Need repair. Anyone good at plastic weld?

[Barry Thomas]

Hey everyone. My wife has a hole in the hull of her Pungo . It is about the size of a BB. I am looking for someone who does repairs? Anyone have any leads? I live in NE Okla but regularly travel to Siloam, Ozark, Ponca,....

Thanks in advance.
Barry Thomas

[kru1]

Pretty sure that Ozark Mountain Trading Co (OMTC) can help you. Great folks, give them a call.

kru

[redboat100]

buffalo canoes Gary Gordon I have been plastic welding for a long time 1980 it depends on the plastic. You have to use the same kind of rods as the plastic I have used plastic weld two part epoxy in auto zone it works on some plastic saw it on you tube. gary 8704465951 I only have abs rods.

[Canoe_Codger]

For such a small puncture, the Lego block is the classic repair material for ABS. Just get one of a closely matching color and a cheap soldering iron and fill the hole, smooth it out. Yes, Legos are made of ABS, cheap and easy to find. If you can access the hole from the inside, do the repair from that side. Clean the hole well first, put painters' tape over the outside, and do the weld, slightly melting the surrounding surface first so the new ABS material blends and bonds. Don't overheat either the hull or the Lego to the point they burn. You can hold your Lego "welding rod" with needle nose pliars while you work. If needed, you can smash/break/cut the Lego into smaller pieces. The little "strip" Legos are easiest to use as is, but not always found in all colors.

Michael

ETA: This above assumes the hull is ABS... if it is polyethelene, the repair material in red is a strip from a Folgers coffee can. Look for the HDPE symbol on the bottom of other containers for other colors.

[MaxTexan]

I have a good size scratches in plastic kayak hull. The plastic epoxy from NRS did well to fill. Heating the hull with a blowtorch was the hardest part.

[injun boat]

For such a small puncture, the Lego block is the classic repair material for ABS. Just get one of a closely matching color and a cheap soldering iron and fill the hole, smooth it out. Yes, Legos are made of ABS, cheap and easy to find. If you can access the hole from the inside, do the repair from that side. Clean the hole well first, put painters' tape over the outside, and do the weld, slightly melting the surrounding surface first so the new ABS material blends and bonds. Don't overheat either the hull or the Lego to the point they burn. You can hold your Lego "welding rod" with needle nose pliars while you work. If needed, you can smash/break/cut the Lego into smaller pieces. The little "strip" Legos are easiest to use as is, but not always found in all colors.

Michael

ETA: This above assumes the hull is ABS... if it is polyethelene, the repair material in red is a strip from a Folgers coffee can. Look for the HDPE symbol on the bottom of other containers for other colors.

it's true about the folgers for polyethelene? and what is HDPE? hello everyone, new here and browsing i saw this. i have a pelican canoe that is polyethelene green and the landings at degray have roughed up mine and taught me to land slow and easy. i got a small hole this summer, not very big but let's a lot of water in. i hate to say but desperate for a quick fix i tried that spray leak sealer seen on tv...the one they use on the boat with the door bottom...it actually hasn't leaked since, but i'm not ok with that...it's just a matter of time i'm sure. i think folgers decaff is in a green can and i may have to go decaff a little while! btw, i'm ronny and live in caddo valley. i fish degray and the caddo from my pelican...my first canoe. it's been ok for the money and has been a good hobby for me to tinker with. i made a stern to mount a trolling motor on, put running lights on it for night time excursions, made a dash that wedges in in front of my rear seat and on it i mounted my home made training wheels, those i made from flag pole mounts, two arm crutches and crab pot pods from ebay...hey when you have an unpredictable 80 pound hound out on the lake it sure saves a lot of worry. on the river i don't use them because i don't use my motor, don't carry a battery and on the river they'd be hanging up more than helping. they help on the lake fishing...i can run my trolling motor on high, stand up and cast and not be tippy.