Re: [Paddlewise] Care and maintenance of carbon paddles

From: Michael Daly <mikedaly_at_magma.ca>
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 00:43:09 -0500
On 12 Jan 2005 at 22:21, Nick Schade wrote:

> Remember that adding a finish will add weight. On a normal paddle I
> wouldn't let this slow me down, but since part of the reason for
> carbon is lightweight it does matter a little more. I would let the
> scratches accumulate before doing anything drastic. Small scratches
> could be buffed out at the expense of some material if they really
> bother you. The best solution is to just ignore them.

Alternatively, you could try using a squeegee to let the polyurethane 
only accumulate in the scratches and not coat the whole surface.  
Sort of what I do with gel coat when I want to repair a lot of 
scratches on a hull.  In fact, you could use epoxy instead of PU.

Mike
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