by gabrielb » Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:32 am
I may have to give you tips for surfboard repairs as otherwise surfing will get expensive in YVR:
fixing fiberglass surfboard:
(1) go to the dollar store and buy 2-part epoxy and super glue ($1 each) + white sandpaper.
(2) go to canadian tire and buy fiberglass cloth.
for relative small dings (4 inch gash):
get fiberglass gash relatively flat (using a small knife or screw driver). seal gash with minimum amount of super glue, let it dry, sand the gash with sandpaper (do not remove white fiberglass particles after sanding) accumulate particle on gash and superglue again and let it dry, sand it again ... repeat until you like your fix.
for big dings:
get some white foam as a filler(packaging foam is fine) to support fiberglass, do the super glue fix once to get a decent shape. Cut some fiberglass cloth for gash , use 2 part-epoxy and coat the fiberglass cloth with it (cloth resting on gash, use drywall knife to spread), you'll see cloth and glue are meant for each other and will wrap gash just fine. Let it dry (1 hour), sand after (follow super glue fix if you don't like how it turned out).
I find dollar store epoxy is better quality than Canadian Tire's. Use a fan next to you repair in opposite direction to get fumes out of you face. Get hard wax and wax bottom of your surfboard, it makes paddling so much easier, it just slides on water (a trick nobody does).
For nose guards:
You may buy it anywhere, they are hard rubber ... but I find them too stiff.
Get 1 nerf amunition (soft foam with hollow centre), clip out tip cut across and glue this foam (with 3m spray glue, the only one that works on fiberglass) to the tip of your surfboard. It's softer, I think it'll work better if it ever gets on your face (replace as needed when damaged). $0.25 , and it's better protection