I screwed up a $1M surfboard and almost quit my job
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ก.ค. 2024
- My biggest break, but also my biggest challenge.
The creator of Baywatch watches my youtube videos?! When I got a phone call from Greg Bonann, I couldn't believe it. He hired me to fix two of the priceless surfboards from the original show!
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0:00 Intro
0:46 Damaged boards back at the shop
1:20 Removing fins
2:51 Logos
3:35 Removing Fiberglass
5:23 Restoring the foam core
6:57 Paint problems!
9:39 Testing logos from Boardlams
10:00 Glassing logos (Laminating)
12:25 Fins, delam problem
13:54 Fixing delamination on logo
16:42 Hotcoat 1 and fixing razor mark
17:24 Meltdown!!
18:17 Glosscoat, final sand, polishing
19:29 Before and after
20:00 Dropping boards off with Greg
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Life lesson to be learned from all of this. " treat every customer's board like its a $1,000,000 board"
Nice job.
How is that your take away??
@drowsy5879 he stressed the cost of the board in his mind every time something went wrong and put the effort in to make it right. And it's my assumption that most people would respond the same way. But that being said each customer deserves the same care with their belongings. So he should treat a much cheaper board with just as much care. ( under my assumption that if the board was cheap someone would possibly let small imperfections slide ) and this experience should have taught him or anyone watching the importance of quality . It's not a perfect analogy but it's my hope that the moral learned is to respect and treat with care someone's property they are trusting you with regardless of what it is or how much it cost. And my saying nice job at the end was due to the top tier quality he performed in this video, but had nothing to do with the point I was making.
@@jackucthatjack5896 seriously?? I feel like it goes without saying, but this board is priceless of course he’s going to spend more time and effort on it. Not only because hes being payed more, but its also perfect for his resume AND THERES ONLY LIKE 8 OTHER BOARDS LIKE IT. It would be like me expecting you to drive my honda civic like my one of a kind Bugatti Chiron.. Like why would I expect you to drive around a speed bump while driving a civic? It would be a waste of time and slower so Id probably never have you drive any of my cars again.
@@jackucthatjack5896 If you are gonna take away something from the video you should recognize the customer expected the normal job that he does on every board, but obviously since this board was worth alot he went above and beyond. Instead of expecting people to go above and beyond for you. Expect what you paid for and be surprised if someone does extra for you..
@drowsy5879 that's 100% how I would treat any car that does not belong to me no matter if it's a busted up civic or a brand new Lamborghini.
Respect for not throwing in the towel. I'm sure the end product didn't meet your standards but the fact that you stuck in their says a lot about your devotion. Good stuff!!! 🤙🏽
Great story of overcoming big challenges and delivering in the end.
Some projects are just snake bit. One catastrophe after another. But how you bounce back from them is what counts. The primer costs and time fixing the subsequent delams may have blown your profit margin, but your honesty and transparency with this project should inspire tons of confidence with every prospective client. A terrific project to watch (if not to actually do). Thanks! Oh, and I'll can confirm the quality of work and service Boadlams provides. They transferred some custom art a friend of mine did for an Umalon board that came out amazing!
I would hope that guy paid an arm and a leg for repairs when the boards worth 1,000,000 I ain’t charging blue collar prices
Painted an interior that was exactly that, thankfully the clients were amazing people and my general contractor wasn't a total jerk, but gave me the big brother treatment.
35+ years of shaping, glassing and repair work. For fin removal use an oscillating multi-tool with a fine toothed, flush cut blade.......carbide preferably for longevity. A must have tool. When skinning a board, instead of angle grinder use sander at the apex of rails and sand until almost through cloth. Avoid hitting the foam. Finish the cut with a razor blade only cutting the cloth being careful not to get into the foam. Another method to peel a board is to blow it up like a basketball before grinding the rails. Compressed air will peel the glass pretty cleanly especially on the deck side. The less foam damage the better.
