Glassing My First Board

General Discussion
1

Hey Everyone,

It’s been a slow process but i’m done shaping my first board. It’s 9’2" . It came out alright … i’m proud though!

I’m going to head down to Mitch’s to buy glassing materials. I’m concerned though with how much resin i actually need? Do they sell laminating and sanding resin? or do i have to put wax in the laminating resin to make it sandable?

What would be some good amounts of resin?

Also is 2 layers of 6 oz. on top and one layer of 6 oz. on bottom the way to go?

Any advice on glassing? Tips? Hints? Words of Wisdom?

2

Howzit barrel, Go with 1 layer 6oz on bottom and 4oz and 6oz on deck.Aloha,Kokua

3

i went with two 6 oz. on the top.

i’m gonna laminate the bottom now… here goes nothing!

4

that was fun!

I really enjoyed laminating the bottom …

I think it turned out okay … hopefully no major problems occur while it’s hardening

How long do i wait until i can start sanding or using a surform to take down the edge? Until it’s completely hard?

5

Howzit barrel, Normally you glass the bottom first. Glassing the deck first can some times cause the board to twist because of the resin shrinkage which is around 6% with poly, but hopefully you won’t have that problem. Aloha,Kokua

6

that’s what i did, maybe i said something different.

thanks for the help though

i’m going to lam the top today