Spare Plastic
 

OEX: I'm looking for spare plastic for my Trident. Is there
any available for an orange Trident? I'd like just a small
square in case I need to make any repairs during my trip.

I've done plastic kayak repairs before, but if anyone has any
tips for fixing kayak holes that would be viable for taking
along on my trip, I'd like to hear them. These kayaks are
pretty durable, but you never know...

Thanks,
Dave

Yep, I've got orange scrap at the mission bay store. You also might want to pick up a tube of patch n go.

Best way to repair on the fly is with a small torch and flat head screwdriver. Heat the screwdriver to use as a soldering iron, and use the torch as...uh...a torch... :D

Duct Tape and Liquid Nails, Don't leave home without it!!. LOL

^x2 and don't forget a plastic bag in case you get lucky with a senorita:D

The duct tape works just fine, The more you wrap on, the bigger it gets, sometimes I bring two rolls.:farmer:

Thanks for the tip with the screw driver. I've done it before,
but at home I used an iron.

I'll stop by the shop this weekend...

...after going to the SquidCo sale, of course!

Dave when you come get that Plastic I recommend grabbing a tube of Ocean Kayak's Patch and Go. It is heat activated and will seal any pinhole leaks around repairs so you can get back on the water in minutes not hours.

Oh definitely. I didn't even know it existed until Brian mentioned it.
It's on my list. I figured I'd get both. Who knows what I'll run into.

I recently did some repairs on a Pelican box, I got to excited and drilled a 3/4" hole in the wrong box. I was at OEX in HB and and picked up some black loose ends of plastic, the box is gray but that didn't matter.

Here's what I did to fix the my mistake

Tools needed
1. Torch (I used Mapp gas, burns really really really hot)
2. Large spoon (go into the kitchen and grab the oldest one)
3. Sheet metal
4. Tape
5. Utility knife
6. Vise grips
7. Metal file or sand paper

1. cut out a 2" x 2" piece of sheet metal.
2. taped down the sheet metal to the inside of the box.
3. took loose plastic and cut it down as small as possible(this will help them melt)
4. grab the end of the spoon with vise grips and place loose pieces of plastic on it
5. using torch heat the bottom of the spoon until plastic turns into liquid or gel form (when doing this make sure the neighbors aren't watching, they'll think you're frying up some meth)
6. when the plastic melts slowly pour it into the area, melt as needed
7. once area is filled beyond what you need you can take the spoon (hot) and slowly rub on the repaired area slowly blending the what you poured into the existing plastic.
8. using a file of sand paper file/sand the area until it becomes smooth.


I'll post pics of what it looks like after I finished.