester and thus as UV resistant as any bog standard boat rope. We've got some rigged as laundry lines between the bimini and the stern arch and it's been there for I dunno, a few years in brutal Mediterranean sun.

Polypropylene crumbles to dust in less time than that, as evidenced by our fancy windscoop!

The other rope they had (8mm I think) was also polyester covered but with stuffing for a core, so had less sterngth than the 4mm. Left that by the bins.

 

[The Q]

Yep I bought some of those 8mm Lidl ropes a few years back, they're Lidl use, I was using them as rope overs for temporary plastic sheet over a boat at home, they barely lasted a year before disintegrating .

 

[CM74]

Lidl/DIY shop rope really is a variable product!
I have some from the same shop in use in my garden - some of it has lasted fine, other bits have disintegrated very quickly.

Some polyprop rope has reasonable UV resistance though, it's not all the same stuff.

Though ideally use polyester, nylon or commercial rope like polysteel that won't have any issues and is quite cheap

 

[PabloPicasso]

I've also bought some lines from lidl or was it aldi. Found the ropes were not spun, just threads lieing straight inside the sheath. Still, use some a spinacker sheets and theyve lasted with the occasional use they get.

I wouldn't want to trust my life to them, for example, hanging a bosun's. Hair from one

 

[LONG_KEELER]

A pal of mine bought a job lot of braided rope believed to have come from the GPO.

It was of nice quality but turned out to be far too stretchy for sailing.. Probably designed for going up telegraph poles.

 

[LadyInBed]

I've got lidl rope as outhauls on my mizzen boom and halyards for mizzen staysails, they've been up four or five years and not showing any signs of degridation. For their price, I've got my money's worth out of them.

 

[greeny]

does it float? If it does it’s probably not good in the sun. If it sinks it’ll probably be ok.

Hopefully my lazy jacks won't be under water or float tested.

 

[[70521]]

As an ex-mountaineer I am fussy about my ropes. Liddlealdi is not on my list of rope manufacturers I trust.

 

[PabloPicasso]

I've also bought some lines from lidl or was it aldi. Found the ropes were not spun, just threads lieing straight inside the sheath. Still, use some as spinacker sheets and theyve lasted well with the occasional use they get.

I wouldn't want to trust my life to them, for example, hanging a bosun's Chair from on them.

 

[Elessar]

Hopefully my lazy jacks won't be under water or float tested.

Haha. I hope so too!!
But you can float test them before fitting. If they float they are probably polypropylene. You will be trying to collect a pile of sail off your coachroof before long if they are……..

 

[Bilgediver]

I know you will all say "Told you so" and I had in fact already taken the items back about two weeks ago. I bought four different thickness rope reels and before I broke the seal on any of them I emailed Lidl with a query as to whether they were UV resistant or not, It took a long time to get a reply, but here are the relevant paragraphs from the reply :

" We are writing to you in relation to your recent enquiry regarding Parkside Multi-Purpose Cord.
Thank you for your interest in our products. We have been in contact with our supplier who would like to inform you that this product is not intended for long term use in the sun, and is not specially treated to be UV resistant. "

Horses mouth as it were, and just on the off chance anybody else was wondering.

I think you may also find that these like the B&Q ropes are for decorative purposes only and your insurers might not respond favorably in the eent of an accident when they saw the construction of your mooring lines.
Some of these cheap ropes are an outer braid padded with paper.

 

[greeny]

I think you may also find that these like the B&Q ropes are for decorative purposes only and your insurers might not respond favorably in the eent of an accident when they saw the construction of your mooring lines.
Some of these cheap ropes are an outer braid padded with paper.

Wouldn't the paper go soggy in the rain and make them unsuitable even for decorative purposes. Or maybe they're only for indoors decorative purposes.

 

[penberth3]

I think you may also find that these like the B&Q ropes are for decorative purposes only and your insurers might not respond favorably in the eent of an accident when they saw the construction of your mooring lines.
Some of these cheap ropes are an outer braid padded with paper.

I've never seen paper filling. What I have seen is a non-woven polymer, so it is waterproof, and as strong as it needs to be for "utility rope".