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Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated! Yea, if epoxy has an up side, it's nice to glass boards with because of the working time it provides. Shame about the curing time though... and the price! 😂

Appreciated!

Thank YOU for watching! 🤫 don't tell anyone, it's a secret

Unreal! I dream of that right hander! I don't suppose you ever met a lady named Vanessa did you, she used to manage all the houses/accommodation in front of Jbay. The black stuff is a powdered guide coat to show scratches that need be removed from my previous sanding before I move onto the next grit 🤙

Like a dremmel? You'll be there a while 😂 It'll work though! Sounds like a good excuse to buy a bad ass router and sander to me though

Any automotive repair store or candy shop will sell it to you! The customer and I did discuss the option of a roving leash loop but it's not necessarily ''period correct'' and with the weight of the board, we decided the hole in the fin would likely outlast a leash loop.

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aww shux bro, that means a lot!

Haha, I liked the smell to back when I could smell it 😂 Unreal, hang onto that board!

I have a video where I review a repair of another youtube ding fixer. That video goes into depth why 2 pot paints aren't ideal for what we do. Possible for sure, but practically and financially the cons out weigh the pros substantially

Preaching to the choir! I have a little short on how functional carbon fibre stringers are. Not to give away the ending but, I snap it with two fingers... 😂

All prep work is done with 120, after final resin is poured sanding starts at 240 then 320 dry and for a job like this, then probably 400 and 600 wet before polish 🤙

Nothing quite like the imperfect perfection of hand crafted anything!

Thats a great tip, I've got some pinstripes coming up this week so I'll give that a bash!

I know exactly what you mean! Even while making this video I had to kind of think through what I have just kind of learnt through practice and turned into muscle memory. It helped me to think about what I do at a deeper level too!

Stoked it came your way and that you found it worth the watch! Appreciate it very much! The black stuff is a powdered guide coat which allows me to see any scratches left from my previous sanding that need to be removed before I go onto the next grit of sand paper.

This is a PU foam so certainly compatible with PU boards but, also very much compatible with EPS boards. Essentially, any fibreglass board this product can be used in. 🤙

Haha, let your buddy know that it’s a powdered guide coat. It allows you so see any scratches from your previous grit that need to be sanded out with your current grit before moving onto the next one 🤙

Much appreciated 🤙

What’s a TTB and LWF? Had a google but came up empty handed 🤲

Through the Bible with Dr J.Vernon McGee And Love Worth Finding.with Adrian Roger's. First guy raised in Texas Second/ Adrian/raised in West Palm Beach Fla. I used to listen to Vernon in the 80s at work with a pocket radio. Quit for long while. Started again 20 years later/and discovered Adrian too.

We need restoring too. I sure do.!

@@stevepope5484 ill look them up!

Never really listened to stain. My all time favourites would have to be either pink Floyd or tool but currently amigo the devil, colter wall and sleep token are my go to for music 🤘

Appreciate it very much 🙏

Nice! I can recommend a Facebook page called “vintage surfboard collectors”. There is a wealth of knowledge on that page and they will definitely guide you in finding out its collectable value

Appreciate it very much, than YOU!

I hear ya! Hopefully what EPS construction has brought to and set a precedent for in board manufacturing leads to a better product than both PU and EPS!

Like anything, it has its good days and it's bad days but comparatively, the bad days are pretty good! Definitely love my job and my little business!

Had a play back, I think it's a combination of "lost dog street band" and "poor man's poison". There a little cradle of filth in there too but that wasn't sped up

Howdy howdy, I do own a ryobi plunge router which I use for longboard boxes. No dewalt though, I’m a makita man!

That’s quite the quiver of boards! Hope you held onto a couple of them! Cheers for the feedback!

More like charred meat thats fallen to the bottom of the BBQ amongst the coals

That reference went straight over my head, not a car guy

@@smallkinedings ask the driver in other words, not the mechanic.

@@billydowns9464 oho, I'm with ya! Like it says in the video, there's no doubt EPS makes high performing, lightweight surfboards. The questions raised are more about suitability and longevity of materials not performance

@@smallkinedings 1000 bucks for a merrick with 6 x 6 with a 6 ounce patch and it break first session in heavy surf make em with 4 ounce cloth and cost is the same and the brittleness even more so. i can spend the same on a firewire and run over the damn thing accidentally. i totally get it from a craftsman standpoint but buying super strong sticks that ride pretty darn good is not a bad thing unless your peter schroff.

Haha, had to rewatch to remember what I said! You had me worried I was mocking people with epilepsy 😆

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Will definitely do a video on it soon! It’s a powdered guide coat and it tastes like bbq charcoal!

I agree on some but also disagree on a couple of points. Epoxy being lighter is a slight misnomer. A litre of poly weighs the same as a litre of epoxy. What is true though is that epoxy is stronger meaning you can use lighter schedules and materials which will result in a lighter end product but, when it comes to epoxy surfboards the factor that generally makes them lightweight is the EPS foam. The weight difference between EPS and PU is significant. The weight difference between epoxy and poly is negligent. This is easily seen in PU vs PE (epoxy over PU foam). The weight difference is minor but, the strength is superior with epoxy (as long as it’s not deliberately underglassed which sadly, many epoxy boards are). As far as EPS vs water. Although each foam bead is closed cell, the gaps between each individual foam bead is enormous and easily channels water from one end of a board to the other. This trapped water will either mould and rot the foam or, it will steam when the board is sealed again and cause major delamination. I’ve lost count on how many EPS boards I’ve seen damaged beyond repair by water. I’m yet to see a PU board significantly damaged by water (at least not beyond a very localised area). PU just doesn’t allow water to easily travel meaning any damage is contained to a single area, not throughout the entire board. I’ve never once had a moisture issue with a PU board of any era. It’s often a weekly but most certainly a monthly occurrence with EPS in my line of work. Appreciate you and your comment 🤙

Gday Bud! I would open the ding up a little to expose some foam (if it’s not already exposed). Leave it for a couple of days and then give the foam a squeeze/squash with something that will show if there’s any water inside. Even something like a flat head screw driver, just push on the foam a little and see if your screw driver comes out wet. That said, I’m assuming your ding is bad enough for you to assume there is likely some water inside. The easy answer is just open it up a little, leave it to drain and just keep checking back every day or so. If it’s just a crack in the glass but you cant see any foam, I’d just go ahead with the repair 🤙

@@smallkinedings Thank you very much for your kind advice! I will do just that. As no foam is showing I am hoping I am just paranoid about my first ever ding after fixing the board (I think I even talk about it in one of the comments below). Have a good one and looking forward to the future videos!

Which part is not the board but the rider?

Welcome and so glad to hear! Appreciate the feedback!

haha, that's the beauty of fibreglass cloth over marine chop strand. Not a lot of itch to be had!

While I was working on it I was thinking it would be a gem on a small Ala Moana or Waikiki day!

Welcome Wayne and appreciate the feedback! Surfing was certainly a very different thing back in those days and if I am to believe the uncles, a much better time in surfing! Certainly a time for both surfers and shapers worth preserving! The black stuff is a powdered guide coat that shows up all the scratches from my previous grit that need removing before I go onto the next grit. It tastes like the burnt bits at the bottom of a popcorn bag!

Haha! Hope it helps!

That be a powdered guide coat to assist in removing all the scratches from the previous grit. It tastes like when you prank your mate by rolling him a cigarette with 3 extra filters in it. Once he gets to the stage where he's smoking straight filter, that is the taste!

It certainly isn't getting any cheaper either!!