Restoring a vintage surfboard from the 1960's

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This 1960's DEWEY WEBER surfboard gets the FULL treatment in our latest video. Watch as we sand, patch and polish this surfboard from a dirt-clod-filled disaster to showroom quality. Replicas of these boards sell for $2,500 dollars, so we kept a steady hand while restoring this priceless piece of surf history.
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@1nazarett1 2 года назад

The fact you left the scars shown in the non painted areas… simply brilliant Lovely a beautiful piece.

@birdssurfshed Год назад

In my world there are restorations where the board is returned to as new condition OR there are preservations where the board is sealed up and made rideable again I have always preferred the preservation method especially if the boar will be ridden again. More work here than building an entire new board really. Thanks for keeping them alive! Bird

@mattbellina5485 Год назад

110%

@Rogue_wave Год назад

Good point thanks bird! Legend!

@spacecentergames Месяц назад

That board is a tank! I'd try surfing it, but I don't have a license to drive semis!🚛 Nice work!

@Hrmn8tor 2 года назад

Really nice work man. I really like the way the old glass comes through from behind the new paint. Great process

@newton-filho Год назад

OMG, great work! Some people would go for a total restoration, preserving the original logos with new prints, etc.. but what you did was amazing, keeping the marks of the glory. Prime times!

@danielklee2933 3 месяца назад

Man! I wish I could bring new life to my old board. What a beauty! I need a bib now.

@kiefmanning7394 Год назад

Beautiful job. Love that you didn’t restore it to new and left a bit of that old patina. And kept that original linen look. My hat is off to you sir

@Badger1776 Год назад

I went surfing one time 20 years ago when I was 13 but still watched this whole video. I like restorations. Cars, tools, and I guess surfboards now too. Ty.

@Rogue_wave Год назад

Sweet! Thanks for watching. I really try to make the videos interesting and engaging for all the DIYers out there not just surfers.

@teddyrascal6305 Год назад

I just found my new “counting sheep” channel. So satisfying to watch. Riding that dewey weber would be a real treat on a nice shoulder high day with good shape and some good friends.

@Rogue_wave Год назад

The dream

@signjoey Год назад

I used to talk with Dewey at Malabu in th 60s LOL

@Rogue_wave Год назад

That’s awesome. Was he cool?

@henkvandebeek7921 2 года назад

Great restoration and so good that you were sympathetic to the original and kept some of that character

@billfake6256 Год назад

holy hell....absolutely a superb video on the restoration of this surfboard....a tired - worn out classic board resurrected and brought back to life...Outstanding form of craftsmanship.....

@daviddisbrow1567 Год назад

Man you just put a big smile on my face I have a 10' David Craig board I've owned for 30 years That needs some help similar to that, Started surfing again and that board means a lot to me You just gave me some hope Thanks bro👍👍👍👍❤️

@Rogue_wave Год назад

You bet! Glad you enjoyed.

@davidbubbsoar2555 Год назад

Must have been so satisfying returning this board to its former glory! Amazing job man. That Wax finish is everything 🔥🔥

@OsonimateK Год назад

finally someone using proper protective gear. most of people think that resins posing go in to your system only from your mouth

@futronixindustries Год назад

watching your videos is weirdly hipnotic.... I wish I had a space like that to work in... thanks again from Bondi Beach, Australia

@Rogue_wave Год назад

Thanks so much I spend a lot of time editing to try and give my videos that effect! Appreciate the kind words. 🤙🏻

@dennispatrick4999 Год назад

I had a Dewey Webber in the late 60's. Great board.

@andrealmeida4404 Год назад

That’s an artist at work! Really enjoy your videos, ASMR to boot. I didn’t read the previous comments, so forgive me if someone already posted this. It would be really interesting to weigh the board. Before and after. Keep ‘em coming!

@jaccitera9604 10 месяцев назад

I have an old HOBIE - Dana Point that was given to me. It is a mess but this video gave me great insights to its restoration! Thanks.

@billfrigo7602 Месяц назад

Epic job bro.

