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I have fixed cracks in my Royalex canoe a couple of times using the following steps: 1) Took razor blade utility knife and gouged out sides of crack to clean up jagged edges. 2) Sanded then treated surface with Acetone to clean 3) Filled in crack with G-flex. 4) Took ...

... the glass. After cutting an appropriate length of webbing, put the end on a piece of scrap wood and thorough fray about 1 1/2" at each end using a razor blade or sharp utility knife. After appropriate sanding and cleaning of the hull as others have described, I fan the frayed ends of the nylon ...

... it so it cuts on the pull stroke) but this one was too wide for it. Time for the big saw. Here's a trick... When you make a larger cut, run a razor blade down the outside of the foam on all sides of it to give the saw blade a place to ride in. The blade will follow the path of least resistance, ...

... the surface started to get shiny then use foil to press the fibers in. I made a tool (see pictures). No luck for me - distinct fibers remained. # razor - it feels like stubble, so... No luck with the disposable razor. # PP sheet - I bought some that was .030" thick sheet and - referring to the ...

... cloth and wet it with epoxy. lay it on one side of the tip leaving a little protruding from the edge of the paddle, it can be trimmed later with a razor knife.. here is the tricky part. you need even pressure to press the cloth into the tip so here is what i do. 1 lay the saturated carbon cloth ...

... I bought some bondo to shape some parts that was apparantly past its due date, it never really went off right. Scraping all that off with a razor-blade was AWESOME! Next time the bondo doesn't turn bright red, it doesn't go on the boat. My playlist on my ipod now includes 'Don't worry, be ...

... material into a workable weight range. Certainly, it will make some amazing noises when splatting or pitoning, and if you do wrap it, you'll have razor tetanus edges to deal with, but given that the Grumman site proclaims they are "made from lighter weight 'aircraft grade' aluminum alloy," I had ...

... removing two inches from the center of the paper and then taping it down. I then followed the paper with my jigsaw. I cleaned up the edges with a razor blade. Now I have some spare plastic for welding!

... the cracks. It isn't that difficult it just takes some time and a little patience. I drill the ends and cut a shallow "V" into the cracks with a razor knife and fill them with JB Weld. After sanding down the JB Weld filler, I would rough up the vinyl and put a couple of layers of fiberglass cloth ...

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you might need to pick up some shaving cream and a fresh razor though...

... to mess with that. What I've done in this situation is cut out the D-ring (and in cases where it's held by fabric, the fabric and threads) using a razor blade. Then I've cleaned the pad really well with 99% rubbing alcohol and glued a new pad and D-ring onto it. Use vynabond to glue vinyl to vinyl.

... to mess with that. What I've done in this situation is cut out the D-ring (and in cases where it's held by fabric, the fabric and threads) using a razor blade. Then I've cleaned the pad really well with 99% rubbing alcohol and glued a new pad and D-ring onto it. Use vynabond to glue vinyl to vinyl. ...

... $40 for the padded strips, and $24 for unpadded. I don't know what they would charge to make a kit in these lengths if you wanted the cotton rag, razor blade, and alcohol for application. I also don't know what they would charge to install it if you didn't want to do so yourself. You can call ...

... then you best be better than real good... because these ancient hills are full of rocks with holes and undercuts. And other rivers are full of razor sharp quartzite, and others with river wide slick high water ledge holes or vertical walls, and so on... Not to make light of a bad place, but ...

Agree with the above, but also check the vinyl around where it pulled off. If that vinyl has delaminated, take a razor blade and trim to where the vinyl is still firmly attached. The G-Flex will adhere to both, and the vinyl is there to protect the inner layer from UV and abrasion, ...