: Ahhh...found the reply button - thanks Bill. Yeah - this is a
: non-hazerdous water based coating with a lengthy potlife so
: applying it is actually a selling point on this 'Wearlon
: Wetlander' coating. I actually have a background in coatings
: applications and just find spraying the way to go from an
: appearance standpoint. I find this coating performs very well as
: a protective coating, but I appreciate (from a white-water
: perspective) how well it slides over rocks as opposed to getting
: snagged, slowed down, or even hung up. It's especially good for
: my aluminum canoe when I get to shallow water and encounter a
: lot of drag. And if and when there is a wear spot, I just touch
: up with a mini roller. Anybody else using a coating on their
: canoe or kayak for these kinds of purposes? If so, what are you
: using - just a basic epoxy?

On rigid kayaks I use a combination of epoxy/graphite and silica, makes a slippery, hard and very damage resistant coating and since I already have the epoxy and the silica only have to buy the graphite which costs something like $5 a boat or less.

Bill H.