How to apply JB Weld Epoxy to protect kayak bottom keel
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- Опубликовано: 21 мар 2020
- Shows how to apply JB Weld Epoxy to protect your kayak bottom, keel
J-B Weld 8280 Original Professional Size Steel Reinforced Epoxy - 10 oz.
After two additional years of use report: • JB Weld Kayak Keel Pro... 
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FYI, I used JB Weld to repair a tear in the keel at the stern of my Hobie Revo. After a few months it began to break down. I’m not sure why unless the water caused it. I later used a 2 component marine epoxy which worked great.
Thank you for sharing your idea. I'm going to do it to my kayak.
It is not my original idea. I learned from other kayakers. If you have any questions or suggestions, please let me know.
A good plan for protection and a more durable boat.
Thanks for the update. FYI the comments are disabled on the "update" video.
Quick points here: 1. What was done is perfectly fine to the kayak, even the rough sanding isn't that bad, it can be heat treated back to a normal sheen at a later date if wanted. 2. The JB-Weld, while attached to the kayak IS a sacrificial layer and that's good. 3. If you did give it just a little effort, using say a plastic scraper, then that JB-Weld would lift easily and cleanly from the low surface energy PE surface. 4. Finally, if you ever want to make JB-Weld lay really smooth, use plain tap water and your hand...lots of water, smooth it out and let it dry...I've dressed up bad mig weld joints this way and you would never know it was JB-Weld once sanded and painted.
Thank you for your pointers.
Great idea.
Nice video. Wanted to know if the layer of epoxy sticks for ever or it starts to peel of with time/use?
It has been a year since I applied the epoxy and not peeling off at all. My kayak has been dragged through sand and gravels for many launches. I think good sanding provided adequate adhesive surface.
would of been good if you had done a test vid of what the out come of wear and tear..
I will try to video and upload it hopefully next couple of weeks.
I just added a follow-up video: ruclips.net/video/3x-x-DzPH2Y/видео.html
It is time for a new video my friend...
I have been lazy about videotaping lately. Plan to GoPro starting this April when rockfishing season opens.
So has been close to 3 years now? Hows it holding up and how often you go kayaking?
It is holding very well and I typically use this kayak around 15 days per year.
@kayack fishing couple it it stick and did it work well, would you recommend this for a new kayak
Yes, I would apply to a new kayak to protect it from any potential damage.
I was thinking regular pvc primer before JB weld would work great too but I haven't tried it. What y'all think?
I have no idea.
Great job! How long is your kayak and how many boxes of the Pro 10oz did you use? I have a 10 foot kayak and want to do the same. Thanks
My kayak is 13-foot and I used 4 packs of 10 oz JB Weld.
@@kayakfishingcouple8866 thanks 😊
Just curious but where do you kayak that makes the bottom of your kayak look like that?
It is mainly from surf launch and landing. Our loaded tandem kayak weighs approximately 150 lbs and with fish close to 200 lbs. I have to drag along sand, gravel, and rock along Sonoma and Mendocino coast (California) to launch and land.
@@kayakfishingcouple8866 thank you.
2 component marine epoxy is what you want, JB weld will dissolve in salt water
JB Weld works fine on my kayaks. I use my kayaks exclusively in saltwater, Pacific Ocean.
How's that holding up?
Very well. You can see 2-year report: ruclips.net/video/3x-x-DzPH2Y/видео.htmlsi=y57o3xMNk7RardSK and other related videos: ruclips.net/video/d_EdhYLCVwA/видео.htmlsi=FQgf6wxvPYkTtpu9
Wasted your money.. you can't bond nothing to HDPE. You're better off buying some Gator tape to protect the keel
It works fine on my Hobie Kayaks. It still stays on after four years.
Hobies are a premium product. Probably stiffer that most polyethylene boats, plus a sit on top kayak is stiffer thicker material than a sea kayak or canoe. If any epoxy sticks to PE, it is a mechanical bond, not chemical. The little fibers raised by sanding are captured by the epoxy and holds the materials together. A thinner, cheaper PE boat would flex and no doubt, this repair would fall off.
West Systems has a video where they cut a PE kayak in half and glue back together with G-flex. They abuse the kayak after and claim “as good as new”. I don’t think I would trust the repair, in the long term.
Good info. But J B Weld have so many kinds. It that J P Weld Marine Epoxy? Or other?
J-B Weld 8280 Original Professional Size Steel Reinforced Epoxy