Has anyone lightly glassed their entire board to make it last longer?

IMO its not practical or sensible to add additional glass to make the board stronger. Its not impossible, it just doesn't make any sense to do it because of the amount of effort involved, and the effect it would have on performance/flex. the fact that the time to add strength is when the board is initially glassed, not on the outside of the glass job. That ship sailed. Embrace your light board, but just dont embrace it too forcefully!

its not much, but focus on what you can do:

boardbag at all times
keep out of sun
traction pad
dings properly repaired immediately
make sure your leash loop is nice and short so the rail saver actually works
don't grind off your old wax in the cold every couple months with one of those rigid wax combs

be careful and i'm sure the board will last at least a few months.

On your next board you could ask for epoxy glassing, or just slightly heavier glassing. BTW, its not called a "res job"

 

Oh man, if you only asked this question before ordering, we could of saved you a lot of heart ache. Good luck keeping her safe dude.

 

Any board you order with a heavy glass job is likely to be a total dog, and every board that you wish had heavier glass is going to be pure magic for its all-too-brief lifespan. That's just the way these things work!

 

No

 

Short answer... No.

Long answer... When was it glassed? Epoxy needs a longer cure time to reach full strength than PE. Typically, epoxy won't reach full strength for 6 weeks at ambient room temperatures. If it's post-cured at the factory, which it probably is not, it's delivered at pretty much full cure.

Other than that, you should ask what the glass schedule is... if it is 4/4+4 over Varial foam, it should be stronger than PU/PE simply because the core material itself is stronger than PU or 2 lb. EPS (or at least that's what they say). But it's also stiffer, so glassing it heavier (6/4 or 6/6 deck and 6 bottom) would likely make it stiff if shaped to the same dims as 4 all around. I build EPS boards with 6 all around and they're VERY durable, but I make changes to the shape to keep it lively in terms of flex. I've also had good success with 6/4 (6oz E and 4oz S) deck and 4oz S bottom stringerless EPS, which builds a very strong board with great flex.

 

Like LBCrew said- if it's a newer board it needs time to reach a full cure- epoxy or resin. So your saying its a week or two old?? Set that thing in your room for like 2 months before you surf it! Really- let it cure well! You will end up with not just dings- but major heel marks and pressure dings from popping up and maybe even where you grip the rails to duck dive on bigger days...

It might have a light glass job- but being that it's still green and new only make it worse. So fix the ding and hang it on the wall!

Oh yea- get a board bag for traveling to and from the beach- even if it's only a few blocks.

 

Don't listen to these guys. With the price of boards of course you want to make it last longer. Here's how... get some 40-grit wet sand paper and a belt sander. lightly sand the entire board. This is so the resin, used in the next step, will adhere properly. Then mix up some West Systems 2-part epoxy resin. The epoxy resin will adhere to polyester resin, but not the other way around. Now, with a three inch natural hair paintbrush, paint the entire board with resin. Be sure to use light strokes, wiping the excess resin off on the paint tray in order to use the minimum amount of resin possible. Then, using a piece of rope through the lease plug, hang it in your garage and let it cure for a few days. Wha la... a super durable board that should last a lifetime.

 

Yes, I have, but....you do not want a response from me, so go step off.....

 

Don't do this... I hope you have enough knowledge of surfboard construction to know why.

 

Just do it!

 

Belt sander? West Systems Epoxy? 40 grit wet sandpaper?

Oh... Now I get it... it's a joke!

 

Had a surfer friend who had a longboard reglassed by a glasser- since the board dings easy and was old.

Now he says that the board is never the same- it's super heavy and doesn't ding, but rides like junk.

Your problem is that the board is too new and you gotta let the resin cure longer

 

I glassed over an existing glass job once and all I can say is that board was a dog forever after. It weighed a ton and rode like an ironing board. Before this mistake it was my favorite.

 

Good job.

 

for some reason, even Matt Biolos thought the Lost couch potato should be glassed heavy. Wasn't a complete dog, but, by the time I could paddle that thing to get up on a plane, the wave was frequently already gone...never got a ding, though. I now always err on the side of lighter (although too light is almost as bad). Get the balance right.

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Flex Seal. It's like "Hoover Dam in a can!!
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Perfect. Don't forget to drill some 1/4" holes about 10" deep into each half of the board. This way you can bring along a coupla' lengths of rebar to insert into the holes and give the board it's proper torsional rigidity when surfing it.