Covering up bad glass job with a pigment ?

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.

Many thanks.

hey,

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

Colin-

Thanks. What did you use for paint? I’m using epoxy resin.

hey,

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!

Colin-

Chip had the same problem, this is epoxy over poly, solid tint, covered up a mangy looking deck really well.

Just sand back the deck so it’s smooth, tape off the rails and paint it on…let it settle and don’t touch it until you take the tape off…

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.

Ian

I have a slightly similiar situation…

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?

I gave the Mr Cleanline-Martha Stuart rattle can swirl a go.

Fun!

Thanks Cleanlines.

I let my kids paint it originally but now I am going to let my friend have it.

He is way to German to ride a board with kids hand prints-art on it.

Ian