Glassing Questions - My first board.

General Discussion
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Hi,

First, thanks to Swaylocks for all the info etc. I have been reading without posting for a while and have learned much to guide me on my first board attempt. I is/will be a 6-2 fish with wood fins.

Unfortunately, one can never learn enough by reading alone. Hence my questions-

Background- I shaped the board with sand paper and hand planes etc. Then with the board shaped, my plan was to make the fins then lam. What happened was I realized that the #$^&in’ thing dings real easy. So, I laminated it last night while the Sox lost to protect it from more dings. Now I have to make the fins over the next few nights.

Question - Should I hot coat it before making the fins, or is it ok to cover it and wait 3-5 days before I hot coat it so I can install fins before hotcoat?

Thanks in advance for any responses.

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wait to do your hotcoat. you want to attach the fins before the hotcoat and then hotcoat, gloss the fins while you are hotcoating/glossing the board

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Howzit Projeholic, You can hot coat the deck, that will give you some protection while you work on the fins. Aloha,Kokua

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I don’t like to leave a laminated/unhotcoated board sitting around for too long. The tacky resin tends to accumulate all kinds of fingerprints and foreign objects–foamdust, flies…one time I found an entire ham sandwich jammed in there about where the hard edge started in the tail. Not pretty.

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Howzit retro, Putting fins on after the board is hot coated can be a plus since if the fin is snapped off it shouldn't take any glass with it. The fin might snap off a little easier than usual but there won't be as much damage. Just make sure you sand the area where the fins go before putting them on. Aloha,Kokua