Hi,

I have recently purchased a new board two months old and I have dinged it against my garage wall and have chipped the back.

The hole is about the size of between a pea and a grape, however I am concerned because I can see the (yellow) mesh under the painted layer

I am confident that this will not compromise the board, but do need to repair the hole before the next outing.

I have upgraded from a fiberglass board which was easy to repair because I knew what to us to repair it so this new board is made with the new material and I am not sure what to use, so any advise is appreciated.

These new boards are very sensitive to dings I hope this is my only mishap.

Regards
Walt

I've got a mental blank but if you ask Snapperpoint there is something ..epoxy ?:?: I think you mix 2 things together (you gotta forgive me Im a girl) and its gray and really ugly, but you mix it together under water and its plumbers stuff but 100% waterproof afterwards - any plumbers out there????? it was a plumber who put us on to it. Its cheap and one pack will last you forever and it definitely works and is definitely waterproof. You can always paint over the gray stuff. Sorry cant remember what its called....... its.....<????

Sooz, you are thinking of Quiksteel. It is a stick of 2 part epoxy putty that contains metal filings. Strong and will do, but not ideal. BTW, it can be applied under water, you not have to mix it underwater.
Same thing but designed for the job is an epoxy ding stick available at any sailboard shop..... 2 part epoxy but without the metal etc.

The ding stick is fine to basically stop the water getting in abd kinda hold things together, but by itself it is not structural really (and not pretty.)

Walt... what is the board? Where is the ding... on the deck or the bottom near the tail, or right on the tail itself ??

Also is it the size of a pea.... or a grape? That is about the borderline between doing a temp repair or having to do a proper one, I think.
For EG if you imagine drilling a hole the size of a pea (8mm ish) into your tail for 4mm depth... I mean longitudinally up the board's centreline... right on the point of the tail. Then you could live with some ding stick (2 part epoxy putty) applied well, wet your finger to smooth it out.... it will stick out like dog's balls but work just fine.
However if you out a hole in the bottom (lets say 2 up from the tail) and it is the size of a grape (15mm dia and about 7-8mm deep) then there is no way I'd go ding stick. Use glass cloth, epoxy resin such as West 105/206, and a filler such a Q-cell...... as per Eva's method on boardlady.com.

Hi

Susie, your ferropro product sounds like I need a skuba diving certificate to apply it to the board underwater.

Looks like there is this product called epoxy stick it is a putty sort of thing and when you take it out of the tube you mix it with your fingers and apply it to smallish hole only. and it sets rock hard in minutes not bad stuff for a smallish ding and sound easy to apply.
(sort of the thing you Mark Australia was talking about)
So I will take a look at the hardware tonight and try to find this epxoy stick, will keep you guys posted, Thanks.

If it is a small chip and not a solid crack in to the core of the board you can use gelcoat. Gelcoat is polyester based and as long as you keep it away from the foam it is really good for small cracks and chipping. It sets very hard and white and can easily be sanded back. You can pick it up from any boat shop.

Remove all flakes and loose bits, if the chip is a bit bigger cut some fiberglass strands in to small pieces and mix these in with the gelcoat and hardener. Apply just enough to fill the crack and then put duct tape or similar on top of it. Press on the tape to force the gelcoat in to the crack. The duct tape will keep the gelcoat in place.

Let it set, takes about 30 mintues but leave it an hour to be sure. Remove the tape and if you did not use too much gelcoat you don't even need to sand it back.

If there is a crack in to the foam of the board then you must not use gelcoat, but the way you explained it, it sounds like you chipped it only.

Good luck

Walt, at the hardware store you will find Selley's "Knead it" which is the stuff. It is not marine but will do as it is not in water much. Howeevr for the same price a WS shop will sell you one that si a marine 2 party putty specifically for WS boards etc.
DO NOT buy any epoxy that needs a UV cure it is crap.

Sooz Ferro menas iron / steel so what you are talking about would be very similar to Quicksteel. They are the same as the 2 part epoxy ding sticks like Seley's KneadIt, but are designed for plumbing and cars.... so why not just use the one that is designed for WS boards / boats etc....? It is same price or cheaper.
The only reason they say to mix underwater is so it doesn't stick to your fingers. A rag with a bit of acetone takes care of the fingers after application.

If you take Staffan's approach and use gelcoat from a boat supplies joint (I wouldn't, but anyway...) they also do an epoxy gelcoat so why risk polyester gelcoat.

hi walt, i repair at lease one board a week, for a small hole you can ding stick it. but this is only a quick fix, permanent you use epoxy resin or a filler like K&H gel coat repair and the colour is sprayed on using a 2 pac paint like automotive paint.

go to super cheep auto and pick up a fiberglassing kit for 15 buks, and a thin of white paint, or wot ever colour your board is, so thats a total of 20 buks, but can fix upto 10 holes wich will come in the futer

Is Araldyte any good?

Didn't read the whole thread did ya???

susie,
the stuff the plumber told you about was 'ferropre' it does not contain any metal, how ever it is used for general plumbing works like joining cast iron pipe work etc
as far as i know you should be able to use it in small repairs as it is an epoxy filler- 'megapoxy' is a another similar product.
the smallest quantities you can buy this stuff in is 1ltr cans at around $40.00 bit expensive for 1 off jobs.
and yes it is definetly better to mix this stuff under water with rubber gloves.