I gave it hell trying to rip them off and couldn't, pretty sure the only way to get them off will be a putty knife (have taken them off before, putty knife then sander to get the glue off, torch to get the sand matks off) update, just went out to give them hell again and was able to yank them off with force. I had the kayak outside collecting water while out of town for a week, the contact cement I used was water resistant not water proof, glue is still covering the hull and pad completely so the glue failed to hold to itself. Trying epoxy today
after really looking it wasn't the bond to the kayak that failed, the contact cement was gummy, it was either the heat or the water that got to it. I have atrial on one with 5 min epoxy, if that works I dont think I will do a video as I feel its out of most peoples capabilities, have to hit the plastic with a 1" blue flame to polorize it without heating up the plastic, don't want people melting their kayaks. I also believe an actual water proof contact cement would work well
Thanks for the video. How did it go, was it sturdy and reliable? Did it afffect the folding?
I gave it hell trying to rip them off and couldn't, pretty sure the only way to get them off will be a putty knife (have taken them off before, putty knife then sander to get the glue off, torch to get the sand matks off)
update, just went out to give them hell again and was able to yank them off with force. I had the kayak outside collecting water while out of town for a week, the contact cement I used was water resistant not water proof, glue is still covering the hull and pad completely so the glue failed to hold to itself. Trying epoxy today
@@adventuresofaidenandaviana4683 Thanks for the update! The epoxy may hold up better
after really looking it wasn't the bond to the kayak that failed, the contact cement was gummy, it was either the heat or the water that got to it. I have atrial on one with 5 min epoxy, if that works I dont think I will do a video as I feel its out of most peoples capabilities, have to hit the plastic with a 1" blue flame to polorize it without heating up the plastic, don't want people melting their kayaks. I also believe an actual water proof contact cement would work well