surfboard repair following drop

[outonawave]

hi,

being a bit clumsy, i managed to drop my board on to the corner of a unit in our loft the other day. it was in its bag, but still got damaged.

no pics unfortunately, but basically it got a hole punched in the base about 5-10mm deep and 50mm diameter- its pushed the glass right in and broken through to the foam in places.

whats the best way of repairing this? I am incidentally shaping my first surfboard at the moment anyway so i do have some ISO 7X polyester resin and catalyst although haven`t used it on the new board yet.

i thought if i remove the damaged glass, score the edges with my surform, fill the hole as best i can with spare foam from cutoffs and then glass and resin over, would this do the job?

If not, whats the best approach here?

Thanks,
Mike

[kitesurfer]

hi,

being a bit clumsy, i managed to drop my board on to the corner of a unit in our loft the other day. it was in its bag, but still got damaged.

no pics unfortunately, but basically it got a hole punched in the base about 5-10mm deep and 50mm diameter- its pushed the glass right in and broken through to the foam in places.

whats the best way of repairing this? I am incidentally shaping my first surfboard at the moment anyway so i do have some ISO 7X polyester resin and catalyst although haven`t used it on the new board yet.

i thought if i remove the damaged glass, score the edges with my surform, fill the hole as best i can with spare foam from cutoffs and then glass and resin over, would this do the job?

If not, whats the best approach here?

Thanks,
Mike

Pictures would help but if the damage is substantial then a well fitting foam insert that is resined in place and then glassed over using cloth is the correct way to repair.
However if the damage is only 5-10mm deep and presumably less at the edges? Then i would remove any loose material rough up the surrounding area with 80 or 120 grit and then fill the hole with a mix/paste of resin and micro fibres( you can get away with glass bubbles which are used for fitting fins) but i prefer micro fibres as they give a stronger repair. Sand smooth.

KS

[outonawave]

sorry - i meant to say rough it up with the sandpaper rather than the surform.

i`ll see if i can get a pic up of it. should really get some pics of my first attempts at shaping up too in a seperate thread .

i`ll give that a go anyway - i `ll have to double check the actual damage tonight - i can`t remember exactly how deep it was. when you say microfibres - do you mean bits of glass fibre matting cut up into little bits or something else?

[kitesurfer]

microfibres - do you mean bits of glass fibre matting cut up into little bits or something else?

micro fibres are exactly that but chopped finer than you'd care to do yourself.
You can buy them just as you can buy glass bubbles. I use them loads for ding repairs.

KS

[outonawave]

cool - thanks - i `ll give it a go tonight