Surf Bort Repair Thread

Maybe just get a good template off it, and do a reproduction sort following his dims. I'm telling you, that 8' step deck single fin of his was magic. I never took it out in anything well OH, afraid if I buckled it, my buddy would buckle me (Josh is a biggun from Philly), but with it's rocker and forward volume, it would have been butter in big surf.

 

That's what I was looking for. Why don't you think it's worth cutting down for a MS?

It is nearly completely delamed and water logged. Like algae growing under the glass in some areas. Mainly in the back half from heel dents and some cracks that never got fixed.

SI, good point on taking the dimensions. I might do that and leave the board as a yard decoration.

 

Ahh....if its completely delaminated and full of mold, not worth repairing.

The reason i don't think its worth cutting in half and making a mini simmons is that there are plenty of great blanks out there for shaping a mini-simmons. To me its worth it to spend $75 for a really good suitable blank and make a nice mini-simmons rather than to spend hours stripping glass off an old waterlogged board to get a some ****ty crumbly foam. If you do decide to try and reuse that board for a mini-simmons, rather than cutting it in half, i would try and make a new blank by cutting and stripping a complete section out of the board into a new blank, rather than just trying to use the front end of the longboard.

In other words, my first step would be to saw cut the board like this (below). It will also make stripping the glass off the old board much easier, and with all of that extra width, you will be able to shape nice clean new rails on the mini-simmons.

 

Yeah yu have to get some thickness and width for a good bar of soap, old days guys would use broken longboards ,perfect for a shorty but for that board yu have the algae in the foam ,the glass wont stick to that area of foam and it will start to delam .

 

Yu can always sand it fill it with lightweight spackle and paint it up as yardart.the spackle will give some nice paintable surfaces for your artistic endeavors

 

Made this mistake a few times. SO much wasted time. I thought it would be good practice for a new blank but it was really just a huge frustrating time suck.

 

This boart was give to me by a famous local weatherman who had it made custom in 91’ shaped by “Roy” and hand signed by the large man himself... I say given because the brown areas were damage through the glass among the many rings and dents. But with some 4oz cloth, Qcell and resin and some patient wet sanding, you cannot feel or see a bit of any repairs. I learned a bit and combined it with what I knew about repairs and it came out nice. Has the patina like an old classic car from the south.

 

Got a delam on my 6'3 single fin. Happened about 2 years ago when i moved into my apartment. Didn't have the time, space, or need to fix it as i mostly ride other boards. But im moving into the new house in August. Once settled I'll be setting up my work space and being to repairing it. Never had to deal with a delam this big so it'll be a learning experience. Well post pics of the progress when the time comes

 

When your cutting the old glass off i use a dremel with a small wheel for going around logos and signatures ,if you use a knife it gets chips in the foam

 

If that delam on your is under your back foot yu might some soft foam from your feet when your jumpin up,if its real soft you want to put some thing on that deck heavier than you had , double 4 on top aint always enough if your ridin it a lot ,maybe add a 6 oz deck patch on when you reglass it

 

Pics?
And just for the hell of it, what kind of work stand do you have? I custom make a few “types” .
Maybe hook you up if your not set up - sorta housewarming

 

You can get different sized thicknesses of them too for different cuts. Thin for fine/detail cuts and alittle thicker for heavier work/big sectioning

 

Agreed

Actually I found that using heavier glass in most repairs it a bit better anyways. 4oz is so easy to sand through, it's like nothing... I usually use 8oz or 6oz. They sell a pack for real cheap at Walmart (or advanced auto or big box store) in the auto repair section, I believe it's by bindi and it's a perfect weight for repairs, and it's like 5 bucks for a good amount.

 

If you don't have one- but have an air compressor- harbor freight has all kinds of cheap little/small pneumatic sanding/cutting tools. I have a little sander that I use often, perfect for repairs ... it was like 10-15 bucks

 

Here's a pic

 

Havnt started the repair just yet. The move into the house was HECTIC! Just about settled in now though after a week and a half. Got a good little ding in my mini simmons so will probably fix that first. Then I'll start this single fin delam. Hell maybe I'll do both at the same time. Today is the future mrs bridal shower, going to be busy this weekend. But planning on getting started next weekend.

As for the stands, i pretty much wing it. I have saw horses that i use when the repair calls for it. But when it's on a rail or somthing like that....ill just prop the board up in a position that works using anything that'll keep it stable and workable. Iv gotten pretty creative.

 

good luck on the new home, amigo.