Fiberglass Kayak Restoration - Part 1
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- čas přidán 30. 03. 2019
- In this 2-part series I try my hand at fiberglass repair. I am by no means an expert at any of this. This video chronicles the story of why I had to do fiberglass repair through preparation for paint. Enjoy.
Materials Used:
Bondo Fiberglass Cloth
Bondo Stage 2 Fiberglass Resin
Bondo Stage 3 Body Filler
Interlux Pre-Kote Primer (White)
Interlux Special Thinner Solvent 216
Interlux Brightside Polyurethane Paint (Sapphire Blue)
Interlux Brightside Polyurethane Paint (Black)
I knew it was a Seda when I saw the pic!
Best kayak ever!
This is gonna be incredibly useful ! With my dad we're restoring his kayak from the 1980's. Hope to get a similar result to yours. Cheers from France
Merci Beaucoup ! I'm glad to be of some help. I hope you et ton père have a great time working together. Send me a picture when you are done. Have fun.
This was awesome to see your process. Also, I was digging your playlist! Thanks for the great video.
Thank you for watching. Glad you are enjoying my videos.
That screwdriver, never thought I would see one again
Hard to get rid of it when it keeps working. 😀
Very cool . Painting my current Designs kestrel. Great video thank you
I'd love to see your finished paint job.
Auto body repair tech here, I would have put a sheet on the inside first and let it dry so you'd have something to back the outside against for support.
Nice work Troy !!
Thank you
Much different than a marine epoxy approach.
Beautiful job. Curious if you could update us on how well the paint has held up. Also, can you provide a tool and supplies list, specifically the brands and specifics for the sprayer, primer, and paint.
The paint has scratched fairly easily. When I do it again I’ll go with a gel coat instead.
Awesome! I just purchased a buggered sea kayak for £50 - it's my first as well. It's going to be my lockdown project. Thank you for the instructional first half!
I do have some existing fibreglass repairs on the kayak that I need to remove. Would that just be a case of sanding it all down and starting over? They weren't done well at all.
Glad you enjoyed it. Hope it helps. As to the existing patches if the fiberglass is dry (didn’t have good resin infiltration) I would remove it and start over. If it looks solid you could sand and add to it. Enjoy your project!
Hi, what grit sandpaper did you use?
Do you know how this repair lasted? I'd love to try polyester resin and bondo for kayak and canoe repairs but in most caes I've been told to avoid it and use epoxy to avoid it cracking later. Polyester and bondo would save a lot of time.
The repair has held up flawlessly to this point. The paint job was not very durable and has scratched a bit on the bottom. I’d recommend a different paint like a gel coat. Good luck.
I'd love to know the body filler you used!
Thanks for the suggestion. I’ve added a materials list in the video description. Hope it helps.
Rough rough rough
Did you use paint or gel coat?
I used paint. Per request I recently added a list of the materials I used to the video description. Hope this helps.
Troy Stobert thanks for adding the list of materials. That was really helpful. Quick follow up question, how has the paint stood up? Unlike a boat which rarely scrapes on a beach etc a kayak does when you get in or out if you don’t launch from a pontoon. I would expect paint to scrape off. I’m really interested as I am about to restore my sea kayak. Thanks. Iain
Iain Thomson I have scraped some paint off the bottom. Mostly on rocky exits. It has held up well with sand. Gel coat would definitely be more durable.