What Do ya Think?

[P Doug (WA)]

I'm only 1/2 serious here but what do you think about spraying this stuff on your kayak.  The kayak would probably skim across the top of the water!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZrjXSsfxMQ

 

[Kudzu]

Wheels turning..... mind racing.... that is just amazing! Wonder what it costs.

[P Doug (WA)]

The set if spray cans at Home Depot are $19.97.  Probably any place that sells Rust-Oleum will carry it.

 

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Rust-Oleum-Stops-Rust-18-oz-NeverWet-Multi-Purpose-Spray-Kit-274232/204216476#.UdCImPm1GSo

[woodman]

Definantely looks like a good treatment for paddles......

[wolfster]

I saw that at home depot the other day and wondered what it was. I did notice they did not show the headphone jack or charger being used after application.

 

I wonder how tough it is what happens when you scrape scratch it?

 

Paddle treatment might be a good way to keep drips out of boat, I wonder if it effects how easy they are to grip and hold?

[P Doug (WA)]

I under stand that is you spray the paddle, quickly grab hold of it, and hold it for a few minutes, that it really provides a grip....  Super glue works for that also.  I'd just spray it on the flats of the paddles.  

[gorn]

amazing stuff. Someone needs to coat a SOF with this

[P Doug (WA)]

I keep reading on other forums, it does not last very long.  Don't know it that is true or not.

[woodman]

I tried Rain-X on my first plastic paddle a few yrs ago...it didn't last long at all....

[Kudzu]

I read something on how it might actually slow down a boat with the water water reacted. I don't remember the details but it sort of made sense.

[ydubai]

i must say it is a good idea...

[Hirilonde]

With the advent of hard bottom paints that could be burnished there came the efforts to have the smoothest possible bottom on the racer/cruisers.  After years of articles and proclamations about the best surface for the bottom of a displacement hull "they" found that even teflon bottoms were not significantly faster than the stipple of roller applied old fashion bottom paints.  Unless you are going planing speeds it makes little difference how your hull is finished.  It is a matter of design, and the shape you are forcing to part the water with.  Virtually any finish you come up with, if it is done with reasonable technique, isn't going to be a big factor in boat speed, or energy expended.