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Re: patching kevlar canoes
By:Tapio Manner
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