RE: [Paddlewise] Boat Color - Klepper faded

From: Dave Gorjup <dgorjup_at_cox.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 16:22:32 -0400
I don't know if it's available in Oz but I've read and heard that regular 
applications of '303', a uv blocker is a good solution to the problem. I 
use it on my plastic kayak regularly. Does anyone have any first hand info 
on '303' use on other materials? I do wish I'd had this stuff when I had my 
Columbia 28 sailboat.
Dave G.
The other Poquoson, Va. paddler

At 16:06 7/16/02, PeterO wrote:
>G'Day,
>                 In Australia, paddling an olive green Klepper ten to 
> fourteen hours a week
>in salt water, I began to see fading after 6 months and significant fading
>after 2 years. As mentioned before "Fabricguard" is supposed to help slow
>the colour change. I think it has worked on my boat although I like the look
>of a somewhat faded olive green Klepper! The fading doesn't seem to indicate
>reduced strength. A friend says he doesn't want to use the Fabricguard yet
>on his red Klepper until it's faded a bit and looks the part.
>
>All the best, PeterO


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