hello.
i just found this site a few days ago because i decided to start repairing some boards we have around. i was looking for an alternative to microballons and found the solution with the inside of menstruation pads - amazing.
i am new to surfing (about one year) and even more new to fixing them but manually able. last year i broke this cheap softboard (decathlon) and already tried to fix it once but that time i used polyester to glue the wood and pu-foam (the one in cans) to fill the gaps - didn't last long. now we have epoxy around and i would like to give it another try cause it is nice for people to make their first approches to waves.
i am asking for help (ideas, approaches, keywords) also because english is not my mothertongue and i have a problem to find the right words to search for.
so here is the problem:
- the board is almost in two halfs. underneath is a plastic layer that still keeps it together.
- i cutted out the foam next to the wood to glue + screw supportwood left and right of the two stringers (tried with polyester - it came off)
- there is quite a bit of the original polystyrol missing that has to be replaced/filled
and here are the questions:
- could i mix epoxy and polystyrolballs (smashing one-use-cooling boxes i.e.) as a filler?
- is 2 times 20cm woodsupport on each side enough?
- can i glue polystyrol with epoxy? the internet has different answers on that.
i have epoxy-resin from a surfshop aswell as glass of 4 and 6oz.
would be amazing to get some help, here are some pictures.
greetings
dulf
