After you have finished glassing the bottom of the board and you have flipped it over to grind off anything that is not smooth, how do you keep from grinding into the paint on the foam if you have a board that is painted a solid color? I seem to always nick the darn thing and then I have to patch the paint. Then the paint never matches and you always notice the little touch up! Is there an easy way to prevent this? Thanks as always! http://members.cox.net/austinsurfboards.htm
you could try to tape around the spot and grind till you hit the tape…just a thought
After you have finished glassing the bottom of the board and you have > flipped it over to grind off anything that is not smooth, how do you keep > from grinding into the paint on the foam if you have a board that is > painted a solid color? I seem to always nick the darn thing and then I > have to patch the paint. Then the paint never matches and you always > notice the little touch up! Is there an easy way to prevent this? Thanks > as always! When you wrap the rails, squegee the excess resin on to the paint.That way the paint is protected. Works for me every time. Aloha, Kokua
After you have finished glassing the bottom of the board and you have > flipped it over to grind off anything that is not smooth, how do you keep > from grinding into the paint on the foam if you have a board that is > painted a solid color? I seem to always nick the darn thing and then I > have to patch the paint. Then the paint never matches and you always > notice the little touch up! Is there an easy way to prevent this? Thanks > as always! You can take a small brush and paint a thin coat of lam resin over the lap mess.This fills in the bumps and makes sanding less of a hassle.I think that the biggest mistake that novice glassers make is overdoing the sanding.Remmember that you have two layers of glass and a hotcoat over the lap.This is an ongoing question around here but hang in there. R. Brucker
or you can just let your son do it right [wink] I wasn’t inferring that anybody out there is a “beginner”.Just a generalized comment geared for folks just learning the ropes…R.B.