Cracked the nose of my brand new wave board... wheres the best place for repairs.
I'm very particular about my gear so I don't want to take to the local surf shop ding repair places.
Cheers
I'd say "Oke" (www.okesurfboards.com/) are pretty good - I have even had the same EvilTwin there multiple times.
Triple that go Ike but say you want in repaired well for your use and not for resale.
I was going to them..... embarrassed to say, quite regularly at one point.... but they did a brilliant job, advised me of cost verse appearance etc... good communication the whole way through... and the finish was almost faultless.....
Nice surfboards there too.... check em out while you wait.
Thanks for the recommendation. Unfortunately he can't do a repair for 3 weeks, which I can't wait. I leave sunny Victoria in 2 weeks and really want my board for the trip along the coast to Sydney.
Any other places? I was going to try Clyde who does Peninsula Surf boards... anyone used him before?
Thanks again
Bog it up with some epoxy putty, or Solarez or Araldite with a filler or something. That will make it water tight and keep it going until you get back from your trip.
Once you're back take it to Oke and get them to do a full cosmetic repair.
I had a board that had literally died. Cracked right through the middle. Full of water. Delaminated. Rotted out foam. Choc made it as good as new (but heavier) for not too much money.
Not coming back. Wouldn't patch up any of my boards with any of the cheap temporary remedies, especially not a brand new 2012 board that's only been in the water twice.
Thanks anyway
( WTF ) he then says why what does that do.
Yeah, you have to be careful I reckon.
If you're making the trip to Adelaide get Leighton Clarke (The Ding King) to fix it. I've had several repairs done on boards and his repairs are awesome. The only thing I could pick from all the repairs he done for me was he gave my Starboard Flare Carbon a polish finish on a sanded back carbon board. I'm sure he would of corrected it if i asked him. Top bloke too.
After making several calls and emails I found Zak Surfboards who sound like they know their stuff. A bit more reassuring than some of the others I called, one I was explaining the construction and he said 'its probably plastic'... yeah I'm going to hand over my new board to you buddy!
All good though, I'll have my board ready for the trip... hopefully with a repair that's pretty undetectable!
Bahaa!! Zaks!!
check the finish of the new longboards he has for sale in his shop first.
stringers peeking out the glass, un-symmetrical rough rails.
he tried flogging me one a while ago, when I was shopping around for a newbie.
I decided Ebay was a safer, more quality option!!
Go the filler, its only gonna get ripped out when repaired anyhow.
regardless of the year of the board.
