: I stripped all the fiberglass off my Petrel with a heat gun and
: re-fiberglassed it. I took some video of the process:
:
: http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/guillemot/blog/nick/refiberglassing_my_petrel

I stripped the glass off a canoe a few years ago using exactly the same method. I noticed a peculiar smell as I heated the glass, rather sweet and remeniscent of cyanide. It obviously wasn't, since I am writing this. I contacted MAS, and they had no explanation. I wonder if anyone else had a similar smell.

John