I saw a board that was buffed with a 3m scotchbrite pad and it looked good.I saw a new pad sysem in the Surf Source catalog and was wondering if any of you guys know the deal on this.The pad looked like a normal power pad but somehow grips an 8inch scotchbrite disc. ???
hey roger…your not crazy man. that is exactly what it is. that way you dont spend but only 5 minutes buffing out your acrylic finish for a good shine. heard a lot of good things about you man. hope to meet you some day. Josh
hey roger…your not crazy man. that is exactly what it is. that way you > dont spend but only 5 minutes buffing out your acrylic finish for a good > shine. heard a lot of good things about you man. hope to meet you some > day.>>> Josh Thanks Josh I guess you are buds with C.D.B. I am more of a retro type and was wondering what you are using for an acrylic finish.I have some from Fiberglass of Florida that is like lacquer and also from Greg Loer that is water base.What are you using?
are you guys discussing a paint like finish; acrylic, laquer? not a gloss coat? does it add any strength?
are you guys discussing a paint like finish; acrylic, laquer? not a gloss > coat? does it add any strength? The finishes I am talking about are called “speed spray” or “pro spray” that are sprayed onto a sanded hot coat.It appears to help in sealing the board but doesnt add any noticable strength.I see it all of the time on lightweight short boards.When sprayed on it sometimes is imperfect and I think that is what the scotchbrite is about. Personally I think that eliminating the gloss coat affects the board strengh but weight is a debated factor.
are you guys discussing a paint like finish; acrylic, laquer? not a gloss > coat? does it add any strength? it doesn’t add any strength, but when you can’t get a good gloss coat down it does do as a basic coat and takes away a lot of weight that a gloss coat would add
Do you think spray finishes just speed production or is the weight of the gloss coat really the issue?
Now you have it , it just speeds up the production!!! Lets get real how many surfers out there can really feel the difference; definatley not as many as they (the surfers & the industry) would lead you to beleive. TAKE A 6’4" FOR EXAMPLE : you can’t tell me Joe Average can tell the difference of a 5lb board vs a 5.5lb board once in the water—you’ll never convince me of that, Kelly Slater or one of the boys maybe but Joe average no way: bottom line we are selling an unfinished product at full price and getting away with it! I love it when "speed spray"first came out ,the hype was it made your board faster, no way, it made production faster! I personally tested this theroy myself now I do like the feel of a sanded gloss much better but faster -can’t tell by me. This should draw some real fire from some of the sand in one line folks and some of the shortboard guys: have at it!
Now you have it , it just speeds up the production!!! Lets get real how > many surfers out there can really feel the difference; definatley not as > many as they (the surfers & the industry) would lead you to beleive. > TAKE A 6’4" FOR EXAMPLE : you can’t tell me Joe Average can tell the > difference of a 5lb board vs a 5.5lb board once in the water—you’ll > never convince me of that, Kelly Slater or one of the boys maybe but Joe > average no way: bottom line we are selling an unfinished product at full > price and getting away with it! I love it when "speed > spray"first came out ,the hype was it made your board faster, no way, > it made production faster! I personally tested this theroy myself now I do > like the feel of a sanded gloss much better but faster -can’t tell by me. > This should draw some real fire from some of the sand in one line folks > and some of the shortboard guys: have at it! Yep you got it C.D.B. My original question was more about the scotchbrite system itself.The board that I saw was glossed but the wax and zits were rubbed out with scotchbrite (supposedly) and it had a real nice look…kind of a cross between a full polish and a sand finish.I hate polishing gloss coats but then again if I could just dull it down to kill out the wax streaks and little zits I would be happy.Am I off base or just lazy?
Yep you got it C.D.B. My original question was more about the scotchbrite > system itself.The board that I saw was glossed but the wax and zits were > rubbed out with scotchbrite (supposedly) and it had a real nice look…kind > of a cross between a full polish and a sand finish.I hate polishing gloss > coats but then again if I could just dull it down to kill out the wax > streaks and little zits I would be happy.Am I off base or just lazy? Thats not a bad touch and you can use the grey scotch brite to get the wax & zits and then hit it with the white to reduce the scratches from the grey ,actually a pretty sweet finish for a board especially a clear or solid color, its finding the white in lg.pieces thats the trick.
I don’t know about the speed argument, but the reason autobody finishers sand in line or follow the contours is to make it easier to compound. After wet sanding they compound across the wet sand tracks. Similarily, when they glaze they work in the opposite direction. For me, I find wet sanding in line makes it easier to control the swirl marks left by the wool compound pad. Don’t know about the foam pads, but I hear they work great. Hope this is of some use. Patrick