Kayaking lizard

[magwas]

Yesterday afternoon I have painted the first coat of epoxy in the inside of the hull bottom of my kayak. I have choosen less than ideal time. As the temperature was low (some 10-15C), the coat is still tacky in the morning.
The bigger problem however caused by a small lizard. It was deadly for him, and a major nuisance for me.
Any ideas on how to handle the situation to minimize bloodshed?
I was even thinking about drying out the poor fellow with a hairdrier and coating with epoxy, but I guess even his 3-5 mm thickness is too much to do it effectively.

[lewisboats]

Use your hairdryer....or better yet a heat gun and go round and round...the epoxy will soften up as it warms up and you should be able to scrape him off after a little while. You will probably need to re-coat the area afterward. You might have to lift-warm, lift-warm a few times to warm the epoxy underneath enough to let go. Use a throw-away metal spatula so you have a bit of flexibility rather than a stiff scraper.

[magwas]

I could chisel him off with less fuss than I thought.
Made a second layer since then, and no lizard landed in it yet.

[tinhorn]

Perhaps lizards contain a natural mold release quality? This is good info to have the next time I run out of mold wax.