@CTJEEPGUY1973 Год назад

Amazing resto job on a piece of surfing history.🤙🏻

@calsurflance5598 Год назад

Beautiful job! Love the Telecaster on the wall too! 🏄‍♂️🎸

@Rogue_wave Год назад

Thanks! That’s a Mexican tele I got when I was 13. Never changed the action or intonation, never had to replace a single fret. I play it almost everyday and it still sounds like it just came back from the luthier.

@calsurflance5598 Год назад

@@Rogue_wave Awesome! A Tele can do anything!

@criticalmass181 Год назад

This reminds me of how much I miss going for a surf. My old purple and yellow (whatever brand, but absolutely hand made) board is long gone, unfortunately. It's unfortunate how life just gets in the way of such things. I still recall patching my board, right there on the beach, when things went wrong at 13th beach, way back when I was a kid. Don't let your Corporate aspirations get in the way of your fun, kids. All the cash, but no time to enjoy anything. Thanks for the reminder, Mate.

@Rogue_wave Год назад

True words Marty!

@hyperionsound Год назад

the blue casting a shadow over the top of the fill coat looks so cool. nice work

@jonahhex9620 Год назад

I remember seeing those old boards taking up peoples garage space as a little kid in the late 70s never saw anyone ride one though

@Rogue_wave Год назад

I bet there’s still a few up in some rafters

@joedpayne Год назад

You did Dewey proud 😎 - amazing work

@Rogue_wave Год назад

Thanks Joe 🤙🏻

@warrengiang6502 2 года назад

Love the super relaxing jazz. Great job! Yewww

@jeanann80 2 года назад

Don’t know what you charge for this, but the finished job is worth every penny. What a beauty!!!

@Rogue_wave 2 года назад

Thanks Grandma!

@garretdouglas4056 2 года назад

Great job. Wasn’t sure about you leaving the old showing thru but in the end was perfect for a Webber.

@GooderGrammar Год назад

Stay close to the soul! Nice work!

@BogusBananasnLemonPeels Год назад

That was cool. I have a Dewey sitting in my living room that needs restoring. Its busted up pretty bad, but I believe it's fixable.

@danieleckler7937 2 года назад

A piece of art reincarnated. Mighty fine work there! My dad has an old board that deserves to be redone.

@Rogue_wave 2 года назад

Thank you!

@Jim-fe2xz 2 года назад

Very nice work! I kept my 1962 factory pop out board (couldn't afford a custom name brand) & restored it. Nice to preserve boards from a much simpler time!

@Rogue_wave 2 года назад

That’s awesome. Any old board is worth restoring if you have the time.

@riaanvanheerden3811 4 месяца назад

Great Job bru!

@LostandFoundTravel Год назад

It's a Rat Rod with the scars showing. Bravo.

@whatcanihavethen Год назад

Phenomenal repair

@OUTDOORSWITHDOMINGO 2 года назад

Very Rad !

@travyross7 Год назад

I really enjoyed this video!

@leahbrettt Год назад

Wow great job, well done 👍👍

@dubdub4862 9 месяцев назад

beautiful work!!

@artsline604 Год назад

nice job, I'm going to do the same with an Ernie Tanaka I picked up 10 years ago.

@yoyopg123 Год назад

This was a very thoughtful restoration. I thought leaving the center of the board with the natural aging of the foam visible a great choice, and especially not f$#king with the decal. Others would have been tempted to overdo this and ruin it. Very nicely done!

@daves.9479 Год назад

Dang...I wish you were a little closer to the SF Bay area. I still have my '64 Hobie concave and it could use some resurrecting too.

@cameronwilliams3042 Год назад

It had 99 comments so needed to make it 100. Awesome job on the board!!

@Rogue_wave Год назад

Ha, thank you!

@kevinallen6197 Год назад

My buddy has that exact board in good condition hanging in his rafters

@zetasong Год назад

great video to end my day...as others observed, keeping some mileage on the board, as opposed to making it perfect, is way groovy....you, Sir, are a craftsman....greetings from AK...A

@Rogue_wave Год назад

Thanks Zeta!

@roge4018 2 года назад

That is quite a transformation bud🤙

@rstats2127 Год назад

Awesome Work!

@vsnofjohana 11 месяцев назад

Ride it! Dewey would want you to.

@jeanann80 2 года назад

What a beauty.

