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Re: Strip: Fixing concave mistake
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 2/20/2017, 2:59 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Fixing concave mistake (mick allen)

If you are using watersoluble glue, just soak the area until the glue releases. [might take some time] Then re-adjust and squirt in some glue to set: the bead and cove you're using will allow quite a change whereas butt-jted might not have without gaps.

Using a steam iron over a wet cloth might speed up the glue softening - I've 'ironed on' veneer after coating with yellow glue. Getting the heat through a thicker layer might be helped with more steam. Once things loosen up, a stick propped from the inside could push things into shape.

BTW, if it's not a big 'mis-shape' I wouldn't worry about it at all. A 3" length that's a fraction of an inch off won't make the boat handle any differently. When I pulled patterns from a (good) commercial kayak, I was surprised how asymmetric it was!

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Strip: Fixing concave mistake
Philip Freeman -- 2/19/2017, 1:25 pm
Re: Strip: Fixing concave mistake
Justin -- 2/19/2017, 1:58 pm
Re: Strip: Fixing concave mistake
JohnAbercrombie -- 2/19/2017, 6:40 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 2/19/2017, 8:29 pm
Re: Strip: Fixing concave mistake
Philip Freeman -- 2/19/2017, 10:18 pm
Re: Strip: Fixing concave mistake
Marc Upchurch -- 2/19/2017, 10:26 pm
Re: Strip: Fixing concave mistake
Philip Freeman -- 2/19/2017, 10:33 pm
Re: Strip: Fixing concave mistake
Mike Bielski -- 2/19/2017, 10:31 pm
Re: Strip: Fixing concave mistake
Philip Freeman -- 2/19/2017, 10:36 pm
Re: Strip: Fixing concave mistake
Mike Bielski -- 2/19/2017, 10:38 pm
Re: Strip: Fixing concave mistake
mick allen -- 2/20/2017, 1:35 am
Re: Strip: Fixing concave mistake
JohnAbercrombie -- 2/20/2017, 2:59 am
Re: Strip: Fixing concave mistake *PIC*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/20/2017, 10:45 am
Re: Strip: Fixing concave mistake
Philip Freeman -- 2/20/2017, 6:52 pm
Re: Strip: Fixing concave mistake *PIC*
Dan Thaler -- 2/21/2017, 6:21 am
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Yoshi -- 2/21/2017, 12:17 pm
Re: Strip: Fixing concave mistake
jaybabina -- 2/20/2017, 5:17 pm