may I ask why you used joint compound rather than pour foam? seems the joint compound would be heavier and also harder to sand? would you still have used it if raising a compressed deck by half an inch?
Hello brother! Greetings from Costa Rica (but Im argentinian 😂) here is a sugestión: in argentina is very comun go to the paint shop with a sample of the paínt (in this case a piece of the broke coat) and in this way they recreate the same colorway, i hope that can help you!
I found one at my workplace, so I had the idea to restore one-no idea how I'll restored the bumps and chipped fiberglass though. I'm first trying to remove some residue that was left on the board, I don't know what it was.
I love your work. Just a question though. Do you sand over the acrylic paint that you have sprayed in order to create good adhesion for the resin coat?
Isn’t it incredible that as you’ve progressed, you’ve become better at showing the fails. That really makes me appreciate all the effort you’ve put it.
Can you still buy Reichhold glossing resin in Ca? Has the EPA stopped that one as well? So glad I left So. Cal at the end of the 80’s for a more tolerant board building Country.
OR you could paint ON TOP of the resin and Gloss / Clear to seal it all in. Resin on top of paint will always change its colour. Then the HALO D fin……… tricky stuff young Bro!
If nobody has explained it, surfacing agent is wax dissolved in styrene. Added properly to laminating resin it allows the wax to float to the surface during cure and seals the lam resin making it cure tac free
So awesome. Jacob boards were born in the South Bay back in the classic era of the 60s. Great to see this long board brought back to life…. In the South Bay!
Very nice! Gave it a new live! On those old boards if you fell and couldn't grab it they would flip over and go all the way to the rocks just like you said. It almost seemed like they were designed to do that LOL. For me, thank goodness for leashes - I don't miss those long swims and often the resulting ding repairs.
I rarely use filler and saw foam windows that are reshaped and glassed .It takes a bit of time but much lighter and flexible . Also you can fill with 8 pound polyester pour foam . Next time weigh the board before and after .Love to see that . I weigh my customers wax balls too and send them the weight lol . One guy had a pound of wax on his board . I just have found all that resin filler deadens the board .All in All You did a good job .
