Steve wrote, >If all...um, who was it who asked the orginal question? >Peter?..Peter is interested in is getting rid of the >scratches for cosmetic reasons, a nice coat of wax, >well-buffed, would probably help with only tiny extra >baggage. G'Day Steve, I'm most concerned that the paddle not deteriorate and break. Advice so far says this is not going to happen. Dave seems to get by with well worn paddles and John suggests minor surface scratches are not going to hurt. But re aesthetics. Form follows function! And with equipment if it looks as if its going to break the engineer in me finds it unattractive. As soon as I know its not going to break then it suddenly becomes beautiful. This is why I don't mind scratched boats but worry about scratched paddles, which are much less robust and take a lot more stress if you're paddling at sea. At least I've broken more paddles than boats. Buffing is what I will opt for initially. Touch wood! All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Jan 18 2005 - 01:39:17 PST
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