From: "Shawn Baker" <shawnkayak_at_yahoo.com> > you. Use even, steady heat--KEEP THE HEAT GUN MOVING! I imagine > whatever resin was used to build your paddle--polyester or > vinylester--will withstand a fair amount of heat--enough to soften the > contact cement, There are some epoxies and resins that will soften with heat. They are use in making carbon fibre skate boots and stuff and heat is used to get a final fit to the athlete's foot. So, just in case the paddle has a similar resin, watch when heating and twisting that you don't put a bend into the shaft. If you do, reapplying heat should fix it. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Oct 10 2002 - 06:10:02 PDT
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