I was wanting to make a 38" pink foam Carbon/ Epoxy super light "Kite FOIL board" and this series taught me so many things! All I needed to know. I used some uni-directional carbon as I really need the board to be stiff and strong from the foil mast to my front foot area. I used your resin research suggestion, which I liked better than west systems. For the hotcoat, I prefer to first roll on the resin with the 1/4" nap 4" roller from home depot (and that was all the resin I neededd for the majority of the top of the board, which will be covered with EVA from North Shore Industries). And then the chip brush was great for the sides and areas that I wanted thicker & smoother. I cared most about strength and weight, so I'm stopping for now after the hot coat! Great to understand how perfect looking surfboards are made with more sanding and another coat. You taught me about oscillating multi-tools! (with the triangle sanding pad). I used to try to spot sand by tilting my random orbit sander, with mixed results. I bought the 20v Dewalt 3 speed / variable speed multi tool and loved sanding the overlaps with 60 & 80 grit- Best dust reducing innovation ever!! THANKS!! Finished adding the EVA and bolting to the foil last night. The board weighs only 3.6 lbs total, after adding .4 lbs of EVA traction material, and that's with a lot of carbon fiber (4 layers near the foil mast, tapering to 2 layers under the front foot)
nah i cant recommend those chip-brushes. They loose their hairs while hotcoating even if you prepare it before. Take a SOFT foam-brush and you will be happy
I was wanting to make a 38" pink foam Carbon/ Epoxy super light "Kite FOIL board" and this series taught me so many things! All I needed to know. I used some uni-directional carbon as I really need the board to be stiff and strong from the foil mast to my front foot area. I used your resin research suggestion, which I liked better than west systems. For the hotcoat, I prefer to first roll on the resin with the 1/4" nap 4" roller from home depot (and that was all the resin I neededd for the majority of the top of the board, which will be covered with EVA from North Shore Industries). And then the chip brush was great for the sides and areas that I wanted thicker & smoother. I cared most about strength and weight, so I'm stopping for now after the hot coat! Great to understand how perfect looking surfboards are made with more sanding and another coat. You taught me about oscillating multi-tools! (with the triangle sanding pad). I used to try to spot sand by tilting my random orbit sander, with mixed results. I bought the 20v Dewalt 3 speed / variable speed multi tool and loved sanding the overlaps with 60 & 80 grit- Best dust reducing innovation ever!! THANKS!! Finished adding the EVA and bolting to the foil last night. The board weighs only 3.6 lbs total, after adding .4 lbs of EVA traction material, and that's with a lot of carbon fiber (4 layers near the foil mast, tapering to 2 layers under the front foot)
HI Andrew, what is the different between hot coating with the previous step? is the same resin mixture used?
Was it heavy , looks a fun project
Another great video 👍. Happy Halloween
Tks bro 😀👊🙏🇧🇷
did you hot coat twice?
Is the hot-coat necessary for board protection or is it already
fully surfable after the applying the fiberglass layers?
The hot coat seals the open weave of the fiberglass. Basically it covers any mistakes in the lamination coat.
how temper of the coat?
Is the hot coat the same resin?
Yes, and you know it because he takes his respirator off before it's cured. Also, it's milky unlike polyester, which is always clear
nah i cant recommend those chip-brushes. They loose their hairs while hotcoating even if you prepare it before. Take a SOFT foam-brush and you will be happy
In my first work I always used Woodglut plans.