Fixing dings the easy way?
Depends on how much you value your board and the severity of the ding. I use sun-cure on dings from doorways/being in the car that don't breach the foam. Have done good jobs where I've paid more attention (sanding it smooth, cleaning it, putting the resin in, sanding it to shape) and quick fixes where I've just squirted it on and spread it around. definitely makes a fair difference, and can start flaking if not applied properly.
Took an old but sentimental board into the surf shop for repair. Had a deep ding that pierced the foam larger than a 50c piece. They said they could repair it, but suggested a whole tube of sun-cure and I'd save some cash and the board would still surf alright. Haven't done it yet, and am skeptical because I think the resin will just drip into the body, but am going to give it a crack.
Works fine for me, but I'm not too fussy.
Fill the bastard with candle wax.
Just do it old skool - sand properly, cut out any rough edges, fill ./c resin & await proper cure. Sand properly - @ least 4 grades down to 400grit or so then finnish with a good cutting cream. Perfect!!!.
If you want it real schmick, when you first sand the cloth back (careful now, keep it in side the edges, we don't want any sand throughs) just do it in a coarse grade, then paint a filler coat over the sanded area.
This will cover any cloth, pin holes & deep scratches.
When fully cured, take the edges of with a bit finer paper and work your way through the grades.
A bit more time, nice results.
Moth, you still shaping? I recall you pumping out some pretty good shapes in the early 2000s & heard rumors you were on the west coast?
Yeah mate, I'm on the West Coast.
Only doing a few boards a year when I make it back to ADL. Got a good deal where I shape em and Mick & Leighton finish them. I was pretty over the Glassing & sanding in the end.
What about yourself?
First thing you should do is to go out and buy a cover for your board and by the sounds of it a good thick padded one.
Secondly you should use it.
Finally if you do ding your board in the future you should go directly to a ding repairer and get them to fix it properly, but if do as above you won't need said ding repairer as much.
Good Luck :-)
Fix surfboard dings I use sun curing venuscreator.com's ding repair resin
http://www.venuscreator.com/sun-q-ding-repair-of-polyester-and-epoxy-boa... high C/P
if you got a crack or hole In your rail I recommend a proper repair with a couple of layers of glass fibre cloth running in the correct slant. best done by someone who knows their shit if you don't want a snapped board next time you surf 3' sth straddie.
if its on the deck or bottom and ya just wana bog and fill it, any thing will do EXCEPT FUCKIN WAX.
never use wax.
tapes good in the mean time .
I am an absolute kook when it comes to dinging my boards and then screwing up my repair jobs. My all time worst was slamming the boot on the tail while picking up favourite board from the shaper after he fixed the nose. My latest debacle was tripping up the stairs after a surf and then watching my fibreglass repair effort flake away on my next surf after fixing it. Has anybody got advice/recommendations about those instant tube products that seem much simpler than fibreglass repair kits