Regarding your delamination issues. Resin and Q-cel for filler, not spackle. The less paint build up the better and let it dry completely between every coat. Always thin coats letting dry in between. If you apply the next coat too soon you've effectively trapped moisture underneath which will haunt you later. After final coat, let it dry twice as long as you think. A week in a very dry space wouldn't hurt. Resin hates moisture and is repelled by it. On a large area painted with red or blue in particular you have to pre-coat the board with lam resin before glassing. Squeegee it on thinly and evenly and make sure there are no drips. Some paints and some colors want to repel resin or react with the resin and crystalize. Precoating will reveal if you're going to have a crystallization issue before it breaks your heart when there is glass in play. If you get crystallization give a second thin coat of lam resin in that area before glassing. If you pre-coat both sides, use wax paper on the glassing racks to avoid lifting your paint from the foam when you flip. (I've learned that one the hard way) On your rails use bigger laps (an extra inch and a half of cloth all the way around) when going over a painted blank as the cloth doesn't seem to grip a painted blank like it does bare foam and keep a close eye on your laps until the resin kicks.
Glossing glass on fin: No need to mask and do one side at a time. Sand to 80 grit and no finer. We want the resin to grip the fin and resist sagging. Fins side down in the racks and do both sides at once. Kick it hot and don't overload the resin on or it will sag.
Lastly, know when to turn work away or refer a project to someone else if it is out of your comfort zone or something you've never done before. Cheers
Thank you!!
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@@s0kulite couldn't agree more. Your comment just made me re-visit mako's original advice. Hugely helpful tips.
Curious why you chose sparkling instead of, industry standard, Q-cel for the foam restoration. The sparkling might explain some of the laminating issues you had. Laminating with pigmented resin as opposed to painting the foam would help with fiberglass adhesion to the blank as well.
*chose spackling
Agreed that was a very baffling choice and clearly the reason for all these problems. That filler was obviously reacting with either the paint or the resin. He should have done a resin skim coat to seal the foam. Another part that baffled me was that he did not do a one-to-one paper trace of all the graphics to ensure that the positioning of the replacements would be 100% spot on to the original. Less of a restoration and more of a recreation at this point....
@@DFMurray It seems like ding repair is his hobby & he’s still learning. A opportunity to do a ‘special’ restoration came to him & he did the best he could. Getting advice from his supply dealer would get him the right materials & lessen the chance of mistakes. The mistakes happen even when you do use the right materials. That’s just ding repair.
@@DFMurraythe yellow color difference on the part of the graphic that de-laminated and replaced was very noticeable and I feel bad it appears he displayed it that part exposed too.
As someone who's experience with fiber glass ends with a single boat deck. I think he did a pretty good job and Perfection is the enemy of good enough and that looks like a tough job.Since youre working with a really old weather baked foam core on a board thats designed to look at and theyre saying its worth a million dollars while also sun baking it for 60 years. As some one who also knit picks and beats himself up about my own work The eye and judgement are more harsh and keen.
I found that coating the whole board before paint works well. You want the entire surface to have the same texture so the paint behaves the same way over the whole surface. I use micro balloons (Q cell I think you guys call it) rather than spackle though. Having some background in auto paint causes me to have a natural aversion to putting anything chalky under paint or resin. Also the micro balloon resin mixture keeps the materials the same and therefore compatible. About half a cup gets me through one whole side of a 6' to 6'6" board. It acts as a sealer too.
This. 🤙
You know there's spackle for surf boards tho right? EPS surfboard blank sealer to be exact is what he used @@jonesy2009
As a house painter, I thought the use of spackle seemed sketchy too. Especially attempting to coat it without primer. I've never repaired a surfboard though so what would I know. The important thing is perseverance and making the final product look great regardless of money lost or time spent. I have been there and done that on painting projects!
there's lotsa info on this topic on swaylocks. Stick to Q-cell n resin, never spackling is the short answer
Cool story bro.
As a veteran contractor/carpenter, I know exactly how that feels. When everything is going wrong and you feel like giving up. Kudos to pulling through and documenting the process.
I'm not sure if it was in this video or another one, but you asked for advice on better concealment for a better overall finish. I think self etching primer would work well. It's used in construction and auto repair.
It's a pleasant surprise to see someone show their failures and challenges as well as their successes. The board came out sweet, nice work.
Happy for you that you got a result and I’m praying for you that they don’t delam in the future. With that amount of spackle and paint beneath the glass, that bond is going to be pretty dubious! Feel your pain and stress, the pressure on them would’ve been real real
Would love to see a reaction video on this and how would you do each step differently!
