U.S. Blanks has recently come out with a new formula for there red foam.The new red foam is the same weight as the old red foam, is more dense (to result in less pressure dents and a longer life of your board), and has better recoil than there old red foam. Feed back from local shapers has been positive so far, with everyone saying it shapes and glasses well. Have any of you tried it yet? What are your opinions?
I have a couple I’m working on; For now I’ll say that the weight feels good and the ‘pinch test’ shows a huge improvement from the previous formula.
Thanks for the info Bud, they definitely feel a lot more firm on the pinch test.
Here is the U.S. Blanks press release on there new foam formula.
US Blanks Goes High Performance!
LOS ANGELES, CA - September 4, 2008
US Blanks, LLC. is proud to announce the release of their new high performance polyurethane foam formulation effective immediately. In responding to the growing demand for a light density, high performance surfboard blank, US Blanks has responded with what will be named their new RED density.
“We are very pleased to offer this new formulation which was specifically designed for the high performance and team rider market,” says US Blanks President Kimberly Thress. “Our goal was to come out with a light density foam with higher compressive strength properties to hold up to the rigors and demands at the professional level. The tight, compact cell structure, light weight and excellent flex properties make our new Red density the perfect choice for shapers and board builders striving to achieve the highest levels of performance”.
In keeping with tradition US Blanks will continue to offer their standard formulation in the widely accepted and ever popular Blue, Green and Classic densities. “Our original formulation will continue to be available in the standard Blue density as well as the Green and Classic,” says Thress. “This formulation has also undergone a transformation in the past 6 months. The change has been very well received by our customers who are extremely pleased with the updates. In recognizing the fact that our customers have individual and specific requirements we felt they would be best served by giving them choices that would allow us to cater to their specific needs. By offering our new high performance Red density formulation in conjunction with our newly updated standard formulation, customers can now choose between the best of both worlds to better suit their requirements”.
US Blanks has had a lot more going on than just formulation changes. Thress adds, “It has been an extremely busy summer for us. The formulation and processing changes were obviously our biggest goal, but we’ve also introduced a few new mold sizes including a Stand Up Paddle blank, with a few more coming in the next couple of months. Our EPS production and tooling is currently being updated as well and our latest production clearly stands apart from the rest. Needless to say, we’ve had our hands full”.
Heard about some tearing in the first pass, but deeper into it
I guess it was alright. The early batches may be sketchy, but
I think that has all gone out already. I got a newer blank on monday
and it was GOOD. No tearing (my blades are rust buckets) and
HARD (dense). Feels stronger to me than their green density.
Should go to glassing next week. I’ll let ya know.
Like nothing I would have expected from U.S. Blanks!!
The “NEW RED” is unreal! It glasses light as well. Plus no one has the rocker down like US Blanks. No other blank company can fill an order as fast and as accurate as they can. Finally we have good foam!
This week made a few boards with it and it’s the best foam I’ve seen so far.
No burnt glue lines from hot batching, no shrinkage, no pukas, no yellowing and no special handling.
Hopefully this can be maintained.
Foam EZ has plenty in stock.