...and after the Master had spoken, everything became clear, pristine. He brought the light that killed the darkness of (my) ignorance. Now, thank to the Master, the idiot that I am has finally understood that sanding coat and glass coat are two different and separated things, not sinoms! All your videos are precious. Thank you!
Another beautiful job! I've only built one board - it was years ago for my daughter. Although it was EPS and epoxy this brought back many memories of the project. Thanks for sharing!
She'll be due a new one soon at the rate kids grow! Howse (the shaoer of this board) is constantly making new boards for his daughter because she just won't stop getting taller 😂
Hi! Left a comment under an old video and thought maybe you’d see it here quicker! I‘ve been loving the ding repair videos but always have the same questions when you repair small dings: Please tell me where I‘m wrong! After removing the damaged glass, filling with foam, and then filling in with the epoxy filler (mixture of resin and microballon) you sand the filler flush to the boards shape/surface. If you sand the epoxy filler flush with the board, then apply layers of fiberglass you should have a small bump where the new patch is right? If you again sand it flush afterwards, don’t you take away all the new fiberglass as it was „on“ the boards shape? Intuitively I would sand the epoxy filler down a bit so that it is a bit „lower“ than the board. This way I won’t sand all the fiberglass of just to get it flush with the rest again. I‘m sure I‘m wrong, so please be kind and explain! Thank you so much for the help and continous videos!
Hey hey, You're bang on with your theory of how it works. The problem with sanding your filler low and then adding your cloth and resin is that the original glass surrounding your repair cannot be sanded low to match your filler. So, even if the center of your repair ends up perfectly level with the original glass, the outside edge of your cloth will still be proud of the original surface. I have a video called something like "most common sanding FAQs". It goes pretty in depth on how to deal with the inevitable problem of adding material to a surface adding a "bump"
A lot of work, but the results are quite nice. In the wet sanding stage, do you ever wrap the paper around a wet sponge and sand with the sponge in hand?
Always worth it in the end. I order to just use my hand so if anything gets caught under the sand paper I can feel it (sand, dirt, glass shards etc). When sanding paint it's technically reccomended to use a block as it is possible to sand finger grooves into a soft material like paint and also helps in making the surface flat. I generally just use my hand though
do you have a rule of thumb on how much resin you use by board size? What length is this board ?? another epic one mate, cant get enough of your vids 🤙
I have a book of all the boards I've ever glassed so I can reference back to the notes on a board of the same or similar dimensions. It takes a lot of the guess work put of quantities. Thus board was 6'8 x 21 x 2 1/2 from memory but I can find out the correct quantities used if it's useful to you 🤙
My take from this is the amount of coats that you do to finish it. Because i hate the sanding, i try to finish with one only, and i have all the problems that you mentioned. I guess i need to be more patient and not try to skip steps, for a good result.
Yea, it's a difficult task finishing things off with that one coat. Luke is right though as well, a cheater coat over your "likely to sand through" areas only is a way to save a little more resin but still protect your cloth during sanding
It's pretty much the same process, the major difference though is in sanding. Before you lay more epoxy on already cured epoxy you will need to sand the area so that your new coat adheres, for instance you cant just lay your sanding coat straight over your laminations without sanding first 🤙
Just blow off with the compressor, wipe down with a towel and blow off once more. Only difference with epoxy is that I wear gloves anytime I touch the board. 🤙
Best ding repairer and lamb er on you tube
aww shux bro, that means a lot!
Nice dude, I liked the way you spread the resin out awesome! And the grit of sandpaper your using is every helpful in knowing. Thumbs up!
Happy to help, glad you got some snippets!
Thank you so much! I have learned more from you than anybody else in this field. Please, keep posting videos!
You're a legend, many thanks! So glad they have been useful, I will definitely keep putting stuff up that I think will be useful! Thanks again!
...and after the Master had spoken, everything became clear, pristine. He brought the light that killed the darkness of (my) ignorance. Now, thank to the Master, the idiot that I am has finally understood that sanding coat and glass coat are two different and separated things, not sinoms!
All your videos are precious. Thank you!
The most poetic of comments this channel has ever received 🤙 Many thanks!
Another beautiful job! I've only built one board - it was years ago for my daughter. Although it was EPS and epoxy this brought back many memories of the project. Thanks for sharing!
She'll be due a new one soon at the rate kids grow! Howse (the shaoer of this board) is constantly making new boards for his daughter because she just won't stop getting taller 😂
Hi! Left a comment under an old video and thought maybe you’d see it here quicker! I‘ve been loving the ding repair videos but always have the same questions when you repair small dings:
Please tell me where I‘m wrong! After removing the damaged glass, filling with foam, and then filling in with the epoxy filler (mixture of resin and microballon) you sand the filler flush to the boards shape/surface.
If you sand the epoxy filler flush with the board, then apply layers of fiberglass you should have a small bump where the new patch is right?
If you again sand it flush afterwards, don’t you take away all the new fiberglass as it was „on“ the boards shape?
Intuitively I would sand the epoxy filler down a bit so that it is a bit „lower“ than the board. This way I won’t sand all the fiberglass of just to get it flush with the rest again.
I‘m sure I‘m wrong, so please be kind and explain!
Thank you so much for the help and continous videos!
Hey hey,
You're bang on with your theory of how it works.
The problem with sanding your filler low and then adding your cloth and resin is that the original glass surrounding your repair cannot be sanded low to match your filler. So, even if the center of your repair ends up perfectly level with the original glass, the outside edge of your cloth will still be proud of the original surface.
I have a video called something like "most common sanding FAQs". It goes pretty in depth on how to deal with the inevitable problem of adding material to a surface adding a "bump"
A lot of work, but the results are quite nice. In the wet sanding stage, do you ever wrap the paper around a wet sponge and sand with the sponge in hand?
Always worth it in the end. I order to just use my hand so if anything gets caught under the sand paper I can feel it (sand, dirt, glass shards etc).
When sanding paint it's technically reccomended to use a block as it is possible to sand finger grooves into a soft material like paint and also helps in making the surface flat. I generally just use my hand though
do you have a rule of thumb on how much resin you use by board size? What length is this board ?? another epic one mate, cant get enough of your vids 🤙
I have a book of all the boards I've ever glassed so I can reference back to the notes on a board of the same or similar dimensions. It takes a lot of the guess work put of quantities.
Thus board was 6'8 x 21 x 2 1/2 from memory but I can find out the correct quantities used if it's useful to you 🤙
@@smallkinedings thanks man that's awesome , I'm gonna get a notebook of my own going!
My take from this is the amount of coats that you do to finish it. Because i hate the sanding, i try to finish with one only, and i have all the problems that you mentioned. I guess i need to be more patient and not try to skip steps, for a good result.
You can do 1 coat but you need to do a cheater coat on the rails, that’s how we do it without bringing up weave
Yea, it's a difficult task finishing things off with that one coat.
Luke is right though as well, a cheater coat over your "likely to sand through" areas only is a way to save a little more resin but still protect your cloth during sanding
Would the whole process be the same working with epoxy ?
It's pretty much the same process, the major difference though is in sanding. Before you lay more epoxy on already cured epoxy you will need to sand the area so that your new coat adheres, for instance you cant just lay your sanding coat straight over your laminations without sanding first 🤙
How do you clean the board before the different coats?
Just blow off with the compressor, wipe down with a towel and blow off once more. Only difference with epoxy is that I wear gloves anytime I touch the board. 🤙
Very nice !
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