@@RedRussel ooof, hard to do on this one. Certainly would have tackled it a little different but a large part of jobs like this are making it up as you go depending on what cancerous things you find. Almost impossible to speak on without feeling and seeing the board first hand. Can’t imagine the hours of footage and details that he couldn’t add to this video that would have made all the difference when it came to what directions he chose to take.
Hey man, I just wanna say that watching your videos has taught me so much about board repair and gave me the confidence to step into doing larger repairs. And your ability to capture all this on video is really commendable. With all the prep and setup required for these repairs, filming them simultaneously is no small feat!
I’m curious as to why the boards weren’t left as they were I’d have thought the valve would be in its original shape and condition?
Value is subjective. The show owner might value the longevity of the board more, and being able to view the board in his home in perfect conditions. Money value comes into play when you want to sell something, this guy doesn't wanna sell those boards, he wants to admire them.
Ill be honest. Ive been in automotive refinishing my entire life, and a lot of youre methods had me scratching my head.
Yeah it’s very amateur hour.
Looks like a million bucks! Great video, I wanted more slamming of tools..
Are the boards still worth the same if they were to sell as before?
I know sometimes restoring stuff can actually take away from the value.
As a personal property appraiser; at the end of the day, value is all about a willing buyer and willing seller.
Yeah they were definitely trashed. I just dont really get how its still considered original if he completely got rid of the original skin. I can see it being original foam core but the design is completely redone. I always thought people were super serious about that stuff. I know they are with cars and other things that get restored. Like if you bought a nascar and redid the livery with new vinyl. Thats not really the original livery anymore. If you get what im saying. lol@@DKShoneys-dc2dp
He definitely killed it on the board, the whole original thing just confused me.
Ohh snapp, that paradox just blew my mind lol Cause In the case of something smaller like a surf board, I would say as soon as you change anything even as small the leash its no longer original. But when you get to something larger like a ship that becomes alot harder because you have to do repairs, and other stuff that will change the boat. Which wouldnt change it from being the original boat. That is actually a really good question/ paradox lol@@DKShoneys-dc2dp
The design of the board didn't change he literally put everything that was on the board back on logo wise and he didn't change anything on the profile of the board so nothing changed design wise its the same board just a new skin.@@leebrock8386
good for you for not giving up , great job !!
Wawhhhhhh, that's like saving the air from an air balloon, making a new one and claming you've restored it!
well done man🤟
You did, you actually prevailed & did it. Once you have context & see the before pics of the board, this was a work of art what you did. Amazing job man congrats
My heart dropped for you at every turn mate. Well done and bloody good effort for not giving up.
YEWWWW stoked to watch this
I've never surfed in my life. No idea how I got to this video but watched the entire thing, thoroughly entertaining!
The boards look beautiful! Sorry you had so much trouble! Good to know when to set everything down and walk away for a while. I wonder if it was the spackle causing the delams. Over the years I've watched guys use it but it always worried me as it doesn't create a great mechanical bond to the foam. You do great work! Best of luck with future endeavors!
This seems like a hard fought lesson in working the problem and not letting the problem work you (too much). Great result, brother! In my experience, those victories that come from having to navigate a lot of obstacles are far more rewarding and memorable than the smooth sailing projects.
Bloody epic, great job!
Overcoming the trouble and persisting until it is done perfectly truly is admirable. I know exactly how you felt. Respect.
Awesome stuff KING. Keep em coming
In experiences of painting walls with vinyl/latex paints I noticed it has a tendency to delaminate, so if you later press on it, those areas crack and fall of the wall.
The solution to remedy it is to dilute the paint with water and apply some thin coats before working upto pure paint.
I know the paint and resin coatings on a board are very different things but perhaps there is some transferrable logic here?
turned out great
Love your channel. Crazy project, but the outcome looks great
Throwing tools around the shop never gets old they are easy to take our frustration out on easily great job on tha board
Dude of course painting Crusty foam with no primer or anything is gonna give you that result.
At least you figured it out in the end 🤙
As someone who has made some very sketchy board repairs at home over the years the challenges in this video give me some solace.
