A colourful Mini Mal Surfboard with massive de lamination fully restored step by step including liquid polyurethane expanding foam, marine paint and fibreglass. It was a big job, but certainly worth the effort.
Long ago we used the "quarter" tap test to locate delaminations. Tap it with a quarter (25 cent piece US) & listen to the sound. (Any hard object will work). Yes, that was a very big job, but the board looks fantastic! Good on you saving a board that will provide a lot of fun rides for someone instead of going to the landfill!
Looks like you nailed it Greg. Great dedication to go back to it and fix up the mistakes. I think I would have given it a bit of extra wax to cover it up, thrown it in the car, and started surfing it.
It's great that you explained the issues that you had, I learnt a lot. Also, using the foam to cover that before puttong the glass on it is something i want to try next one i do. What I would have done differently is to paint the black lines instead of masking them to see the original ones. The end result is much better than I thought at the beginning.
Gotta say I was a bit skeptical when you said you were going to paint the whole board. But i am converted what a beautiful final product Very good job .👍👍
Mr. Russell! Great video, honestly my heart fluttered when I read ''expanding foam'' in your title and seeing you repair that delam put a big grin on my face! Is there a way I can get in touch with you (instagram, facebook?) or if you wanna shoot small kine ding repairs a message on either of those platfoms I'd love to have a chat with you! Great video and well done on the outcome, you earned yourself a new subscriber!
Yes mate certainly. Did you realise that it was your video on the racing Mal that inspired me to use expanding foam. I’ve learned a lot from your videos and advice from the ding repair Facebook page. I’ll be in touch
