Old Town canoe resurfacing

WiscoDB

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Hi,
A neighbor gave me a worn out Old Town canoe & I've been trying to resurrect it. I've patched, sanded and spray painted it. Now I want to give it a shiny, protected final coat. Someone recommend car wax and that was a disaster, so I started over. I have 303 but not sure that is shiny enough. Any feedback welcome.
Thanks,
Dan
 

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Bondo

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Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,....... from Old Town Maine,.....

The Canadienne model is, I'm pretty sure, the Royalex plastic, the better, lighter of what they use,.....
I'm surprised the paint stuck to it to be honest,.....
Paint won't stick to the cross-link-poly, which is abit heavier, 'n cheaper, that they use,....
If you go to the Old Town website, 'n dig around, you'll find a page on the care, 'n feedin' of the Royalex canoes,....
 

WiscoDB

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Hi,
As I’d written before, I’m fixing up and old canoe (Old Town 17’ fiberglass). Now I’m about ready to paint the black gunwales. Any recommendations for a paint for that? For budget reasons, maybe not something too specialized.

Thanks for any feedback.

Dan
 

Bondo

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Ayuh,..... Those gunwales are made of very slippery plastic, paint 'em with whatever you want, as pretty much nothing is gonna stick to 'em,.....
 
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