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Harlow08

3 posts

Harlow08

3 posts

20 Dec 2014 10:54am

Hi,

Was given this board for free and would like some advice on how to repair this large hole myself. I'm a complete beginner so just happy to repair the board myself and learn how to ride then get myself a new one.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Dimensions of hole are 5cm x 9.5cm x 5cm deep. It's on the under side of the board.

Zuke

901 posts

Zuke

901 posts

20 Dec 2014 11:59am

Can you put up a pic of the whole board so we can see where the damage is? Then the experts will have a better idea of how to repair it.

Locky24

QLD

515 posts

Locky24

QLD, 515 posts

20 Dec 2014 7:15pm

Looks like a board that "Pablo Escoba" used to own

Good luck with the repair

Surfstarved

78 posts

Surfstarved

78 posts

20 Dec 2014 5:58pm

Perfect fit for a katana shark shied no?

jbshack

6913 posts

jbshack

WA, 6913 posts

20 Dec 2014 6:28pm

Glasssssy said..
Perfect fit for a katana shark shied no?

I was thinking that originally..

Harlow08

3 posts

Harlow08

3 posts

20 Dec 2014 8:05pm

Thanks

Buster fin

2598 posts

Buster fin

WA, 2598 posts

20 Dec 2014 8:58pm

Carefully scrape out all of the wax that is in the hole, get a piece of board foam roughly the same shape, a bit smaller obviously, mix up some POLYESTER resin and q-cell and apply as necessary. you may need to do two mixes. Better too little than too much. Sand back to perfection.

Harlow08

3 posts

Harlow08

3 posts

21 Dec 2014 5:39am

Thank you for taking the time to reply. I'll give that method a go.

bolgo

910 posts

bolgo

WA, 910 posts

22 Dec 2014 10:46am

need to glass over it too
there was a recent post about this

Buster fin

2598 posts

Buster fin

WA, 2598 posts

22 Dec 2014 8:37pm

Yes indeed bolgo. I havent actually done many big fixes since I went epoxy a decade ago...

bolgo

910 posts

bolgo

WA, 910 posts

23 Dec 2014 4:39pm

its a team effort

theWaterBoy

225 posts

theWaterBoy

WA, 225 posts

23 Dec 2014 9:34pm

Oh and don't forget the yellow paint...

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