@kevinjohnston6164 2 года назад

1965 Laguna Beach Wardy rode by Danny Comfort. This an an awesome renovation job!

@Rogue_wave Год назад

Thanks Kevin! You know the story behind this board?

@ramchesz Год назад

Amazing repairjob! Love the balance in repairing and repaint vs keeping it original! Though.. i want to see it be surfed:)

@Rogue_wave Год назад

Alas, it was not mine to ride 😩

@timdwyer4229 Год назад

After doing a fair amount of fiberglass and composite repairs and new construction, I’m gobsmacked to find out that garden variety Rustoleum aerosol colors will bond to what I suppose is epoxy resin and that the paint doesn’t react adversely to being over coated with epoxy. Cool!

@Rogue_wave Год назад

Yeah they work great!

@julesdarras1627 Год назад

Nice!

@AWO7_BigToph 2 года назад

nice work!!!

@michaelangelos5117 Год назад

I used to go in that store all the time. My boat was in. Marina del Rey

@Rogue_wave Год назад

Rad!

@billsmith130 2 года назад

Sick work 👌🏽

@robertzeeland 2 года назад

Real cool!!

@BaylenRailey Год назад

Incredible work my repair work is no where near this

@Rogue_wave Год назад

Thank you! If it’s watertight that’s what matters!

@shakeywithlife Год назад

absolutely amazing. I have a few boards I want to fix up. It's so hard to know what different materiel to get, ie, resins, bonding agents etc..

@basedmoises 2 года назад

so rad!

@WayfarerHawaii Год назад

So sick

@ryanwright5160 Год назад

That was pretty sick !!!

@abrahamshell9594 4 месяца назад

Just picked up a 1967 Bing “Pipeliner” and rode it the other day. Not the prettiest so I’m hoping to restore it soon

@Rogue_wave 4 месяца назад

Those are so sick…

@soulesperanza 2 года назад

Wow!

@sergioroveran6189 Год назад

CARAGUATATUBA SP 🇧🇷 ASSISTINDO

@kaimalumontibon5101 2 года назад

Nice!!!! What kind of spray paint did you use?🤙🏽

@ETYSURF 2 года назад

That’s awesome

@elielsonfonseca724 Год назад

Que relíquia, ficou perfeita. Só faltou uma caída no mar, umas ondas para fechar com chave de ouro. Parabéns !

@Rogue_wave Год назад

Thank you!

@mrfelipehurtado 2 года назад

Best video man, thanks so much for doing these, really appreciate it! Was that a neckbeard 2 that needed fixing in the rack?

@Rogue_wave 2 года назад

Hey Felipe! Absolutely man, I love making the vids and am glad you enjoy watching them. I believe that was a Flyer but I’m not 100%

@joeyweigel7330 Год назад

Great work. My only issue is I wish you would of tinted your Qcel to closer match the weathered browish color. I believe it would have made the restoration more on point.

@Rogue_wave Год назад

Good point! Next time.

@dereksalinas3842 2 года назад

Just curious if those stress fractures perp to the top of the fin extended into the foam at all? How is the flex?

@Rogue_wave 2 года назад

Hey Derek, nope, just in the fiberglass. Theres little to no flex in those old pig style logs.

@zareh805 Год назад

Oh nice. You’re out of Ventura. I’m down at Shores. :)

@Rogue_wave Год назад

I’m in San Pedro

@zareh805 Год назад

@@Rogue_wave whoops. Saw the C St cam.

@Goomer 2 года назад

Good Job

@dmac7403 Год назад

Hopefully it goes to someone that's going to appreciate and or ride it .

@zing2juice 2 года назад

loved the video, super informative and great music. how long did the job take? also how much do you charge for a restoration like this?

@tonyguadagno6917 Год назад

Looks Awesome! Saw Dewey Weber and his Competition Team in 67' twice at Narragansett Town Beach and 1st Beach Newport RI. He and his team were great surfers!!!! His popular model that year was The Performer, a classic from that period. My question is the weight increase after you fabulous refurbishing?

@Rogue_wave Год назад

Thanks for the comment Tony! That’s pretty cool. Wish I could’ve seen those guys surf in real life. The board came out pretty similar in weight. I edited out a lot of sanding in between those hot coats!

