Italian city bars Muslim 'burqini' swimsuitThe anti-immigration mayor of a northern Italian city has barred Muslim women from wearing the controversial body-concealing swimsuit known as a burqini, a report said Wednesday.Women wearing the garment made up of a veil, a tunic and loose leggings face a fine of 500 euros (700 dollars) if spotted at swimming pools or riversides in the northern Piedmont town of Varallo Sesia, the ANSA news agency reported.The sight of a 'masked woman' could disturb small children, not to mention problems of hygiene, mayor Gianluca Buonanno was quoted as saying.We don't have to be tolerant all the time, he said.
Though I have never tried it, I reckon laminating sounds like the way to go instead of using chemicals that could ruin the end result.
what about polyurethane ? if it is in sheets it will have some of the properties you have mentioned. It is the only cheap thing that is not rubber that I can think of.
