My 6’10" fun shape was left in the car and the bottom deck patch de-laminated from the blank. Can this be repaired by removing the bottm patch and re-laminating?
I also have a 9’ tri stringer Rick Carrol epoxy the has a strip of air bubble across the bottom about 14" long and 1 to 1-1/2" wide. Same problem as above.
How do you fix this?
Hodadjax
That’s a buckle fracture. A perfect example of delamination under compression. It wasn’t from heat, it was from a wave or a manuever the last time you surfed.
The way you generally fix those is to drill a hole at each end of the delam and with a syringe shoot epoxy into one hole until the resin comes out of the hole at the other end. Then support the board under the buckle, put waxed paper or polyethylene plastic over the repair area and put a weight on the buckle. This will smash the cloth back onto the foam. After the resin has kicked remove the weight and plastic and fix the small ding holes you drilled, sand everything smooth and go surf.
Greg, Whats the deal with epoxy glassers putting small holes in the surface of an epoxy board? A friend of mine showed me his new epoxy, and pointed out several rows of very tiny pin-holes. He thought it was for pressure release, but what about water leaks? Doug
It’s to release gassing related to XPS foams. This is something I really don’t agree with but Havier claims it works. That foam is very water tight so there isn’t a water intrusion issue. I prefer using EPS foams which don’t have gassing issues and don’t need this kind of venting. EPS is also the best foam you can get against delamination.
My 6’10" fun shape was left in the car and the bottom deck patch de-laminated from the blank. Can this be repaired by removing the bottm patch and re-laminating?
I also have a 9’ tri stringer Rick Carrol epoxy the has a strip of air bubble across the bottom about 14" long and 1 to 1-1/2" wide. Same problem as above.
How do you fix this?
Hodadjax
by not using epoxy in your next board.
finally , the TRUTH about epoxy boards has been made public …
thanks hodadjax !
ben
Ben, by not using epoxy the poly board would have snapped and you’d be putting two pieces together.
Ben, by not using epoxy the poly board would have snapped and you’d be putting two pieces together.
three words missing in this statement…
…"in my opinion "
…you could be wrong.
ben
by not using epoxy in your next board.
finally , the TRUTH bout epoxy boards has been made public …
thanks hodadjax !
ben
three words missing in this statement…
…"in my opinion "
…you could be wrong.
ben
…
And chip lays his bait…
The unsuspecting are in trouble…
do you really want to start another one or do you just miss having bert around ben???
The arguement is nearly over … what will chippy do?
hi Greg and other keen epoxy users !
I ['Chippy'] will glass my next board with epoxy . Because chippy wants to see for himself , delam or no delam . I've watched Grant ['Hicksy'] glass two urethane foam boards with epoxy . I like what I see , and I like what I don't smell .
If someone here made ‘eps’ blanks , ready rockered and stringered , I would glass one of them , too , to see what it’s all about .
cheers !
ben
Ben, Swaylocks friend of mine, to whom I owe my new quest for colored boards, you are right. "In my [humble] opinion would have been more correct. But, unlike you I have built epoxy boards.
I’m glad you are going to give it a try. Your neighbors will appreciate it (no smell) and bring you plates of cookies, your boards will be lighter, your snaps snappier, your car will get better mileage, and best of all, you will sleep better at night, not just because the throw weight of your board is less, but because deep in your heart, you know you have done what is right for the environment. It is just all good.
Oh, and use the good stuff, if you can get it.
[disclaimer: Ben, because the printed work doesn’t carry jokes well sometimes, just know that I am smiling as I write this.]
“…as Ben is my witness, I will never make a clear board again.”