Polyethylene Repair with Epoxy Resin?
I have an Old Town canoe that needs a bit of exterior skin repair. This canoe uses Crosslink 3 Polyethylene. Can I repair the skin with epoxy resin if I treat the skin with a torch first? I’ve heard that the heat treatment allows adhesives to stick to the polyethylene. I know that repair kits are available, but they’re just too costly for me to go that route. Thanks in advance for any help! Reply With Quote 04-28-2006 #2 Todd Bradshaw View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message Visit Homepage Wood B. Good Join Date Jun 2000 Location Madison Wisconsin Posts 5,489 There really isn’t any other route. Spend the money and buy the real kit from Old Town. It’s a flexible epoxy that is very different from they type of stuff used for regular boatbuilding. It’s a formula that is used on things like rotomolded boats and ski bottoms. Regular boat epoxy will just pop off. The “heating” process polarizes the surface. You very quickly run the blue part of the flame over the surface, which creates a
