Cloth inlay on surfboards

[LHawes]

@$1

Seems like you’d be able to see it in the right light, even feel it. I’ve done a few fabric inlays, usually on the foam with glass over.  I would do like you say, glass the bottom and the rail wrap, then place the fabric on the top as the next step.  Mine were done with epoxy resin, someone else will know about suncure.  I always needed a pinline at the edge.

Thank you for the reply and I was thinking along the same lines, that I could at least see the tape edge in the right light. Pinline is given considering my cutting skills.

 

Thank you again

[LHawes]

@$1

Yes you will most likely need a pinline.  But as far as the cut lap goes, just put two or three layers of tape at the cut lap.  You should be able to feel where your tape line is.  Cut it as soon as possible, press the cloth down using a seam roller or a thimble.  Cut at the lap, press down, pull your tape and top off with a free lap of 4 or 6 oz.  You may want to baste with lam resin at the seam before your final top layer of cloth.  No matter how good of a job you do, you will still most likely need a pinline to cover up the seam.  Obviously your pinline will be on the hotcoat.

Yeah pinlines for sure and LOVE the 2 or 3 layers of tape idea, that should be enough to feel the edge of the tape when cutting - Thanks very much for the reply and input.

[McDing]

You’re welcome and good luck.  Take a pic and let us see how you do.  Follow instructions and you’ll be fine.  Problems occur when people don’t take good advice.  The method I described is a common way of doing it.  

[Monkstar1]

I’ve done the two - three layers of tape and it definitely helps, but with dark fabric it still can be tough. One time my resin hardened up and I still needed to cut my tape line. I used a fabric pencil to lightly rub out the tape line. This allowed me to make a clean cut but then I had to deal with the possible contamination from the pencil. A light sand helped with that but I’m not sure it was the best way to go. 

[Huck]

If I do a cutlap on the rail wrap, then I have the thickness of the glass, plus the tape. Usually that will be enough for me to see an edge, worse case scenario I can usually block sand when dry and hit that little ridge.  Normally I try to cut it with a razor when the resin gels.  That’s just what works for me.  I agree dark colors can be a little tricky.