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Topic: (plastic repair) scupper classic vs scupper pro  (Read 5467 times)

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Hydrospider

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FWIW I had a similar situation and used WaterWeld from JB Weld and have not have any problems

Also check out West Systems G-Flex which is designed for plastic yak's & such.

Do either of you have photos of your success?
Thanks!!


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I have not tried the G-Flex myself.  I subscribe to the monthly West Systems "Epoxyworks" catalogs and one issue a while back they cut a kayak or canoe in half & repaired it with that product to show how well it works.


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here`s my original photos using 3M 5200..it took a very long time to set and when it "finally" did i found it still too soft...after some recommendations i just went with the JB weld ...if it was a more accessible , probably would have just did a plastic weld..it was also my first attempt to "fix'' anything like this


 background on the damage..I was loading it in the dark (duh) over the fence onto my truck (duhx2) pushed went side ways and landed on the gas meter..and must have landed exactly on the scupper because it wrinkled and cracked ,,bet i couldn't do it again if I tried

I dont recommend the 3M 5200..the JB Weld has held well as I check it pre launch and after landing

plus you can sand the JB weld and paint...i`ll snap a pic of it later to show
5200 takes 7 days to cure and is still more of a caulking than a firm, epoxy-like product.


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You're lucky if you got it off again.  It's generally considered "permanent" within the marine trades.


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You're lucky if you got it off again.  It's generally considered "permanent" within the marine trades.

Thats one of the characteristics of Low-dens PE. It doesn't like to bond with anything but LLDPE.
« Last Edit: November 09, 2015, 01:22:56 PM by Hydrospider »


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Sometimes even PE on PE can be a struggle.
This repair project......well it didn't leak.