If you heat the smoothing tool to the same temp,the plastic will not stick to it. The putty knife will work if heated,but the thinner metal of the blade means you have to keep it in the heat while working because it will cool rapidly.
Nice work! My grandfather recommended "Marine Tex" epoxy back in the 80's for a repair on my Jet Ski (Eagle Mountain). It worked great, and have used it many times through the years on fiberglass, plastics & wood w/ great results
I tried the plastic plumping pipe, too thick and hard to work with, saw your video and tried straps of plastic oil can that matched boats color, works great, thanks for making the vidio.
Good afternoon Do you know how to repair 3-layer HD polyethylene? I have a Discovery 430 and there are cracks inside. How to repair this? There are open cracks, and there are hidden ones that show through.
Though this seems solid I believe the layer you put on wasn’t melted into the kayak plastic enough. The kayak plastic seemed to not have been heated to melting point Hard to tell exactly. A soldering iron with a flat tip works well for this. Again sort of hard to tell how hot you got the boat
You posted this comment a year ago ... so I'm a couple years down the road from the repair now. It's held up REALLY well. No water in the hull whatsoever. I saw a couple spots started to get rubbed down, so I added a little more in a location or two. Still doing terrific though!
@@briansbassinandforecastin6551 thanks for the reply. I have a canoe that is looking similar in the front and back of the boat. Not leaking yet but I plan on repairing it the same way you did. Thanks again.
Get some Gator Guard. It is an impenetrable fiberglass repair patch for what you're doing. I had the same issue on my Ocean Kayak Big Game Prowler. Couple layers of Gator Guard and it's sealed tight.
You wasted money on the Flex Seal & the epoxy. you fix plastic with plastic you fix fiberglass with fiberglass you fix aluminum with aluminum you had the right tool which was the screwdriver but the trick is to heat the surface place the plastic and use the back end of the screwdriver to smooth it out with the handle itself
I think I seen another comment from you on another Kayak fix video because the comment was almost identical to this one. In any case, your right. You fix plastic with plastic, fiberglass with fiberglass, and fix aluminum with aluminum. I've been looking for a video fixing a hole with just epoxy but haven't found one yet.
@@gamehunter3985 what are you trying to fix? Put aluminum screen over the hole overlapping by at least an inch and melt the aluminum into the surface around the hole. Then just melt plastic into the aluminum even better If you can do it on both sides
Here is another tip on plastic... Find some old LITTLE TYKES & PLAYSCHOOL toys like the chairs, outdoor Houses , kitchens bassinets. They come in a lot of different colors and are made of thick #2 HDPE almost identical to kayak plastic. I chop them up into strips or use a hole saw to cut out plastic washers and backing plates for cleats, pad eyes and anchor points. Use your imagination and DON'T OVER THINK IT!
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I had to repair the bottom of my kayak I cut out pieces from a 5 gallon bucket it worked great it's a stronger plastic.
If you heat the smoothing tool to the same temp,the plastic will not stick to it. The putty knife will work if heated,but the thinner metal of the blade means you have to keep it in the heat while working because it will cool rapidly.
Nice work! My grandfather recommended "Marine Tex" epoxy back in the 80's for a repair on my Jet Ski (Eagle Mountain). It worked great, and have used it many times through the years on fiberglass, plastics & wood w/ great results
That's good to know! Thank you for offering up an alternative. It's always good to have options to make repairs. Thanks for watching!
Imagine if you added the marine tex stuff or jb weld marine then did this adding the plastics then jb weld it again very strong probably very durable
I tried the plastic plumping pipe, too thick and hard to work with, saw your video and tried straps of plastic oil can that matched boats color, works great, thanks for making the vidio.
Use the back of the screwdriver. It's made of acrylic and won't stick
What grit of sandpaper did you use? I am in the process of repairing my holy keel from a pebble rash on a nearby river.
Good afternoon Do you know how to repair 3-layer HD polyethylene? I have a Discovery 430 and there are cracks inside. How to repair this? There are open cracks, and there are hidden ones that show through.
Though this seems solid I believe the layer you put on wasn’t melted into the kayak plastic enough. The kayak plastic seemed to not have been heated to melting point Hard to tell exactly. A soldering iron with a flat tip works well for this. Again sort of hard to tell how hot you got the boat
How'd it hold up over time?
Thanks for video think I would invest in a kayak roller
How has this repair held up over the past year? Still solid?
You posted this comment a year ago ... so I'm a couple years down the road from the repair now. It's held up REALLY well. No water in the hull whatsoever. I saw a couple spots started to get rubbed down, so I added a little more in a location or two. Still doing terrific though!
@@briansbassinandforecastin6551 thanks for the reply. I have a canoe that is looking similar in the front and back of the boat. Not leaking yet but I plan on repairing it the same way you did. Thanks again.
Got to love the OSHA approved foot wear these guys use when making videos. He's like the 3rd guy I've seen in flip flops or bare feet!!!!
Get some Gator Guard. It is an impenetrable fiberglass repair patch for what you're doing. I had the same issue on my Ocean Kayak Big Game Prowler. Couple layers of Gator Guard and it's sealed tight.
I can attest to this, I did the same for mine.
You wasted money on the Flex Seal & the epoxy.
you fix plastic with plastic
you fix fiberglass with fiberglass
you fix aluminum with aluminum
you had the right tool which was the screwdriver but the trick is to heat the surface place the plastic and use the back end of the screwdriver to smooth it out with the handle itself
I think I seen another comment from you on another Kayak fix video because the comment was almost identical to this one. In any case, your right. You fix plastic with plastic, fiberglass with fiberglass, and fix aluminum with aluminum. I've been looking for a video fixing a hole with just epoxy but haven't found one yet.
@@gamehunter3985 what are you trying to fix? Put aluminum screen over the hole overlapping by at least an inch and melt the aluminum into the surface around the hole.
Then just melt plastic into the aluminum even better If you can do it on both sides
Here is another tip on plastic...
Find some old LITTLE TYKES & PLAYSCHOOL toys like the chairs, outdoor Houses , kitchens bassinets. They come in a lot of different colors and are made of thick #2 HDPE almost identical to kayak plastic. I chop them up into strips or use a hole saw to cut out plastic washers and backing plates for cleats, pad eyes and anchor points. Use your imagination and DON'T OVER THINK IT!
I like this idea! I may have to go raid Goodwill and find some of the heavier-duty #2 for future repairs. Thanks for this!
@@briansbassinandforecastin6551 wait for bulk pick up day
do another layer with black or blue matching plastic to blend in better.
Invest in a plastic welder that takes plastic welding rides much easier!
Nice repair job. 👍
Thank you! I was worried it wasn't going to work, but I'm really happy with the result! 👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you for sharing. Very good information in the video too. Also, just one more thing. You are a very handsome good looking man.
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Terrible do not not follow this, surface isn't prepped or clean so its not going to bond or weld well.
Just get a new kayak… unless you want to be fish food. 😪
JB weld Marine... Done