{"id":15046,"date":"2014-12-24T22:57:39","date_gmt":"2014-12-24T22:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/?p=15046"},"modified":"2016-09-18T20:14:38","modified_gmt":"2016-09-18T19:14:38","slug":"composite-kayakcanoe-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/composite-kayakcanoe-repair\/","title":{"rendered":"Composite Kayak\/Canoe Repair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How to patch a canoe slalom boat \u2013 the video below is a time lapse of how to patch a canoe slalom boat. To help you out I have made a detailed written description of the process I went through of how to patch a canoe slalom boat. I would like to say a special thanks to Easy Composites who provided me with the repairs equipment for this video, if you need any resources to do your repair make sure to head over to their website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easycomposites.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">www.easycomposites.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wistia_embed\" name=\"wistia_embed\" src=\"http:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/izzmcudpsd?canonicalUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.elliottdavidson.com%2Fhow-to-patch-a-canoe-slalom-boat%2F&#038;canonicalTitle=Boat%20Repair%20Time%20Lapse\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"348\"><\/iframe><br \/><a class=\"wistia-linkback\" href=\"http:\/\/www.elliottdavidson.com\/how-to-patch-a-canoe-slalom-boat\/\">Boat Repair Time Lapse<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To complete this repair I only used the equipment and products I have in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elliottdavidson.ie\/canoe-slalom-repair-kit\/\" target=\"_blank\">my canoe slalom repair kit<\/a>. This step by step guide on how to patch a canoe slalom boat, I hope you are able to repair your boat.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1 \u2013 Sanding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Firstly sand down the area around where you will be doing the patch. This is so that the resin has a rough surface to stick to. If I were at home and had access to electricity I would use a dermal for this step instead, however during the video I\u2019m camping abroad and this was the best I could do. As you will have seen in the video I sand about 3cm past the gouge itself to allow for a good seal to be created.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2 \u2013 Cutting the carbon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I use carbon scissors and a high grade carbon that comes with one side sprayed with resin, this costs a little bit more money but makes your life so much easier. If you have ever done a repair using normal carbon you will know that you tend to get strands of carbon a little out of place. The overall finish is then not as neat because it is much harder to cut the shape you need for your patch. For a high quality job it\u2019s worth paying a little bit more in my opinion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3 \u2013 Setting up the release film<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Next set up the release film. Although the film is not needed yet it is much easier to set up before applying the resin. Cut a big enough piece so that it exceeds the size of the patch, once the resin is smoothed out it will spread over a large area. Leave it to once side so that it can be easily applied when needed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4 \u2013 Mixing the resin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For mixing up my resin I use weighing scales to get the ratio spot on. I use the mixing ratio of 4:1. This means 4 parts of resin to every 1 part of hardener. For this particular patch I made up a batch of 15 grams (12 grams of resin and 3 grams of hardener). Once this is all added together into one of the mixing cups I stir it with a mixing stick.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5 \u2013 Applying the resin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Next put on one of the nitrile gloves (this way you don\u2019t get resin on your hands). Paint the sanded area with resin and place the carbon patch on top of it. Then push the patch down to make sure the resin impregnates all of the fibres. Then on top of this apply another coat of resin, I make sure that there is a fair amount of resin for sanding down later. You don\u2019t want to sand and go through to the carbon patch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 6 \u2013 Applying the release film<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The release film that was stuck to the boat earlier on can now easily be placed on top of the resin, as seen in the video. Secure it in place with masking tape\/painters tape and make sure its not pulled too tight. You might notice that you have a few air bubbles under the release film, don\u2019t worry. To remove the air bubbles use the roll of duct tape to roll the air bubbles out. Don\u2019t press down too hard as you will push the resin off the patch you just applied it to.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 7 \u2013 Making a smooth finish<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The final step takes the most time to do but makes it look good. What you need to do is get a bowl, fill it with water and then start sanding with wet and dry sandpaper. You will need to keep washing the sand paper in the bowl of water. Hopefully this will give you the finish you want, I used a 400 grit wet and dry sandpaper. This way it doesn\u2019t take too much resin off but helps you to get a good finish. If you find you have some larger bumps in the resin you can use a high grade wet and dry sand paper such as the 800 grit to help reduce these.<\/p>\n<p>I managed to achieve this using only the products as mentioned in my repair kit. This didn\u2019t take me too long to do either, I took about 10 \u2013 15 minutes to prepare and put the patch on. Then I left the resin to set for about 2 hours. The wet and dry sanding took about 10 mins.<\/p>\n<p>Article by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elliottdavidson.com\" target=\"_blank\">Elliot Davidson<\/a>. Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elliottdavidson.com\" target=\"_blank\">Elliott&#8217;s great blog here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Elliot also offers a <a href=\"elliottdavidson.ie\" target=\"_blank\">repair service<\/a> if you don&#8217;t fancy tackling a repair job yourself.  More details can be <a href=\"elliottdavidson.ie\" target=\"_blank\">found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to patch a canoe slalom boat \u2013 the video below is a time lapse of how to patch a canoe slalom boat. To help you out I have made a detailed written description of the process I went through of how to patch a canoe slalom boat. 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