Ive noticed on the surfysurfy blog and on the surfermag forum that moonlight is testing out a new resin called ‘resin x’ It supposedly isnt epoxy and isnt poly, can can be used on both poly and EPS boards.
Does anyone know what the deal is with it? Where I/we can get it, pros cons?
Ambrose of Ambrose surfboards recently had one glassed in it and said that he might be soon converting to it (as per his post on surfermag) So whats the deal?
The surfermag forum isnt working for me right now, but ambrose’ board is on there. And my prayers go out to everyone in Cali that is effected by the fires.
At this point Resin-X is still in the testing phase, so it’s not available yet. I’ve felt up a board that was glassed with it and am probably going to borrow the board from Marlin in the next few days or when the next swell comes in. I was going to borrow it a few weeks ago but Marlin had a date at Churchs the next morning and wanted to take it. He has been riding that board and claiming it has been the most durable board he’s had and has incredible flex characteristics. He’s a good test pilot as he’s not only a good board maker (in all senses), but also a good surfer. Hopefully this resin will work out as it seems to answer alot of the demands we are making on our boards these days (ie. strength, flex). Plus the added benefit of being able to use it on EPS or Poly is great. Would be nice to be able to bring an EPS blank to Moonlight and have them glass it. I’ll let you know my thoughts on it after I borrow the board. G
Is this ‘Resin-X’ something that they developed themselves and exclusively with surfboard use in mind or is it from some other application and just being tested for surfboard use? It sounds very interesting, I read claims that its not a polyester and not exactly an epoxy either…what could it be.
Some sort of urethane resin? The AST stuff was supposed to be the next big thing but for some reason hasn’t caught on like I would have expected. I’m sure there are other urethane formulations out there. Maybe one that is easier to use, cures at room temperature and has a real nice showroom finish?
AST rez had some big production ,“slowdown” drawbacks,including but not limited to…coloring problems,label problems, strength to flex ratio issues, curing difficulties,general ease of use difficulties,Drying times/need of an oven,bad skin rashes,cost vs. economics,etc.etc.etc.
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