Pressure ding repair?

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Ok, I’ve been lurking for 6 months… but now I have a question.

Looks like my heel has put a nice pressure ding in my 9’6. I have spider cracks around it as well as the opposite rail.

Here’s a picture:

This board was shaped by a local in sarasota… I like the the shape, but is the glass too thin? Deck too soft? Am I being too careless when hopping up on my feet (ie: my own fault)? Is it common to have the deck all pressure dinged to hell in just 3 months? That’s how long I’ve owned this board. My shortboard doesnt have pressure dings this bad and I’ve had it for 6 years.

What should I do about it? Fix it? Leave it?

Thanks in advance. I love this forum. Planning to shape my first board once the hurricanes back off and things flatten out.

-tom

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Well, looks like I’m stuck fixing it. I poked at the soft cracked area with a pick and sure enough it fell apart and showed bare foam. Pressure dings suck.

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Tomstock, It looks like you have an over-shaped deck. It’s not you, or the way you surf. The shaper took too much foam off the deck.

As you probably know, the outer surface of an unshaped blank is the hardest, and as you go toward the center of the foam, it gets softer and softer.

To prevent pressure dings like you have, the shaper should take the absolute minimum off the deck.

Fixing your board is going to be an on-going project. But hey, you’ll learn alot about resin and board repair. Doug

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Your patching skills are gonna get a lot of practice.

The shaper may be faulted as stated above, but the glasser should be slapped too. Do you know the glassing schedule used?

You don’t post your weight, but at 230, I use all 6 ounce: one bottom, one top, 2/3 length deck patch, and 18" stomp patch. My boards last for years and yes, they are heavier than the shop throw-aways.

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I have a pressure ding I need to fix. What is the easiest way to steam or heat it to see if it will swell back up before I try to fill it?

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Thanks guys! It sure is great to get the facts from those who know. I’m about 185. I did suspect that the shaper had removed too much foam from the deck (learned that here as a matter of fact) and was hoping to get a confirmation. Honestly, I sort of bought this board as an experiment… I wanted to see what the local shaper was capable of, and kick some money back to the locals rather than to the chinese.

Ok, so the shaper needs more practice and the glasser obviously likes to glass thin potato chip boards not longboards.

Now I know what NOT to do when I shape and glass mine. It may be ugly and heavy but it’ll be solid and last a lifetime.

Thanks

-tom

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Honolulu, so that’s 6 over all and then 2/3 6, and 18" 6 right? So you have 3 layers of cloth at the tail (where i’m pressure dinging my board). I suspect this board is just 6 all over. It feels soft (squeezing it) from the nose to the tail. No differences. The board feels the most solid about a foot from the midpoint. I suspected it was a thin glass job when I first felt it. It just felt soft.

Ding repair practice is good… no complaints there.

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Honolulu, so that’s 6 over all and then 2/3 6, and 18" 6 right? So you have 3 layers of cloth at the tail (where i’m pressure dinging my board). I suspect this board is just 6 all over. It feels soft (squeezing it) from the nose to the tail. No differences. The board feels the most solid about a foot from the midpoint. I suspected it was a thin glass job when I first felt it. It just felt soft.

Ding repair practice is good… no complaints there.

Id like to add that your shaper may have used a lighter/weaker foam also, maybe super or ultralite.

Could also be a double 4oz deck