[Paddlewise] unusual keel coatings

From: Keith Wrage <keith.wrage_at_charter.net>
Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2003 10:46:31 -0500
OK, this will once again ID me as being out in left field but....

I know several people who have had 2-part spray polyurethane coatings 
applied to truck beds and trailers.  The stuff is unbelievably tough - 
nothing seems to phase it - chemical or physical.  So of course, I wondered 
if this wouldn't make a great coating for the keel of a kayak.  Should last 
'forever'.  I don't think it would considerably alter the dynamics of the 
hull in water - can be applied to any thickness.  I've seen it applied to 
wood, fiberglass, steel, aluminum, so it would seem that applying to a hull 
would be doable.

Comes in any imaginable color - someone even said it came in 
glow-in-the-dark...supposedly highway depts use it in their trucks for 
locating parts and tools at night...seems a stretch to me.

Anyway, thought I'd toss out the idea.

Keith



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