Re: [Paddlewise] Recycling kayaks

you could re-gelcoat it... can be fun ;-) but if you needs LOTs of work, a
pro may be a better choice...

mark

On Wed, 23 Jun 1999, Natalie Wiest wrote:

> With all this discussion on effects of wear and tear on kayaks, has anyone
> brought a fiberglass kayak back to un-scratchiness once the gel coat layer
> has worn down and glass is exposed and fuzzing?
> 
> My antique whitewater boat, epoxy resin, doesn't leak a drop and
> structurally sound after 25 years (haven't paddled whitewater continuously
> in the intervening years, but just couldn't part with my old friend), is
> getting white around the muzzle, underside, seams etc.  Should I candle the
> fuzz to try to burn it off, paint with what kind of paint?  No whitewater
> in its immediate future but probably a lot of flatwater streams, rivers and
> bayous as I've got to have something to float me as my 8 year old daughter
> insists she wants to learn to paddle and roll my Eddyline Falcon 16
> (fiberglass).
> 
> Natalie
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