Logo on pigmented hot coat
Forums: General DiscussionLooking for some tips! Planning to add black pigment to my hot coat since my lamination didn't come out as dark as I had hoped for (looks grey). I didn't put the logo under...
View ArticleSuggestions and advice for my next builds?
Forums: General DiscussionHi everyone, I'm back and ready to build my next board. Actually two boards! Which is exciting and a bit intimidating. I'm living in Canada and will be moving out to Vancouver...
View ArticleHi perf longboard rocker
Forums: General DiscussionHi there, A customer of mine has asked me to make him a new hi perf longboard with similar rocker as his old Robert August one. So took the measurements and felt in a doubt. I...
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9'0 Pig from early Weber template
Forums: General DiscussionHi All, longtime reader first time poster. I'm so grateful for this forum and all the information it contains.I'm especially grateful to Bill Thrailkill, who has been...
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10'4 Twinzer Longfish based on 9'6 Mabile template
Forums: General DiscussionHi Guys, I collected the photos from another board I made this fall - I think this is board 3. I had a Mabile 9'6 Twinzer longfish that I really loved, and my neighbor set me...
View ArticleColored Sanding Resin
Forums: General DiscussionHey all,So i used pigment with my lam resin (poly) and it turned out lighter than i wanted it to. Can i add more pigment to my sanding resin for hot coat to darken the board,...
View ArticleDesert storm
Forums: General DiscussionHi my surfing fitness has turned to shit due to drinking too much beer and not surfing or exersizing enough but now im alcohol free and getting back into surfing.I live near...
View ArticleWhat do I need to hand sand custom surfboard?
Forums: General DiscussionI searched, but actually found too many different threads, that I couldn't make heads and tails. So I am making my first board, and want to just sand by hand but all videos...
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Cracked Fin Box, but barely cracked. Least invasive fix?
Forums: General DiscussionI picked up a really clean Tyler Classic Noserider this weekend, and upon a closer inspection I noticed a hairline crack in a corner of the box. The crack runs down the entire...
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10' UV light build for garage glassing
Forums: General DiscussionI had some tendonitis going a few months ago, and figured if I couldn't hold a sanding block right, I'd keep busy some other way. My wife hates the smell of curing resin, so I...
View ArticleFixing a mistake during tint laminating
Forums: General DiscussionHi everybody, I juste made a board for a kid, a 5'4, he's 35kg. He was super hype on having a green mint tint and also he wanted a bit of "tech" on the board, carbon web tape...
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First Board Done... and Questions
Forums: General DiscussionHi all,Thanks for all the content on here, it's absolutely incredible. I just finished my first board and had a blast. Wanted to ask a few questions to hopefully hone my...
View ArticleFirst time board questions about glassing
Forums: General DiscussionI'm making a first board with/for my son (a 5'8" shortboard with a swallow tail). We laminated both sides (it has a blue tint), and are preparing for the hotcoats. A couple of...
View Articleepoxy hot coat
Forums: General DiscussionCould someone please tell me whether it is necessary to add a surfacing agent (like styrene and paraffin wax) to an epoxy hot coat? Or is epoxy simply sandable once it dries...
View ArticleCI Mid help - Rails and Bottom
Topics: CI Mid - Mid lenght surfboardForums: General DiscussionHi guys!I'm planning to shape a 6'10 Mid lenght surfboard inspired on the CI Mid model. I've been collecting some info of this model but I...
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Deck lam before bottom lam?
Forums: General DiscussionI'm working on my 6th surfboard, a custom board for a friend of mine. I'm painting an intricate design on the deck and want to preserve it the best I can so it doesn't get...
View ArticleEuroblanks
Forums: General Discussionanybody have any info on it? quality and so on...cheers
View ArticleTint and pre-install futures fin resin spillover
Forums: General DiscussionHey all, I've already set my futures fin boxes in my blank and while setting them had a little resin spill over the boxes which I wiped with a squeegee. I left a little more...
View ArticleShark!
Forums: General Discussionhttps://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/environment/544337-s...Surprising study finds sharks are key to restoring damaged habitats, fighting climate...
View ArticleOff the shelf Compounding and Polishing recommendations
Forums: General DiscussionHi,I'm trying to find out a UK brand name or a recomended product(s) that could be used for Coumpouinding and Polishing a gloss finish?Any ideas appreciated.B.
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