Hi Everybody
I’m planning on making my first board this summer and am currently reading up and trying to gain as much knowledge as possible before I begin, so as not to ‘learn the hard way’.
I realise this maybe a massively ambitious for a first board, but I was hoping to achieve a resin job similar to the image below. I think it’s a Channel Island board, so would I be right in assuming this is the work of moonlight?
Would this be done by….
First painting/squeegee the purple opaque resin directly onto the blank to create the splash pattern. Then using a compressed air gun to make the resin run in certain directions and remove excess fluid, before leaving to cure then glassing directly over the top with clear resin?
Or
Is the purple resin applied at the point glassing?
I’ve read purple is a nightmare colour to work with, so I was thinking of shooting for more of a deep red/maroon, with maybe a translucent magenta resin tint in the lam to give it a two tone 3D feel. Oh, and I’ll be using polyester resin.
Any thoughts, or am I just asking for trouble?
Cheers, Will.
Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.
Hi Will,
Resin splashes generally go on during the lamination although I have seen, but never done, colored resin splashes directly on the foam. I’m told dark purple and reds are the toughest. It often comes out pink. Good luck and read up in the archives. Mike
Willbaylis,
Like above. look in the archives for resin swirls, its all there and very easy to do once toy understand a bit. So read the archives, then come back to us. The board you picture is very easy to acheive, any color swirl is easy don’t wory about red or purple. The only time red or purple is difficult is when you are doing a full color tint. Swirls are meant to be blochy. Look uo key words like: cut lap, How much pigment should i use, swirl, when to cut the lap. resin tint, etc.
where are you located?
Thanks for the feedback guys
I’ve been reading thought the archives for a few weeks now and feel I’m starting to get my head around it all.
I thought it might be a good idea to separate the resin work into stages for my first build, first work with a single colour opaque resin on to the foam. Then once cured, lay the glass with translucent magenta resin so the pattern shows through from beneath. I’ll be using cut-laps on top and bottom and pinlines dependent on crispness. I’m hoping this approach will give me a little more time and fewer things to focus on during each process. No doubt my first glass jobs will be stressful enough without thinking about resin swirls. I also hope this approach will reduce my chances of getting mud or ending up with a pink mess.
I’m in the Midlands, England, so a good 2½ hrs away form the coast, but I’ll be doing a materials/surf trip closer to the time. I’ll be getting most of my stuff form Seabase (www.seabase.eu) and talking through the board with a shaper i know down there.
Thanks again, Will
That doesn’t look like a resin job to me. Since it was part of a benefit exhibition I’m guessing that it was painted by an artist. You could do that with ordinary artist’s acrylics on the foam (then lam as usual). I’ve done paint on foam. I’ve also done pen work on the sanded hot coat (then add gloss). I’ve never painted on the hotcoat, but am pretty sure it could be done. I would test the acrylic with the gloss first.
looks like paint on foam to me also
Hey there Will, im a fellow uk swayer based in manchester, ive been buying pigments from Fred Aldous who are based in Manchester but you can shop online. they do small pots which saves you buying the quantities from seabase.
where in midlands are you? if you want any help give me a shout
dog
Hey Dog
I’m based in Worcester, its good to see someone nearly as landlocked as me on here. I had the pleasure of walking through Manchester city centre with my board under my arm a couple of winters ago after a surf trip to Morocco, much to the amusement of all the locals, needless to say we got a lot of abuse, ha-ha.
Thanks for the tip, it looks like they’ve got some good stuff. Have you got any idea of what quantities I need? I’m doing a 6’0” egg with one layer of 6oz on the bottom and two on the deck, will one 25g pot of translucent pigment be enough for the whole board? As it’s my first time I’d rather have too much than too little.
Also have you used CFS Fibreglass (www.cfsnet.co.uk) before? They’ve also got a lot of good lam gear and seem to be cheaper than Seabase.
Cheers, Will.
See if you can search for info on “foam staining” or “foam stain.” That’s when you apply color (usually acrylic) directly to the foam. It’s fun and not as exacting as true resin swirls, and can give you the same basic effect.