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Re: Strip: OOTEK kayak and sharp ends
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 10/14/2015, 4:58 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: OOTEK kayak and sharp ends (Bill Hamm)

I don't know what it's called, but there is a clear film that car companies put on the body under trunk lids so that anything dragged out of the trunk doesn't scratch the paint. Wife's got it on her new Subaru and it seems nearly indestructible and it's very difficult to tell it's there unless you happen to see an edge.

Might work just as well on a kayak.

Bill H.

That's sometimes called 'PaintProtectionFilm' IIRC- expensive and comes in different widths - autobody and auto parts places should have it. You can buy something similar in narrower widths, called 'Helicopter tape'. I think the story is that it's used on helicopter blades??

It works best on a very smooth surface.

I have that on my surfski - most 'ski owners seem to use it along the upper edge of the 'cockpit' around the foot area, since the paddle hits there sometimes.

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Etienne Muller -- 9/24/2015, 5:15 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 9/24/2015, 8:03 pm
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John Bell -- 9/26/2015, 2:57 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 9/26/2015, 5:37 pm
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Paul Davies. -- 9/27/2015, 4:46 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 9/27/2015, 4:58 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 9/27/2015, 9:26 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/3/2015, 3:33 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/3/2015, 4:30 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/3/2015, 6:39 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/3/2015, 7:28 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/3/2015, 10:50 pm
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Paul Davies. -- 10/3/2015, 11:32 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/4/2015, 5:01 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/4/2015, 1:01 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/4/2015, 4:06 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/8/2015, 12:07 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/12/2015, 8:49 am
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Pete -- 10/13/2015, 10:11 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 10/13/2015, 2:44 pm
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Jay babina -- 10/13/2015, 4:09 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/13/2015, 5:37 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/13/2015, 9:46 pm
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Paul Davies. -- 10/13/2015, 10:11 pm
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Jay Babina -- 10/14/2015, 10:22 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/14/2015, 12:12 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/14/2015, 1:45 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/14/2015, 3:24 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/14/2015, 4:37 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/14/2015, 4:58 pm
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Paul D -- 10/15/2015, 1:42 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/15/2015, 4:58 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/15/2015, 8:09 am
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Paul D -- 10/15/2015, 2:16 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/15/2015, 5:11 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/14/2015, 4:40 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/17/2015, 11:20 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/17/2015, 1:12 pm
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Nick R. -- 10/24/2015, 8:51 am
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Randy -- 10/24/2015, 8:09 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/25/2015, 12:05 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/25/2015, 1:39 am
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Lou Farhood -- 10/25/2015, 7:55 am
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Etienne Muller -- 11/4/2015, 4:31 pm
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Tom Larson -- 11/4/2015, 4:41 pm
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JohnK -- 11/4/2015, 6:19 pm
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scottbaxter -- 11/4/2015, 7:43 pm
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Bob Borovicka -- 11/6/2015, 6:13 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/7/2015, 6:06 am
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Donovan -- 11/28/2015, 8:58 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/29/2015, 12:13 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/9/2015, 10:42 am
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Etienne Muller -- 11/10/2015, 3:18 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/16/2015, 12:03 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 11/16/2015, 4:11 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 11/16/2015, 6:26 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 11/17/2015, 4:50 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/17/2015, 4:28 pm
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Les Cheeseman -- 12/4/2015, 3:18 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/5/2015, 1:53 pm
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jaybabina -- 12/5/2015, 8:53 am
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Thomas Duncan -- 12/11/2015, 9:17 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/11/2015, 6:39 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/13/2015, 3:31 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/22/2016, 2:27 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/22/2016, 6:40 am
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Mike Bielski -- 10/21/2016, 1:32 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/22/2016, 6:03 am
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