paint for royalex canoe?
Rich Newman
in it. Now that I have filled the gouges with epoxy, I have some
white spots that stand out on my green canoe. I would like to paint
over these white spots, but I am not sure what type of paint to use.
Is there some type/brand of paint I should use on royalex?
If so, where do I get it?
George Kaschner
: I have a canoe made of Royalex. I had to repair a couple of gouges
I spent a couple of weekends helping to ready a fleet of Royalex boats
for the classes taught by the local Red Cross chapter - a number of boats
have considerable experience. We contacted Dagger to get recommendations
for paint/coating and were assured that whatever we put on the boats
would peel off with use.
Be proud to paddle an experienced boat and avoid molting your paint job
into the river.
Cheers,
George Kaschner
BTW - I'll be working with Kurt Renner (the Dagger rep) this weekend if
you have any further questions you would like me to field with him.
Sam Wilson
: Rich Newman (r...@spot.Corp.Sun.COM) wrote:
: : [holes in the outer skin of Royalex]
: : Is there some type/brand of paint I should use on royalex?
: : If so, where do I get it?
: I spent a couple of weekends helping to ready a fleet of Royalex boats
: for the classes taught by the local Red Cross chapter - a number of boats
: have considerable experience. We contacted Dagger to get recommendations
: for paint/coating and were assured that whatever we put on the boats
: would peel off with use.
Documentation I have from Mad River says that the inner layers of
Royalex are prone to degradation in sunlight and that scratches in the
outer layers should be painted to keep the light out. My only authority
for this info is what I've read - it may just be MR wanting to sell the
paint that they've had mixed to exactly match their hull colours!
Sam
George Kaschner
: Documentation I have from Mad River says that the inner layers of
: Royalex are prone to degradation in sunlight and that scratches in the
: outer layers should be painted to keep the light out. My only authority
: for this info is what I've read - it may just be MR wanting to sell the
: paint that they've had mixed to exactly match their hull colours!
I keep the scratched part of my boat out of the sun by putting that side
in the water. ;) I'm also really big on storing the boat out of the
sun. The inner layer that they refer to is the foam core and that is
quite deep - the outer color layer is .1 to .25 inches thick depending on
the boat's purpose. You know when you are down to the core when the color
coat is worn away. The original poster was talking about touching up
cosmetic patches - the scratches were already filled with epoxy which would
shield the core from UV. I would still recommend staying away from
painting the whole hull since it won't stick (per Dagger).
George Kaschner
Gary J. Mac Donald
You go to a dealer and get some. Order it if necessary. If they can't do
it, find a retailer who will.
Yup. That's all you need to do.
As far as I know, the brand won't matter, but it should be the vinyl paint
which is made for RX canoes. I get mine from Old Town because I have an
old yellow Tripper, and didn't want to paint red patches on it.
(Manufacturers will match colours, but yours will be faded so the new
stuff will show up a bit, at least for a while.
You should fill deep gouges with Royalex putty. I have a feeling that
your epoxy will stay hard when the canoe flexes around a rock, and pop
out.
And as for UV, you should paint to cover the whitish core so as to
protect it. I understand the Royalex can get soft or something with too
much direct exposure to UV, so spend the few bucks for a spray can to
protect your boat. I pay $15.99/can and am told that $24.99 is the
localprice for Mad River's paint. (Canadian prices.) A can can cover a
lot of scratches.
Happy Paddling!
GaryJ
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