wife messed up my brand new kayak

[jruiz]

Originally Posted by Caseym

Seriously though...cut out some small pieces of an old (clean)"Tide" bottle. Get a big ass metal spoon, put the pieces in it, hold with vise grips (and a hot mitt), melt the orange plastic pieces on the stovetop, pour 'em into the grooves, as it cools smooth with a putty knife. Be sure and prop your yak up on its side so the wife's scars are pointed skyward.

Not all plastics are created equal. Most bottles and plastic containers you run into are HDPE(my orange and my yellow tide bottles at home are HDPE). Hobies are HDPE.

Many other kayak manufactures use LDPE. LDPE can melt up to 100 degrees lower than HDPE. Being that his is so easily dented and prone to scratches, I'd be willing to bet it's LLDPE. The method mentioned above could potentially burn a hole through his kayak.