I hit my new boar on some rock sometime while surfing and it looks like in the photos. I'm worried 1 cause the ding is soft if pushed with my finger and 2 rail looks broken since they brownie line is about 20cm long. Is it destroyed ?
Well, one good thing aboot surfborts is that there's not too many dings that are un fixable. Any and all "soft" areas will have to be ground oot and fillt in with a mixture of resin and filler. Then a couple of layers of cloth and resin over that. Camoflaging the repair may be a no go. Unless you've done a lot of DIY ding repair, take your stick to a shop. Bummer that the fancy pants carbon mesh dint protect you. It ain't armor for sure. Hopefully you have a backup board to use for a while. Buena suarte.
Thank Mikey! Is that brown line viewable from the photo? Looks like the whole rail has been broken, as if it has been lmost "unlinked" from the rest of the board
Just finished sanding a rail ding from airline damage last night. I think you should repair yourself, even if it's not perfect, you will learn how to and become proficient in ding repair. It's hard to screw it up really. Take you time and focus on each step. Good luck
Hard to screw up, unless you use either too much or not enough catalyst... Then it can get a little ugly
yeah, unfortunately you're going to have to cut away some of that carbon to dig out the ding...it's not going to look pretty when you're done. Fill the dug out area with q-cell and cover with cloth. If you don't want to mess with mixing, you can use fiberfill (epoxy fiberfill works on any type board). Only put fiberfill over the cloth, as putting it under will cause the fabric to float. The resin will filter through the cloth, leaving the fiberfill on top.
Best way to fix that soft spot is to, first, cut it open with a chain saw, then fill the hole with plumbers dope, then glue it back together with Gorilla glue. Case solved.
Just fix it before you take it in the water and get it wet again- or else let it dry out for. Good week in air conditioning before fixy Puta bumper sticker over it to seal it if you must surf Most important- what was you doing by the rocks?
Good q! Accident happened while I was paddling out Thank you all for the replies. How about the brown line on the rail?
Usually, the foam starts to yellow very quickly once water gets in. Always make sure dings are fully dry before you repair. Not a bad idea to cut it open, dig out any loose material, and let it sit, ding down, for a few days before filling.
Looks like it split right on the lap-line... yikes! All that expensive CF and they left and obvious weak point when building the board. Listen to LBCrew. Also listen to board lady: http://www.boardlady.com/repairbasics.htm The key here is getting your hands dirty (figuratively of course. Always wear gloves when working with epoxy.). Read all you can about repairing until the board is good and dry and get to work! There's no substitute for experience.
that brown line is most likely rotten foam...foam that's been waterlogged for some time and has degraded and discolored. That's why we say dig out all that rotten sh!t and replace it with q-cell (it's kinda like liquid foam).
Took the tools and fixed the break. Manufacturer confirmed that the brown line are pieces of glue that came out (?) Thanks everyone for the replies
Glue??? That "came out?" Out of where? What was the glue used for? Sometimes a spray adhesive is used to tack the carbon net to the blank before glassing over. Maybe that's what reacted to the water and got yellow.
