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Lailoken
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03/21/2020 04:16PM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
Would simple marine varnish be best way to repair craked/crushed veneer on wooden paddle. All the paddle repair videos are for full on broken blades. Thanks for any advice in advance.
 
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jhb8426
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03/21/2020 07:48PM  
You might consider a small fiber glass patch over the damaged area. W/O seeing it it's hard to say that a coat of varnish would be adequate.
 
03/21/2020 08:47PM  
picture would be helpful

If it is just a crushed spot then making sure it is not absorbing water would probably be fine. If there is a crack or split in the veneer epoxy resin to bind it back together and maybe a fiberglass patch would be best.
 
singlebladecanoe
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03/22/2020 06:37AM  
if its just a small dimple where its crushed, you could probably get buy with just some epoxy/resin in that spot. If its actually split or surface is fully cracked or any other physical integrity compromised, I would use some fiberglass cloth with the epoxy/resin to help give it strength.
 
Lailoken
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03/22/2020 11:46AM  
Thanks all, it is more of an area where the varnish is rubbed off due to long lazy J-strokes against side of canoe. Less structural damage.
 
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