no glass broken? should be OK but a bit of tape will do for now, however, I'm pretty rough with my boards. I'm sure others will probably have a different view. On another issue, your first surf trip down south should be a very careful one mate, sit and watch for awhile before going in, it's three times as heavy as anything you've surfed, currents can be tricky, getting in and out is not always easy so be careful brother and take some photos as this is a real rite of passage for every WA surfer and I wish I had some photos of my first trips down there, enjoy!!

I agree with bakesy... that 2" wide silver tape is something that every surfer should have in their boot or glovebox. It can save a surf-trip from being ruined...

I fix all my own dings... but I don't worry too much about fractures - particularly the difficult to repair ones. I've had silver tape on my fishes' swallow tail for months and it's is still there and keeping both the sand and water out. In fact, I had a very small fin-chop in the top nose of my last board, and when I did get around to fixing it the tape had been there so long (ie a year +) that the board had discoloured around it, whereas the patch under the tape was still 'new' white.

Just be aware that ragged edges are a danger to you and other surfers when you come off.

All the best for your SW trip.

I'm torn here because I don't find repairs too hard. I don't think most people would find them too hard either if they didn't worry about aesthetics either. So one part of me says fix it ASAP because fixing it isn't too hard at all, and like our canine friend said, they can get worse.

On the other hand, surfboard are simply tools that age, and the rider brings them to life. I was at cables once (yeah I don't surf exotic breaks) and I blew the left fin half out on rocks. Well, I just ripped the rest of it out and threw it away and kept surfing for another few hours on bare foam.

What I'm saying is, definately don't let a board (or it's well being) get in the way of you and a good time. But secondly, if you mix the resin slightly hot (especially on the final coat) you can repair a board ready for the next morning.

Doggie this has concerned me for awhile, your use of the term Et cetera. You abbreviate it to "ect", it is actually etc. If you wish to learn more about this often used Latin term feel free to check wikipedia or any of the wonderful online dictionaries

Couple of tubes of solarez will fix that ^

arkgee if you can fix that I'll call you a magician!! Wow! Massive damage!

yes Mick that one too, I think it's just post exam marking/report writing syndrome that it came to my attention, very common disorder at this time of year! Didn't get a thumbing though no surf btw

arkgee said...

dont think the gaffer tape would do any good herethis board came to me the other day...kid said he went up for the off the lip...fell and surfaced to find this...beach break. no rocks and says he cant recall it hitting himhowever there is a dent on the edge of it that fits my heel pretty well...all the same,in all the years I have been fixing boards...apart from ones that have been run over by cars, I dont think I have seen anything like this one, its a ripper...how would you tackle this one Doggy?!

In this pic I can see you have marked out a right angle and Im guessing you are going to cut it out so you can replace the foam rather than qcell. Resin the foam block in place, shape to spec and glass away Its a big job but not that hard, similar to a fin chop just bigger.

got it in one Doggy...here you go GPA....as Doggy said it's not that difficult...mark out and cut straight lines smeer edges with Qcell mix, and stick foam on...leave overnight...will post more tomorrow.

now you have to shape the bottom, which is not too hard because you just follow what is allready there....make a small template of the other side and mark it out...1st photo..cut out plan shape...then shape the rail using small bevel lines...just keep taking off the bevels until you can use abrasive gauze to finish the rail...you will notice in the last shot I have a bit of a bump in the nose...dont worry too much about it( as long as its only slight) you can just add more glass to that spot to build it up. more shots tomorrow.

Mates decided to bypass Margaret River and places to my annoyance. Spent the trip at a particular bay that I thought was flat as until I went for a run on the last morning and found waves! Imagine how much I was kicking myself. Having the whole beach to myself means I will definately head back down there! Now to post my dings...

Arkgee, you are a master mate!

Hey Ron what's the greeny/blue board in the rack in the background? Interesting rail line thru the tail, would you mind throwing up a couple of pics?

Love listening to the gurus. I'm just a backyard chump who repairs small dings... But you guys really know your stuff.

smicko said...

Hey Ron what's the greeny/blue board in the rack in the background? Interesting rail line thru the tail, would you mind throwing up a couple of pics?

judging by the red thumbs smicko....its not kosher...pm me

arkgee said...

smicko said...

Hey Ron what's the greeny/blue board in the rack in the background? Interesting rail line thru the tail, would you mind throwing up a couple of pics?

judging by the red thumbs smicko....its not kosher...pm me

red thumbs..pffffffft just post it mate. i like anything to do with boards