Weird soft spot

by **Acciainoli** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 7:17 pm

Hey guys i have found some weird type of soft spot on my tail which is like three finger wide.Its not a pressure ding thats for sure,cause this weird spot if i apply a little bit of pressure you can see the glass go into the board a bit and it makes a weird crackling noise. never seen anything like this. it doesnt look like its delaminated its just really soft, if i hit it with a pen it will probably break? anyone know what it is and can i fix it like a normal ding repair?

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by **tony g** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 6:09 am

It sounds like the glass is really thin in that spot. You should add some fiberglass to that area to reinforce the thin fiberglass. Sometimes sanders will sand the glass down to far in some areas, and you get weak spots in a glass job. Should not be hard to fix. Good luck.

by **Acciainoli** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:50 am

thank you tony,I wasn't so sure of that until i started doing some research, but yout input eased my mind a bit atleast there wont be another night where I waste a few sleeping hour thinking my board has gone to poop.going to get supplies out today.Now tony you think i should sand away the week fiberglass or just add on top of it?

by **tony g** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:25 pm

It is best to sand an area before applying new fiberglass and resin. I would not sand all the thin glass away unless their was some delam, or I needed to open the damaged area to dry out the foam.

by **Acciainoli** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:31 pm

tony in my city i could only find this type of fiberglass which isnt woven like the ones in the kit,which kind of makes it seem just a tab thicker. Could this be used?

by **tony g** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 4:20 pm

Yes, but it will be more difficult.Try to place the strands right on the area where you need the reinforcement. You could also take it to your local surf shop and see if they offer repairs.

by **Acciainoli** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 4:36 pm

yeah they do, I don't know i gonna try to fix this one up it it comes out worse than it was they are my plan B.I never fixed anything like that and i never fixed anything on the bottom of the board. so we will see.thanks again tony.

by **Danjael** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:11 pm

Is it an epoxy or pu board? Just make sure you use the right stuff for you repair. You don't want this to happen:

http://forum.surfermag.com/forum/showfl ... in=1741075

by **Acciainoli** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:11 pm

Its pu. i got the right stuff. i never fixed anything like it before so ill see the outcome. waiting for the resin to dry, i really didnt like the fiberglass, kind of started coming apart,I have a feeling I'll have to take it to the shop. gonna get a hurt ego out of this if it doesnt come out right.

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