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Doing second epoxy hotcoat due to air bubbles, burn throughs. Can I sand...
Forums: General DiscussionAlmost done my first board. Have been reading Swaylocks religiously but still messed up my freelaps for lam coat. The bottom is pretty flawless, but the top had a bunch of...
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Delam at resin injection spots
Forums: General DiscussionHi everyone, I'm going to be trying to fix a delam (maybe a couple) on a board that the prior owner injected with marine resin as a temporary fix. He didn't glass over the...
View ArticleEps longboard help!
Forums: General DiscussionHi All,Hoping to get some experienced input on my final shaping venture for a little whileI've really got into it the last 6 months and shaped some great fun boards. But my...
View ArticleSpray paint on a US blank
Forums: General DiscussionI'm shaping a board right now and I want to do a deck spray on it. It's a US blank, polyurethane foam, and I was wondering if anyone knew if it's safe to use normal spray...
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8'9 Beachbreak Pig
Forums: General DiscussionMy friend gave me a blank in exchange for glassing a couple boards, so this weekend I made a little pig for the beachbreak and jetty out front.8'9 x 23 1/4" x 3" 17 3/4" nose,...
View ArticleAnsell # 394 Canners..... Let's talk gloves
Forums: General DiscussionI'm on my last pair, hoarding a 12 pack since ~2007, and am shopping for either the same, or something better.But I don't know what might be better, and am hoping to tap some...
View ArticleBlending Epoxy Resin Ding repair
Forums: General DiscussionHi all. Sorry for the question that has probably been answered before but my search didn't come up with much.I've been fixing my own surfboards for many years, but always have...
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Cork & XPS
Forums: General DiscussionMy next experimental build tech project for this summer is a cork deck skin over an XPS foam core, then cover with FG.I feel confident that cork skins over XPS cores, under...
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Help needed with shortboard shape and concave
Forums: General DiscussionHi everyone,I'm looking forward to shape my first own shortboard for waves from waist to overhead height. I first started with a single concave and quickly thought that I...
View Article2 part PU pour foam
Forums: General DiscussionAnyone have experience using 2 part PU pour foam?Wondering what quality of foam you would end up with if it wasn't in a mold. I see so many shows with people using the pour...
View Articleround tail twin fin : should I try to place the fins in order to step right...
Forums: General Discussionhey I have read a lot on this one and could not find the answer. any input is greatly appreciated
View ArticleAdvantages of level ding repair?
Forums: General DiscussionAre there structural advantages to a perfectly smooth ding repair over the slight bump of glass from a less perfect repair? Or is it just aesthetic? (Assuming the uneven...
View ArticleInertia article: do-it-yourself ding repair not worth the hassle
Forums: General DiscussionOpinion: DIY Ding Repair Isn’t Worth Your Time or TroubleThe Inertia https://www.theinertia.com/opinion/diy-ding-repair-fixing-your-dings-isn...
View ArticleInvisible dent repair
Forums: General DiscussionSo most boards I ride I never bother with small bottom dent repairs (unbroken glass). But I have one board that I would like to keep as pristine as possible. I dented the...
View ArticleMoon Tails! (don't moon me-haha)
Forums: General DiscussionI'm starting to design my next board & need some advice on a moon tail (which I have never done before). This will be another Kite surfboard for light wind days used...
View ArticleSurfboard Width
Forums: General DiscussionHi, I have a question about the surfboard width for small wave performance boards. My normal shortboard is a general high performance board with a late 90s - early 2000s...
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Firewire LFT stringer/springer
Forums: General DiscussionHi all, New member, have searched the site to see if anything like this has come up, nothing found.I'm after thoughts on a strange issue a couple of Firewire LFT...
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First board on XPS how do you see it?
Forums: General DiscussionHello Hello from Belgium,I just finished to put together a blank in XPS and "shaped" it to what it may look like a surfboard! greatI attach some pictures so you guys can give...
View ArticleClark foam blanks
Forums: General DiscussionHi all, Making this post because I have about 10 old clark foam blanks (7'11P 8'4R 8'5S 9'1Y(2) 9'5S 9'8S 10'1Y + a couple unknowns) I am floating this out in general,...
View ArticleOverly narrow surfboards
Forums: General DiscussionHi, I'm making a board for overhead powerful hollow waves or fast powerful point breaks with the outline of a late 90s - early 2000s board. Im trying to achieve a board with...
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