So frickin cool @ the end with your hand-off of those two original Baywatch surfboards to their owner, in like-new condition>>he obviously picked the right man for the job...beautiful craftsmanship...RIP Brock (Braddah will always be one of my favorite Hawaiian Big Wave 🌊 watermen)
Very cool! Great job 😁
Great job!
Wow, watching this was great, big fan! I feel the anxiety and feel like i'm messing up! Thank you so so so much for sharing!
Very apparent passion, perfectionism and professionalism, great job.
Great editing, had a laugh the whole way through. Great job...in the end.
Just about finished making my first skim board and it's been a rollercoaster ride. I had to learn how to handle such an unforgiving material. My boards got a dent, some scratches in it from my fingernail and a few other character traits. But it's been fun overall, and I didn't beat myself up too much, knowing that it was all good for learning. You do good work and this came out 💯!
Woooo nice job 😊
I could see the stress and it back feelings of ptsd from jobs I wish I never thought of again
Awesome to see you handle all those setbacks!
Nice job finishing. You and him had great rapport too.
Bonann seems like such a chill dude, love it.
So sick! I kinda want to see the fiberglass redo tbh!
Good job ... Never give up.!
I wasn’t having a day , but when you lost temper, I suddenly was not alone and I was sharing in your emotions that I know all too well. Thanks for the video. I’m going back out to the shaping shack now .
U sir, are an inspiration. This makes me wanna try restoring my old Al Merrick CI Sashimi board. 😮
Video was such a freaking treat to watch.
Cannot imagine how stressful this would have been. But you pulled through and did a killer job, that passion in your craft shows!
"A legend he created baywatch" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nice work I think I can all say we've all been there doing one thing or another, great to see that we are all human and we all want to do the best we can, don't give up, ever.
I quit my 9-5 to go into my passion for painting. I have a great mentor, but some skill gaps are present and i've ate crow a few times. Internally I have wanted to walk off the job and more often than not, worked 12hr days wondering why I couldn't be better. I'll never give this up and it's reassuring to see others go through similar experiences in other fields of work.
Keep up the good work, I would be happy with that final product considering it's a restoration of a really weathered board.
"this is the board from baywatch!"
"really?!?!"
"well, the foam at least."
Way cool to see @LocalMotion being so cool with it.
Cool story and impressive work! Congrats, man!
Just curious why couldn’t you have the center piece of wood still showing like the original? That’s the only thing that stands out to me.
endless summer baby!!
Great job sir
As a surfboard maker too, I trully felt you. Good job not throwing the towel.
would you agree that he did a great job on a nonsensical order? :)
@@simonschneider5913 Totally. I would probably do some things different but I like his approach. To be honest it would be hard not quiting this project if it wasn't the boards they are.
At what time wound you just make a new board, identical? The visible part of thr board is what it has value, you don't se the foam in the movie. Probably better to keep the original as it was an have a duplicate.
That's what I thought? Basically a brand new board was made with old foam. I guess that is what the customer wanted though. I think it would have been cool to make a replica and hang it side by side the original.
Tonight I watched some of your repairs and I can say that you need to look into removing fiberglass using a heat gun. When you are done fixing the blank put a coat of white paint on the board. If the repairs still show add a 2nd or 3rd coat of paint. Then use red pigment when glassing. Put the logos on top of the first layer of fiberglass and then add a second layer of fiberglass. Look up Nathan J. Surfboards for other hints or help. I have been making and repairing boards since 1967. Good Luck, Nathan
Nice bro!
Wow what tenacity! Kudos for finishing so well in spite of the many setbacks 🎉
Great video.. it’s cool to see humble, honest craftsmen admitting mistakes. I build guitars, and feel the way you did almost every build haha.
That is rough man, some jobs are just that way. But u pushed thru adversity and got er done. Plus u learned some stuff too!
If i may offer: i believe your delaminations were the result of poor prep of old foam and too much spackling in place of prep. Id go over the whole board with your DA with a soft pad and 600 grit then lightly block the flats and hand sand the rails. Now youve got fresh foam that is open. Its also much flatter so u can focus your spackling on the deeper gouges only! Leave the minor imperfections and DONT skim the whole board with it. U gotta think now spackling was never meant to bond with foam or fiberglass, also structurally its very weak. Theres also alot of shrinkage so its important to have 100% cure before proceeding or u will have voids and delam. So when done with spackling i wouldve used an automotive filler primer that u apply with your spray gun. This u want to apply many coats and it will fill all the minor holes dips dents etc. Think of it as sprayable sandable bondo. Now u block sand using guide coat till youve got it all flat and straight. And now ready to proceed.
