Kayak Hull Repair: HDPE Plastic Rod Welding Tutorial Using Basic Tools

FREE WELDING ROD OPTIONS
Lots of household containers use HDPE2 material. You can cut these apart and use them for patching in a similar manner. Lots of laundry detergent containers, 55 gal drums, and more are composed of #2 HDPE plastic and can work for patching kayaks. If you want to perfectly match your kayak check out our website store for specific colors. We even have a Hobie kit with all recent OEM colors included.

PURCHASING WELDING ROD OPTIONS:
Go to www.KayakDIY.com/store.html and select "Hull Repair Kits" section to find welding rods & mesh that can be used with the rods to reinforce commonly worn keels of kayaks.

Video Description:
Kayak Hull Repair using common tools that are inexpensive. Welding Rods are yellow HDPE material same as the kayak. Below is a list of places you can find these welding rods to buy (cheap). You can also sometimes find the plastic on old jugs your get at grocery stores just check the bottom of the containers for the plastic type. At the link below we even have the wire mesh kits for reinforcing bottoms of kayak hulls that have splits. Hope you enjoyed the video.

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