Re: patching kevlar canoes
By:Tapio Manner
Date: 8/24/2000, 9:43 am
Date: 8/24/2000, 9:43 am
In Response To: Re: patching kevlar canoes (Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks)
: If they are just surface scratches, you can fill them with epoxy. If they go
: deep, like through several layers of cloth, you might want to apply a
: patch of fiberglass. Patching may not be easy. The typical method is to
: sand away around the damage and fill the sanded area with several layers
: of glass, but Kevlar does not take kindly to sanding.
You can get a somewhat better sanding result when doing it wet. You utilize one of Kevlar's weaknesses, some strength properties drop remarkably when wet.
Tapio Manner
Messages In This Thread
- patching kevlar canoes
Diana Woods -- 8/23/2000, 10:33 pm- Re: patching kevlar canoes
Larry Steeves -- 8/25/2000, 9:33 am- Re: patching kevlar canoes *Pic*
Roger Nuffer -- 8/24/2000, 10:51 pm- Re: patching kevlar canoes
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/24/2000, 9:06 am- Re: patching kevlar canoes
Gil -- 8/24/2000, 11:00 am- Re: patching kevlar canoes
Tapio Manner -- 8/24/2000, 9:43 am - Re: patching kevlar canoes
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