Up until this point I haven’t shaped or glassed any boards bigger than 7’4, sticking mainly to shortboards. I’m doing a 9’0 longboard here in a couple days and was wondering about the quantity of resin for the bottom lamination. It’s going to be a blue/white resin swirl so I don’t want to run out. With a single layer of 6 oz. cloth, will a quart be enough?
Thanks --Ryan
hey stranded,
1 qt. for a resin swirl on a 9ft is going to give you a really muddy swirl. i would double it up. It also depends on how much of a lap you have. when i do three inch laps it takes alot of extra resin, not to mention patience. hope that helps.
Austin S.
So if I doubled it up and went with +/- 2 quarts, how much should I use of the white and how much of the blue. I want white to be the main pigment with blue swirling and streaking. So should I go 3/4 white, 1/4 blue? I know that none of this is set in stone, I’m just looking for some ballpark ideas. I know you’re pretty talented at resin work, this is giong to be my first swirl and I’m a little nervous. I dont think I’m going to use 3" laps, probably more like 2".
yea thats what i would do. darker colors overpower light colors extremely easy so you barely need any blue. You guesstimates sound good to me. Now its all about your pour techniques. Good Luck.
Austin S.