HOW TO FIX A SURFBOARD DING

How to fix a surfboard ding
We have all been there… your travelling through a far of an exotic country you just about to go out for a surf and the wave look great but you find out you got a ding from your last session or you damage your board on the way there… what do you do? Some surfer might sit out the session some might use the handy old gaffer tape or a spare sticker to help keep it watertight and psychos among you might just go in any way, you know who you are…

But what if you had the ability to do a pretty good patch up job on the run to help make your board as good as new.

Its always good to know how to fix your surfboard dings and making a half decent repair can keep your stoke levels at an all-time high. Having a quick solution to make your board watertight and still perform at the highest level that you can do instantly is a must-have skill for every surfer. Especially if you on a long surf trip having a quick guide can be all the difference.

Rember this is a quick patch-up job to get you through your trip or a few sessions and not a comprehensive fix but its just the bare essentials you need to have in an emergency ding repair kit to get you through

Essential Items
• Solarez Epoxy Resin kit with (coarse) grit sanding pad.
• Swiss Army Knife/ pen knife/ scapula
• Sand Paper (Fine 120-180 grit) s small sheets
• Fibreglass (various sizes or patches) – Get from local shaper or match of FiberGlass cloth. (from a shapers supply biz)
EXTRAS
• Sanding block
• Scissors

[austinbigelow]

For those who are perfectionists, you can add color after the first resin layer before fiberglass and second layer

[pampazapp]

I never thought it would be that simple

[surfershaper]

I never cut a "plug" out of a board! Grind and glass then sand again. Strong as original

[thelostlibrarian]

How do you add white color to it so you can't see the hole? Thanks!

[Surfmus]

Better to use Polyester Resin or Epoxy Resin depending on the foam material. Polyurethane can take both resins, EPS foam only Epoxy. Should have used Q Cell, or at least Silica. Also could have added a piece of foam to have perfect buoyancy. But I guess this video is for those already mixed kit like Zolarez as depicted.

[camranh_royal]

Basically you sanded off the new fiberglass layers since you created a lump of brand new glass on the deck surface level... sanding a bit more is needed to create a small gap/dent where the resin and fiberglass will sit without creating a lump on the original surface (that lump is the new material you just applied and sanded off) 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[itachiswish]

Could I just use epoxy no fiber flasssheet?

[brazeagle]

Great stuff. Where can I buy a kit to fix a few dings? ONLINE. Thanks

[jonathansurkis]

So you just use resin? Not a resin and hardener mix? And I just finished with my board and there is just a micro little spot I think I over sanded. Any thoughts on what to do? Can I just add some resin or do I need to add fiberglass cloth too and then resand. Also what is the best type of paint to use to paint entire boards?

[LearnAndSharePT]

In the first batch of resin, mixe it with microbaloons 50% and then it will look like the original foam.

[nickkane]

Is it the same process if I have a whole corner missing on the tail?

[dannggg]

How about the bottom part of the wavestorm. Because I don’t think it’s fiberglass.

[StarNestEngineering]

Hi im 15 and i also repaired a ding on my surfboard!
Ps i have a video on my channel!

[jeremybrandt]

Can you just fill it with solarez and that’s it?

[rylanhunt]

You need to use gloves and a mask when sanding glass. It will get in your skin and cause irritation for the rest of the day.

[ambienteterrazas]

I just bought a shitty longboard for cheap, i really dont care for aesthetics i just want it to be water tight until i can afford a better one, i will defenitely do this.

[aqualung]

Is the fiberglass necessary or is the solarez enough?

[johnlong]

Rookie repair. Subscribe and return to see how he does this type of repair in a couple of years.

[dudeleboski]

That is what I would call; ”The weakest Link”. Broken boards usually start at the the Rail.

[JBmusicart]

Great, so I don't have to buy a gallon of epoxy resin😊