Fixing dents on surfboard

jeepers · Post by **jeepers** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 8:45 pm

Do any of you guys fix little dents yourself? Do you know what that clear glue liquid is>? I think it's epoxy and would like to try to fix it up but not sure if I should just leave it to the experts.

vidman · Post by **vidman** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 11:06 pm

Give it a go you'll learn more about surfboard design. If it's an epoxy board use epoxy if it's fibreglass use fiberglass,($20 kit from surfshop or hardware store). I broke the fin out of my first surfboard on the side of the pool, hadn't even had it in the ocean! Fixed it myself, messed it up took 3 days to sand back the excess glass, and set the fin crooked. The surf magz usually have an issue each year outlining all you need to know.
Best tip; have everything on hand before mixing the catalist and resin.

Post by **Longboarder** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 5:37 pm

You could try it yourself but if you want it to look good go back to where you bought the board they will also have the exact colour to use to fix your board with if it has a spray

Post by **marcus** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 6:44 pm

hey guys
im no expert on fixing boards, im pretty much a kook where it comes to that.
had to sand off all my new glass job on two single fins because it looked horrible.
also some guys have given me hints and said that theres two different types of resins , one for dings and another with wax in it for the final finish glass job, im still confused as to what a "hot coat" is.
but ive been collectiong web sites that relate to fixing boards so i can teach myself.
if theres somewhere that i can post them ill do that.
heres some links ive found

http://home.att.net/~AndersonSoCal/index.html
http://molasar.blackmagic.com/ses/book/toc.html
http://molasar.blackmagic.com/ses/book/ch5new.html
http://molasar.blackmagic.com/ses/book/ch7new.html
http://molasar.blackmagic.com/ses/book/ch6.html
http://molasar.blackmagic.com/ses/book/his-c.html

the one below has heaps of links to all heaps of surfing stuff
http://molasar.blackmagic.com/ses/surf/papers/home.html
http://members.cox.net/andyob1/manual.html

hope that helps
cheers
marcus

joshalohasurf · Post by **joshalohasurf** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 7:40 pm

im prettygood at fixing boards now tips are.

Get a solacure kit (i use ocean and earth ones) for about $15 it has everything you need.

How to.

1. Get a Hair dyrer to dry it up good. break of the loose bits and sand.

2. use solacure resin in a tube it has everything mixed up in it already. use a padle pop stick to spread it but always use more than u need.

3. once that stuff has set sand it down first using ruff sand paper second usin fine.

4. if u wanna be spot on use white apliance spray to hide any ding marks

Extra tip.

if its a big ding use the fibre glass mat in the kit under the solacure it makes it stronger.

Post by **platty** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 5:31 pm

Laminating resin: used to to glass the board.

Filler resin ( called hotcoat in the USA ) This is laminating resin with wax in styrene and few additives to stop it sagging on vertical surfaces. The wax in styrene comes to the surface during the curing process and gives you the non sticky surface which is easy to sand. This is brushed on after all the glass has been applied.

Gloss resin: is basically filler resin, but thinner. It is brushed on after the filler coat has been sanded. Once cured it is wet and dry sanded and polished.

Personally, I buy only laminating resin and add the W in S myself and don't worry about gloss resin. Lam resin with W in S added will polish up just as well as gloss resin. When doing ding repairs I use filler resin. It cuts out one stage. You don't need to do a filler coat before you sand.

Jeepers, when you say dents. Are they holes or just dents? platty.

joshalohasurf · Post by **joshalohasurf** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 7:25 pm

Hey platty,
are you a ding repairer. ive got into this alot lately cause your real anoid when you ding ya board. but the satisfaction outta fixing em good is amazing.

Post by **platty** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 8:40 pm

joshalohasurf, I do ding repairs and restorations as a 2nd job. I'm a shipwright (boatbuilder) by trade working in the fibreglass boatbuilding industry. You are right about the satisfaction. It is a good feeling finishing a restoration on a board that was a throw away, noing it is going to survive another 40 years. This is a restoration I did last year. platty.

Post by **theboat** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 12:03 am

platty mate that is an absolute artwork! i was struggling to see how you could have so many boards in your quiver (read from other threads) but if you have skills like that to restore the old ones then it is only natural...

do you find from all this restoration you get closer and closer the starting from scratch (do you shape?)

joshalohasurf · Post by **joshalohasurf** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 9:58 am

Nice One.

Post by **platty** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 8:39 pm

Thanks for all the positive feedback on the restoration.

Squid, the foam in these old boards is alot tougher than todays foam. It does seem to age well. I am presantly restoring a board that was built in 1959/60. The balsa stringer had to be completely replaced due to dry rot. But the foam is as crisp as the day it was blown. I don't strip the glass off the boards, I sand them back to the glass and work from there. You have to keep them as intact as possible and as origonal as possible. Having said that, if the board is in such poor condition you sometimes have no choice but to do a full pigment job.

tboat, I haven't shaped a board since the mid 70's. But I am toying with the idea of shaping an all cedar old school board. I'm collecting old outdoor furniture off council pickups. platty.

Post by **wheresKONG** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:57 am

sorry.. dont want to hijack the thread here...
but platty i need your help.. i think you will have all my answers
i'l send you a PM...
but maybe you could give some answers to my thread regarding
respraying and restoring a board (in this forum).

cheers guys

Post by **theboat** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 2:50 pm

platty wrote:
tboat, I haven't shaped a board since the mid 70's. But I am toying with the idea of shaping an all cedar old school board. I'm collecting old outdoor furniture off council pickups. platty.

crikeys thatd be interesting! keep us posted

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