Repairs and maintenance to your plastic Kayak

Basic repairs and maintenance to your plastic kayak or canoe - including fitting keel protector tape, basic plastic welding and cleaning up the hull.
My kayaks cop a hammering, being dragged over rocks, along dirt tracks and over oyster beds. Every couple of years I de dag the hull, and fill in any deep gouges.
Hi, I'm Bill from Rod N Paddle. I am part of the Australian Kayak fishing fraternity, based in the inland city of Canberra, predominantly we are freshwater fishing, but the salt is not far away. Rod N Paddle is also on Facebook and Instagram - come say high. Canberra is the National Capital of Australia, and we are blessed with plenty of easy access waterways all within a few hours drive.
Tools needed include heavy duty gloves, a heat gun, a metal and plastic scraper, sanding block, polyetholene rods, small rasp, and a knife. A sponge our rag, some cleaning solution - like mixed dishwashing fluid or water, and also a protectant like 303.
303 prectectant can be purchased from some camping and boating stores, carparts and hardware stores or check their website out www.303product...
Keel Eazy tape can be purchased from some kayak shops, or check their web site out www.keeleazy.com/
#plasticwelding #keelrepairs #fishingkayak #keeleazy #gravelrash #303protectant #keeleasy

[@logotrikes]

Supercheap do a black plastic bumper protectant. Brilliant stuff and cheaper than Armor-all....Nice helpful vid dude...

[@RodNPaddle]

Thanks very much. I have tried a lot of the chemicals, and prefer 303 protectant, but it is gopd to know about alternates.

[@bradleyrussell1973]

What about the foam floatation blocks inside the hull of Hobie PA kayaks? Will it overheat and melt inside?

[@RodNPaddle]

Great question Brad, provided you dont go crazy and pump too much heat into the plastic, it should not be an issue. Most US of A made kayaks have pretty thick hulls, and really, once you get that gloss sheen on the surface appearing, stop putting more heat there until the gloss starts to fade a little. A good idea is to get yourself a piece of plastic about the same thickness and constitution and practice on it. Thanks for watching, let me know how you get on

[@jonnyhotrod1515]

Place the heat gun on the plastic kayak? Lol

[@bobclark4994]

Nice one Bill! I used Keeleasy on my Stealth boat which is probably more important due to the fibreglass construction and it does a great job of protection. Perhaps another vid on plastic welding and attaching stuff using rivets and nutserts?

[@RodNPaddle]

Yep, just as soon as I find the footage I shot of welding I did, oh well. Need to get on the water more I think. Thanks for watching and commenting Bob.

[@bobclark4994]

@@RodNPaddle My pleasure Bill. Have been to Lake G a couple of times recently but very quiet. I need to suss out what the fish get up to in the cold months (not much I think) Cheers

[@nathanturner2482]

@@bobclark4994 find the deep holes, and take a few ice jigs. they still gotta eat!

[@daleval2182]

It took me an hr to clean up the puddle of plastic, i wasnt careful, like you said 32.5 times 🤣👍

[@RodNPaddle]

Mate, no good. I hope it is sorted now...

[@hsdiddy]

Best kayak restore vid I’ve seen yet , try a torch goes faster

[@RodNPaddle]

Thanks so much for watching and commemting. You are right, and perhaps that is worth a revisit, including a torch, but originally when I made that vid I was concerned about showing people how to use the torch, guess i have seen too many accidents with heat guns 🤣

[@stickedU]

Don't set hot heat gun on kayak. It can melt through. Happend to me

[@RodNPaddle]

A good tip for anyone watching the vid, thx

[@himderfella]

Excellent video. I have a cheap kayak & will definitely practice on a $1 bucket. I imagine I'll turn it into a strange garden sculpture with little effort. Thanks for sharing.

[@RodNPaddle]

Glad you liked it, and thanks for watching and commenting, really appreciated. Good luck with making the garden sculpture - let me know how it goes for you. Tip of the week, obviously thin plastic heats up and deforms quicker than the thicker plastics. In the video you will see the plastic surface starting to gloss over, always use the heat gun on an angle, and don't point at one spot without moving it around. When it starts to gloss, move along. Practice on the bucket, you will be fine.

[@eamonnocarroll5866]

Thanks - great video

[@RodNPaddle]

Thanks for watching and commenting

[@duaneshearman4805]

good video but audio could be better

[@RodNPaddle]

Yes it could. Agreed. Thanks for watching and the comment

[@jimjim5245]

Appreciate the tutorial. Will try these.

[@RodNPaddle]

Hope it helps you, and thanks for watching

[@nabilelkhadali366]

Videyosivri

[@RodNPaddle]

😕

[@nathanturner2482]

these will definitely extend the life of your yak

[@RodNPaddle]

Not only that, it will look sexy again 😱

[@nathanturner2482]

@@RodNPaddle this is also true

[@aachasta]

Great job.

[@RodNPaddle]

Thanks

[@rispar7609]

That’s it, turn the heat gun on next to the camera then proceed to try to explain what your doing 🤣 didn’t hear a word

[@bradkoop819]

Seemed like a great video, but some of us have a real problem watching a video that is so shaky. Might I suggest investing in a tripod?

[@RodNPaddle]

Thanks for the tip

[@natalyakaatz1759]

It was painful to listen such a slow speech with weird rhythm, I had to increase video play speed almost twice.

[@RodNPaddle]

If you turn the volume down and subtitles on, maybe that would help you. Thanks for watching, sorry it didn't work out for you, but I hope you got atleast one good learning from it.

[@rmk7120]

Great tutorial bro. Love the heat gun trick.

[@RodNPaddle]

Your most welcome. Thx for the watch