I'm reshaping an old board of mine and after pulling the glass off I ended up with some tear-outs on the deck. Since I reshaped it most of the bad spots are gone on the bottom but I dont want to sand too far into the deck to get rid of them. The bottom is getting an opaque pigment cutlap and the deck will be airbrushed with a cleam lam on top of that.
What can I fill those craters up with? I don't want the filler to mess with the paint. The areas in question are little craters no more than an 1/8" deep x 1/4" wide that are spread thoughout the deck. I gave up on the spackle idea and I'm now thinking after painting maybe just baste in some clear lam resin in those spots before I glass. The artwork is kind of like a striped epoxy swirl deal so the holes don't reallty affect the design.
One other thing, anthing I should do when glassing to keep this thing strong? It's an old Clark blank and seems that it shrunk a bit and is a little softer than I remember. This board is the first I ever made ten years ago and it killed me to see the poor thing sitting under the house all banged up and yellowed from all those years out in the sun. So I'd like to resurrect it and keep her going.
Howzit…this might help… you can make a decent filler using finish resin mixed with aerocil or cavacil [sp.?]; pour a little resin into a cup than add the lite,white powder [careful not to inhale any] until desired consistancy is acheived; add a little catalyst and fill the depressions; the more powder the easier it it to sand and it is compatable with resin applications to follow;…old , stripped and reshaped boards have to have reenforced decks as they will tend to pressure dent easier due to age…but if buying a new blank is a budget challenge then reshapes are the way to go; think how many old boards there are out there just waiting for you, Dr Fronkenstien, to give them NEW LIFE; go forth and create my friend…chow
Thanks for the reply Alamona, I’ll have to get a hold of that stuff. Yeah it would be a shame to trash this one, I felt bad for it just laying under the house all dirty, dinged and beat up.
catalize before you add the cabosil.
I got into making twin tip kiteboards out of old reshape jobs; where I live there are tons of used long and short boards that were perfect for my uses, stacked up like cordwood under peoples houses; lately I have been using nice,new blank foam for my builds as most people do; our local supply house [Fiberglass Hawaii] has everything required for board building so access to the latest materials is easy; some folks arenʻt so lucky and have little clue as to whatʻs available; my suggestion is if you are new to the world of resins, use UV cure and bypass the whole catalyzing process and gain on the extended work time during the laminating application…itʻs worth a try!!! chow