advice on repair

jtrashy · Newbie Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 2

anyone have some advice on how to repair this?
dont care about asthetics. epoxy? glass?

thanks!
justin

taitrt · Soul Rider Joined: 11 May 2009 Posts: 413

jtrashy · Newbie Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 2

cool...any special type of epoxy or just the standard hardware store variety?

taitrt · Soul Rider Joined: 11 May 2009 Posts: 413

As long as it says "epoxy sealant" you should be good. Make sure you clean the area really well with rubbing alcohol first, if the core of the board is damp you should let it dry out first.

... also, just FYI, I've never repaired a wakeboard before but I used to work in a snowboard/ski shop and have repaired hundreds of snowboards with epoxy.

BigAirNZ · Criminal Joined: 31 Mar 2009 Posts: 59 City: Auckland

Had the same issue on one of my boards, took it to a guy who repairs windsurfing and kite boards. He used a syringe to inject some goodness into it so the top and bottom would bond, clamp that together and then epoxy over the top. Worked a treat mind you he didnt do a thing until he'd had it in his hot water cupboard for 2 days to make sure it was well and truly dry

Medina · Posted: May 19, 2009 11:09 pm Post subject:

Use epoxym, and once you placed it, put some tape over the epoxy so it will fit to your board Smile

LakeIolaLuke · Posted: May 20, 2009 6:27 am Post subject:

Use fiberglass resin. It bonds better to glass (duh) and is much more sandable when it cures. Sun Cure is very good for it, it has bits of glass in it so its not as brittle as using just resin alone.

Hollywood · Posted: May 20, 2009 8:06 am Post subject:

epoxy is a fiberglass resin (duh)