Pinline Work

[torg294]

Has anybody done any resin pinlining work? I'm hoping to do some thin pinlines as well as panels of resin. I have seen it done during the ultimate craftsman project (I think??) but his panels were only small. I'm hoping to do panels along my rail so that I can simply fibreglass clear and add colour afterwards. I am also doing a foam stain that will work best with a clear lamination. Any tips would be greatly appreciated
cheers

[waikikikichan]

[oldmansurfer]

I have only made one board but it had pin lines to cover the cut between the top and bottom fiberglass which were different colors so the line followed the cut and was wider than the lines in the video but I guess in your case the video will be pretty much what you need to do

[torg294]

cheers for that
i can't see a reason why i couldnt do panels that are a few inches wide?

[oldmansurfer]

Pinlines are done after glassing and before the gloss coat. I guess you could do it on the foam before you glass? The only thing is the amount of resin will add weight and possibly if placed under the glass it may make it weaker in that area because resin is brittle

[waikikikichan]

i can't see a reason why i couldnt do panels that are a few inches wide?

What is panels ? You mean blocks of fiberglass instead of one long sheet of cloth ?

[torg294]

i can't see a reason why i couldnt do panels that are a few inches wide?

What is panels ? You mean blocks of fiberglass instead of one long sheet of cloth ?

What i'm thinking when i say "panels" is essential thick pinlines, around 2-3 inches thick, that are done using the same method (after lamination and hotcoat). I'm hoping this will allow me to get coloured strips on the board without having to colour during lamination. i thought initially about doing fibreglass blocking but decided against it cause this will only be my second glassing job. I think coloured resin for pinlines will be easier than coloured lamination.

[IB_Surfer]

word of caution, I had a board made a few years back, the shaper made pinlines and then glassed it, the pinlines ended up bleeding some. Not sure how to avoid that, maybe make sure you give it enough cure time or apply a coat of thin resin before glassing? Not sure, never found out how to mititage that, but something to think about.

All my other boards it has been paint, laminating, pinlines then a resin coat.