I used some “inappropriate” glass on a basic epoxy job. I was some true warp glass with about 90 % of the fibers running length-wise. Not the warp bias that you can get. It may have been on the shelf too long. I struggled through it and finished one side, but what an enormous mess. Lots of sanding. I’m keeping the board for me. Strong enough but ugly.
I think I need to cover up this bad glass job with a total pigment cover up. Old school style. Any tips? Nothing I could find in the archives. Seems not to be done too much these days.
what i did when this happened to me was, try to level it out using resin, and than wait for that to cure, than i took a spay gun and filled it with color and did the board with a heavy even coat. than i put a coat of clear on it just for looks. hope it help
i also used epoxy resin, (resin research) but i don’t think it will matter, i used water based paints, but you need to let it dry full (to reduce to possibility of running) before putting the clear, or another light coast of resin . the problem with water based is that if not cured properly it will react with the resin and mix tining the board. hope it helps! cheers!
This is a sanding coat swirl on a broken board repair.
Or you could use an colored boat epoxy gell coat.
Cleanlines has a cool trick of using auto lacquer paint colors sprayed on a sanded board the shake on some thinner and watch it swirl-bleed.Then pull tape and cover with a clear coat.
I have a board that has had some dings, taken on some water, snapped off nose. I fixed all the dings, fixed the nose and re-glassed it.
The board was all white when it was built, I would guess in the 80’s, but now its a little yellowed and stained. I dont care for all-white boards, and want to have color on the bottom over the rails and folding over onto the top. I sanded her all down with 100 and 150, theres a few shiny spots in heel dents/bumps I will get by hand.
My plan has been to do a pigmented sanding coat. I want the translucent effect, but I want to make sure that I get good deep color. I will be using boat-yard tints, which I have heard you can add 2 oz to a pint for a darker color. Also, I have heard that adding white pigment will give a more opaque look. Any advice?
