Ken SchroeterWell, I'm pretty impressed with the customer service folks at Krylon/Sherwin. I have emailed back and forth with a guy there who noted that it will stick to polyethylene, admitting they could not test every form. Linear HDPE is pretty fundamental, so it should work. That being said, because it is not a marine grade paint, they don't recommend it for marine use. To me, marine use infers fairly continuous contact with water (ie yacht at mooring, fishing boat at sea. Ignorance is bliss...). I am still interested. So, they are sending me a sample to test in a protocol I am putting together. I'll prep and apply a couple patches, and send the data back over the summer. If it works out, I'll paint my boat for next summer. I'll probably put together a website with pics for those interested to follow. If it doesn't work out, well, then it will come off. The poly on this boat is very thick 7 - 10 mm, so I doubt it will sustain significantly more damage than it already has. And if it does, well, I've been working on the wife about a new WS Tempest 170... If this works, it could rejuvenate a lot of old beat up kayaks. Ken Schroeter *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Jun 14 2004 - 11:28:04 PDT
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