@OnTheDocks 2 года назад

Nice work man! I've got an old prone paddleboard (it's hollow and like 14' long). Board is in good shape, but definitely worn and some of the fiberglass weave is starting to show through the resin. I've never done surfboard repair before but I am fairly handy. I think I just want to "hot coat" it on the top and bottom to bring back that glossy shine. Should I just sand the board and put a few coats of clear fiberglass resin on it, and polish it? Which product do you recommend? Thank for the tips! Just subscribed!

@Rogue_wave 2 года назад

Thank you for subscribing! Yes, if the existing fiberglass isn’t cracked, you only need to hot coat if your goal is to get it polished up. Make sure to use sanding resin, not laminating resin. Sand the board beforehand with 120 or 150 grit sandpaper until there are no shiny surfaces. Then apply the sanding resin and wait for it to cure. The key to a good finish is sanding the hotcoat. On a 14 foot board it’s going to take a while. After hot coating, start with 220 and work your way up to 1500 grit sandpaper. Then use fiberglass polishing compound with a buffing pad on a high rpm polisher. Good luck!

@scottydingwall9750 Год назад

Yo I love these videos, always are super sick, what would you recommend is the best starter tools/supplies to get if I'm lookin to get into repairing my own boards (more than just solar-EZ and sanding). Love the content yew

@Rogue_wave Год назад

Thanks Scotty! A finishing sander is a great first tool. Im a fan of buying cheap tools from harbor freight and spending my money on high quality sandpaper (3M and indassa) Tools help speed up your process but you don’t need to go spend a bunch of money right away if you just want to fix your own boards. Best way to learn is to do everything by hand at first and you’ll really get a feel for surfboards.

@scottydingwall9750 Год назад

@@Rogue_wave sweet thanks man

@Cuisinenomade1 2 года назад

I see many restoring old boards and i wonder why no one seems to want to delaminate the whole board and do it again? Is it better fixing some spots and leaving the old glassing or it is just a matter of budget? Thanks!

@Rogue_wave 2 года назад

Good question- removing all the fiberglass and re-glassing a board can be a good option if there are already large delaminations on the board, which wasn’t a problem here. Re-glassing a board is kind of like doing open heart surgery. In doing so you risk altering the shape of the original board, so it’s a last resort.

@seancallahan1312 Год назад

Hey, do you ever think about making a milky, faded blue to match the look of the old blue color? So it isn't that brand-spanking new blue with the original faded glass in the middle? You're obviously good enough to do whatever you want. If it was me, I'd just try wet sanding that gloss off. But a pro might mix some white and a tiny bit of yellow (opposite) to shadow the blue. Make it match. Great job bringing it back to life.

@Rogue_wave Год назад

Good idea I like that a lot actually

@seancallahan1312 Год назад

@@Rogue_wave It would be amazing if the vintage board just looked like it was original, faded brown, original blue rails, but all those dings just never happened or a few good repairs when new. I'm sure you could match any color/pattern if you put your mind to it. I used to use Q-cell to cover my broken board repair marks on white boards. Left the reinforced stringer visible so it wasn't a total fraud and have someone sell it down the line as never-broken.

@gordonking4360 Год назад

Had one of these 1969

@auishfashfauisyhoiaquyoiau4153 2 года назад

sick 🤙

@jkgkjgkijk Год назад

I like how you retained the patina echoes in the finished product. That's right negative comments section: 'Patina Echoes" choke on that shit.

@joshnelsonnj 2 месяца назад

just curious, why didn't you just pull the leash plug and fill it with a foam plug or resin/cabosil mix? didn't it leave a little dip?

@AAA-tc1uh Год назад

Incredible. I wonder how did you clean the nose and tail damage at @2:35 and how does the resin go deep enough to fill it (@3:56)?

@reSURFace_boards Год назад

Did you use poly or epoxy resin over the paint for your gloss coat

@robertlapin813 Год назад

What paint did you use? Originally those stripes and panels were done with pigmented resin probably glossing and then hand sanded and then glossed over , sanded, and rubbed out.