Anyway dont be offended we are all learning from each other! Great video! Cheers!
Great tips thanks amigo
TH-cam really gives you the best recommendations at 4am. Hoping this hits the algorithm hard soon so you can achieve your desired 200k views.
Wow, great work and perseverance
Nice job. That's some serious work
dont ever skip buffing content that shit is straight gold there my friend
Great job! Awesome gig! Thanks for making a video about it, are you kidding me! Thanks for watching! 😂 you’re the man!
Paint cure time could be part of the issue.
As a professional painter I know some paints take weeks to fully cure.
Manufacturer tries to hide that info for more sales :p read that fine print.
The frustration and building anxiety is so relatable.
0:33 - love it.
Glad you didn't quit and came through. Loved the kitchen nightmares cringe sounds. Most of these delam possibilities have been mentioned, but I'll put em all in one place: bad yellowing foam with integrity/ density compromised, spackle should be fine as long as it was roughed up enough for mechanical adhesion, but the less the better; crystallisation from paint, especially thick, uneven coats that havent fully dried through; and then finally heat from excessive sanding. The trial and error is what is going to get you on the level of guys like Randy Rarick some day. Keep at it!
Gotta say first much respect to your craftsmanship.. Saying yes to the project would have paralyzed me w/ anxiety no doubt you got big balls, how do you surf w such big balls? Definitely run a moisture meter or before steps since spackle and paint were added.. on a million dollar board. I have to fin repairs i prepped and put aside almost a year ago.. maybe i do them now. much respect to you brother.. Why didnt they just have you make new boards so those could be in a museum if so imporrtant?
Insane work bro. 👍💜🤙🌊🦆
this video is a must watch for any contractor, artist, artisan, maker, doer, whatever you wanna call it. you're not always gonna do everything perfect but you can always have integrity and give 100%
Gay.
yeah its gay lol @@ballerinawallenberg
immediately subscribed. Never heard of your channel, stumbled across this video, love it! Keep doing you!
All is well that ends well that was sick
I have learned this the hard way in my craft aswell - can feel the tension through the screen
world class content
That image of the badly botched painting that kept popping up had me chuckling bro🤣 👍
WOW, I felt your pain on this project. I was seriously in full anxiety mode as things went wrong over and over again. Great job pushing through and only destroying 1 poor defenseless sander. LOL
I would never take my board to a ManChild who throws hissy fits over mistakes...
what an absolut mayhem in getting this done, well done!
Great job! What a stressfull job!
Well done man good result in the end that looked stressful 🤙✨
As soon as drywall spackle came out I knew this was gonna be a good one 😂
The painting part was painful. I'm a professional painter and I've used that spackle occasionally, and it really is hard to get a good finish with sandpaper, because it's a bit rubbery when dry. It finishes best with a damp cloth or sponge.
Use a mini roller when applying primer to porous surfaces like that, or it will not adhere properly, just form a skin.
There are heavy-bodied primers that can help with final sanding as well.
Bro I felt for you on this one, well done for bashing down the door on this!
That's the OG version of Local Motion for their logo. So cool to see they said yes.
Been there! Something similar happened to me nearly 20 years ago when i started learning violin restoration. And iv seen multiple luthiers get into trouble fast with extremely valuable guitars/violins.
Good Job.
"...hi Dave!...your vid just popped-up and I clicked straight away....I`ve been there and done that...but not and that scale!....I always say...Embrace The Struggle...great vid...!"😎🤙🌴
Well done Sir.
Nice mate! As cornball as that show was, as a teen aged surf mad grom in Perth WA, it was never missed🤙
Never watched your videos before but loved this one and your app seems so genius keep it up.
Why would i want to get my board repaired by you, when you can even repair a damn board 😂
I have to say it was brave of you to post this video. But good for you man. You stuck it out and got it done in the end. Sometimes you don’t earn lots of profit but you do learn lots of lessons and in the long run earn you more profit from those lessons