Anyone have an idea how to address this? It looks like a sand thru but it isn’t, as it appeared after a few years. Or rather it is, but barely . The board is epoxy. Sometimes I would clean the wax off with paint thinner and the weave disappears. Same if I used a dab of Additive F. Also I Amy have used polyester resin for a gloss coat but can’g remember. Actually I don’t think so. I got a gloss finish by just working through the grits down to 2000.
I’m thinking the best bet would be to brush on a coat of epoxy with Add F and hope it penetrates. Then I have to deal with the transition line of the repair, but that’s just sand sand sand, through the grits.
No delam detectable. The weave didn’t show up for years. Fins is structurally sound. It’s just an aesthetic problem as far as I know. But this board has nice aesthetics. Brazilian walnut veneer, balsa rails, mother of pearl overlay. Called the Giant Squid. 9’-3” x 23”. I once paddled it way offhosre when blue whales were passing nearby. I questioned the wisdom of having a pearlescent squid on the bottom of my board as I stroked through the deep green water a I mile offshore…
I am thinking that the only time I have ever see this is on wooden boards. For several years I repaired boards on Maui. Mostly for a Surf School and a Surf Shop. Both businesses owned lots of rental boards, most of which were Surftech. Among those boards were several wood veneer boards with EPS cores. I only remember seeing this condition (as in the pic) on wooden veneer boards. I have heard people talk about oils in certain woods coming to the surface and causing a cloudiness. Usually Darkwoods like Walnut or Heart Redwood. We were always told to seal Redwood and Walnut tailblocks. I don’t really know. Just ideas. Very nice board Though. I always heard that sharks were afraid of Tako(Octopus) and giant squid. Wipe it down with a little Styrene. Rub it in. Might go away permanently.
I’m noticing it on some of my boards too. Mostly older boards (10 years old) and not just wood skinned boards. Mostly where they are exposed to the sun. I think it is heat damage on our boards. I just sand and put a new coat of resin, but it doesn’t always look better. Bernie has a bunch of older compsand boards that have not aged well. I think it is because his house is in a very hot part of our island.
I took several and refinished them, but I couldn’t get that look complete out. Some people used to say putting some styrene on it and let it soak in, then resin. I don’t have plain styrene, just the wax additive type, and was too lazy to get some.
. The board is epoxy. Sometimes I would clean the wax off with paint thinner and the weave disappears. Same if I used a dab of Additive F. Also I Amy have used polyester resin for a gloss coat but can’g remember. Actually I don’t think so. I got a gloss finish by just working through the grits down to 2000.