@Rogue_wave Год назад

Acrylic spray paint. You’re right! I didn’t know that at the time but have since learned. Haven’t tried resin panels yet

@dozone6043 Год назад

A webber woody board 😲

@Broken-Caleb 7 месяцев назад

What band of rezin and filler do you use

@capodad2u Год назад

Nice job will make a beautiful wall hanger. If you wanted to make it rideable I would assume you would grind down that glass and re laminate?

@Rogue_wave Год назад

It gets used :) still waves left in her

@tobinbh3940 2 года назад

nice resto..legend shape randsurfer ,this would be 1960-63.i try stare way from bog as I hate the white but ive made a brownish tint to mix with it to match old foam..

@Rogue_wave 2 года назад

Thanks for the info Tobin! Just curious, how can you tell? I have a new Weber restoration vid coming out in a few days, i have to use a lot of qcell but this time I tried to color match it to old foam. Some parts came out pretty close but it is really hard to find that perfect sun tanned brown. Would be interested to hear about what colors go into your tint.

@tobinbh3940 2 года назад

@@Rogue_wave age based on shape and fin d-fin was standard up till 64with shapes changing for performance...yeah it's not easy to colour match..if smaller dings I usually just leave them clear...a few battle scars are cool

@Rogue_wave 2 года назад

@@tobinbh3940 cool, thanks for that intel!

@someblokecalleddave1 Год назад

I've pretty much got an English version of this board a 9'6" 'Bilbo sitting in my garage in far better condition than this - makes me wonder how much it's worth?

@Rogue_wave Год назад

There’s some guys who are a lot better at appraising old boards than me. You should submit it on Swaylocks.com

@someblokecalleddave1 Год назад

@@Rogue_wave Cheers, just had a look, I've followed them on Insta and I might take some pic's in the summer and show 'em.

@fajarmono7157 Год назад

In 7:58 what you used? Is it clear or resin

@wakazuzu 2 года назад

Looks great but just wondering about when you filled in the tail. It looked like there was some black stuff still in there. Was that rotten foam? Also did you use Cabosil for filling the holes? Thanks.

@Rogue_wave 2 года назад

Thank you! All sorts of crap in the tail, including rotten/water logged foam and dirt clods. I used qcell, not cabosil.

@123emeyer Год назад

An answer to this question would be a huge help on a similar project I have going. Did you use an actual gloss resin for this or did you just buff the sanding resin? Thanks!

@Rogue_wave Год назад

Hey just sanding resin

@123emeyer Год назад

@@Rogue_wave awesome thanks a bunch!

@DennisFelden Год назад

nice job! what kind of spray paint did you use? I used Montana Gold (acrylic) spray paint on one of my boards and I had the feeling like the last resin coat isn't sticking that good to it. on the dings I had the resin coat chipped off of the spray paint layer.

@Rogue_wave Год назад

Just regular rust-oleum. Make sure you sand the board before applying the paint. And then make sure the paint is really dry (let it sit for at least 2 days) before applying resin.

@DennisFelden Год назад

@@Rogue_wave ok I will try next time. thanks

@dmac5678 3 месяца назад

Was that last hotcoat with gloss resin or just more sanding resin?

@Rogue_wave 3 месяца назад

Sanding resin

@MrJstone00 2 года назад

awesome work, looks beautiful. Were you using poly resin for your hot coat and if so no issues over the enamel paint? Im going to bring my old longboard back to life this summer and am weighing my options for an opaque colour change. Great video, thanks for putting it together.

@Rogue_wave 2 года назад

Great question- yes poly resin. You should be fine, I'd double check swaylocks before you take my word for it though, I'd hate to give you bad advice. For opaque, you may want to go with a resin tint (if you're re-laminating the board).

@MrJstone00 2 года назад

@@Rogue_wave Thanks, I'll experiment with some scraps and see how it goes. Hopefully Im not going to have to re-laminate this one, just down to a fresh hot coat and a gloss after repairs.

@danvargo9075 2 года назад

Awesome work on this board. What spray paint did you use, and did you wash it between spraying and hotcoating? Thanks, and love the channel, great content🤙

@Rogue_wave 2 года назад

Montana acrylic. Thanks!