Restoring the Epoxy on a Cedar Strip Canoe

Recently I was approached by a friend to try and restore the epoxy of this cedar strip canoe. As visible in the first minute of the video the bottom of the canoe was in rough shape. It had been driven over a few rocks and was in need of some repair. In order to achieve a proper finish the canoe had to be sanded down starting from a 60 grit to 100 to 150. Once the heavy scratches were removed replacement fibre glass could be added to the damaged sections. Not all of the scratches were removed however as they were very deep. West System 105 and 207 hardener were mixed and added to protect the canoe. The overall results are a practical working cedar strip canoe that wont break the bank.