Where did you surf today ?

[Beanpole]

Come on guys, it's not that hard to do basic ding repair. I only hit a ding repair guy if its chronic, major stuff or the board is heirloom quality.

[Wubic Pig]

Come on guys, it's not that hard to do basic ding repair. I only hit a ding repair guy if its chronic, major stuff or the board is heirloom quality.

I agree Beano - the world's gone soft I tell ya's...

[Beerfan]

Uv resin + clear sticky tape to conform to the rail = save a heap of sanding time. Only for small dings though. Only got 2 poly boards now so don't need to do it very often.

[Beerfan]

Well actually it's more like I don't need to do it very often these days because I'm lucky to surf twice a month. Fkkukking sad really

[steve shearer]

yeah I do that.

I'm talking creases, snaps, fin sets.

IN this case I'd borrowed my daughters board and gouged a nice hole in the bottom by dry docking it on a recalcitrant rock.

it needed a pro repair.

[Bobby Dazzler]

Uv resin + clear sticky tape to conform to the rail = save a heap of sanding time. Only for small dings though. Only got 2 poly boards now so don't need to do it very often.

it's pretty damn satisfying how well that works.

couldn't sleep so thought i might as well go for an early surf. i really didn't choose too well today.

[Drailed]

Loofy couldn't fix himself a peanut butter sandwich let alone a ding.

Now Now Steve-O, you know you will never get me to bite Like I do you.... did someone say Telo Lodge board review?

Anyhow, I think a lot of us been down the fix your own ding route, get the gear, take 4 hours to do a functionable yet aesthetically poor job, get messy, deal with stinking chemicals and then get over it and realise your time is much better spent giving someone else $60 to do it.

[tootr]

i think it was Rod Kirsop who said a proper surfer fixes his own dings, but doesn't get one that often.

[Drailed]

The longer I surf, the less dings I seem to be getting. Was just thinking that the other day actually...

Few years ago, elbows, knees, feet... all manner of causes for dings!!

[The Mighty Sunbird]

couldn't sleep so thought i might as well go for an early surf. i really didn't choose too well today.

If you were at Bondi the only choice is shitty closeouts. I can't believe how the surf there has been so bad for so long.

[Bobby Dazzler]

couldn't sleep so thought i might as well go for an early surf. i really didn't choose too well today.

If you were at Bondi the only choice is shitty closeouts. I can't believe how the surf there has been so bad for so long.

tama/ bronte was no better. didn't even take the board in, just went for a swim.

[Trev]

A year or so back I took my yellow board out of the water and went over it with a fine tooth comb, repaired all the little cracks and marks and even polished out some scratches. Looked a million dollars.
First surf out my leggie broke and it washed up on the rocks.
Got a whole heap of fresh scratches but no dings.
They're still there.

But yes, I fix my own.
Last paid for repair was on the green board I took to Sydney with me. Tore the fin out on a rock.

Stu Entwhistle repaired it. THAT'S how long ago it was.

[The Mighty Sunbird]

I've repaired my own since I was a grommet. I love the smell of acetone in the morning!

Have only ever paid twice: once for a crease and once for a torn out glassed in fin.

[Hatchnam]

Anyone dinged a Tuflite before? I caved part of the rail in yesterday with my shin after the strong cross-shore flicked it out from under my feet mid-carve.

[Davros]

Creased a tuflite Webber Afterburner once, went alright afterwards, tried to sell it and ended up giving it away.

Could you just bung in a stack of solar res.

[Hatchnam]

After giving it a decent test out I'm actually liking the feel of Tuflite in small to mid sized conditions. Wind and chop be an issue given their lightness and more rigid flex . In big (especially stormy) conditions I can't see them being a good fit . Too light and floaty .

[Beanpole]

My favourite repair was a three inch deep fin gouge in the rail of a tuflite. After a bit of on line searching and a brief but very much appreciated chat to the guy at Jacksons on the phone I got some epoxy putty, bunged it in the hole, sanded back, got some araldyte and matting, applied that, sanded and then spray painted it with a small can of auto paint to match. A bit rough if you look closely but it's been as good as gold for two or three years now. Ride it all the time at Bondi.

Took a mal to ding repair to fill in a big depression on the deck however. That seemed a bit too complicated.

[rmb]

My rule is new boards in the shop to be professionally done as they get old and banged up they get the backyard job.