Does anyone remember the textured tecks of the eighties? It looked like you would lay a screen down on the board before the hotcoat has kicked, then pull it off when it starts to gel. It left behind a patttern of squares. From what I remember, after the board is done, it required less wax and what wax you did use stayed on better and longer. Did anyone ever do these? Just curious.
Mike: I windsurfed for a while and some guys used sugar to texturize the finish coat on the deck of their boards. I’m not sure if it suspends in the resin or dissolves leaving voids to create the texture. Seems that Jim Phillips noted as well that you can’t beat sugar/resin as a great filler for holes in Clark Foam too. Tom>>> Does anyone remember the textured tecks of the eighties? It looked like > you would lay a screen down on the board before the hotcoat has kicked, > then pull it off when it starts to gel. It left behind a patttern of > squares. From what I remember, after the board is done, it required less > wax and what wax you did use stayed on better and longer. Did anyone ever > do these? Just curious.
Does anyone remember the textured tecks of the eighties? It looked like > you would lay a screen down on the board before the hotcoat has kicked, > then pull it off when it starts to gel. It left behind a patttern of > squares. From what I remember, after the board is done, it required less > wax and what wax you did use stayed on better and longer. Did anyone ever > do these? Just curious. Try circa 60’s. Greg Liddle did it all the time. I had a wetsuit with a hole in the knee to show for it. Tape off the desk where you want the texture. Cut an 8 oz piece of cloth to cover a little more than the area. Mix your hot coat resin. Squeege it into the cloth just like a lamination. Baby sit the result, by checking every so often, with your fingernail, the jelling rate, or watch the bucket. Depending on the temperature you curing timing will vary. When the resin “just” starts to rubberize, get a grip on the cloth and rip it off. You may need somebody to hold on to the board while you pull. Voila! Pull your tape off too!
Thanks Magic, I have always wondered how that was done. I should have just asked sooner! This site rules.
I have used textures for my windsurfing boards for years. Acrylic Dust will last the best, I have never redone a board after acrylic dust. I have also used sugar and salt with varing success. Both of the surfaces will wear down your skin or wetsuit in quick fashion. My surfboards have NO texture. Wax does the trick. The other solution is foam pads. You can give the pattern of squares a try. I would think that wax reduction usage with be minimual. I like to keep my deck surfaces a thick as possible because it is in compression.>>> Does anyone remember the textured tecks of the eighties? It looked like > you would lay a screen down on the board before the hotcoat has kicked, > then pull it off when it starts to gel. It left behind a patttern of > squares. From what I remember, after the board is done, it required less > wax and what wax you did use stayed on better and longer. Did anyone ever > do these? Just curious. http://www.viser.net/~anthwind/
Does anyone remember the textured tecks of the eighties? It looked like > you would lay a screen down on the board before the hotcoat has kicked, > then pull it off when it starts to gel. It left behind a patttern of > squares. From what I remember, after the board is done, it required less > wax and what wax you did use stayed on better and longer. Did anyone ever > do these? Just curious. I had a textured deck like that on a Russell surfboard in the 1970s. It rubbed you raw and was a real nipple sander.
Use a 7.5ox top layer on your deck,and don’t hotcoat,or gloss…just lam!Herb.