Ive read around the forum but are still in doubt. This is my first board and havent seen a case like this in the forums.
I had my PU blank cut with an akushaper and then I finished it by sanding lighlty. After it was done it showed a couple of irregularities (see photos) almost like if I reached a yellow layer that is not 100% as uniform as the rest of the blank and with some level of yellowing.
Question: can I glass normally (Im using simlar 249A) without any fear of not forming a strong bond in these spots?, from what I have read the resing will fill these irregularities and I should be ok. I dont want to complicate things with spackle not drying or not being the right one (no home depots around here) and I really dont care if the yellowing shows up after the hot coat, if I really dont like it I can add a logo or something over it.
Thanks!!
Send it back, and ask for a replacement
the rocker was off and the machine barely cut in those areas, you could go in and block plane these areas, it would not remove that much foam
it does look like the skin is still there
like jim said
Being your first board I realize you probably don't understand what's up with those "irregularities". Jim is right the machine failed to remove "skin". Most likly because of two things; your blank choice and the program/design fed to the machine via the computer. Sand and screen. Blend it in. If there are holes that cannot be screened out; Use a light weight spackle and dab it into each individual hole. Donot smear the spackle into the adjacent foam. Let dry throughly overnite and then screen with a block, Done right on a clear board it is barely noticable. PS Jim's mention of rocker is the prob. Not the right blank for what you were trying to do.
Thanks guys, indeed it just needed a light block sanding and done!, just laminated the bottom, it wasn’t perfect but overall looks ok…
Jim that is why I don’t like seconds.
I like to order blanks with a fitted rocker to the planned shape.
Plus the foam looks compromised.
Kind regards,
surfding
When Channin first got thier machine, he would vacuum suck the blank down until it could fit the rocker profile, but when you released the vacuum the blank sprung back to the original rocker. Hank Byzak would be so bummed at cuts that were 3" thick from nose to tail, looked like a Roy, he had more wotrk to get it right than if he hand shaped it from the get go
