what to use for sealing a homemade wakeskate.

steve-o

Ok...........i just finshed shaping my wakesakte and it;s looking good.........the only problem is that i don't know what product to use for a sealer. i really don't want to screw it up now.

jibn-it-all · Outlaw Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 248 City: apopka

outdoor poly eurethane

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

looks pretty good. i would use a light coat of fiberglass resin but then that might make it a little too heavy.

wakeboarder · Addict Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 702

i have a question- how does everyone get that bend in their board, everytime i try it it always goes back flat

akira3149 · Newbie Joined: 30 Jun 2003 Posts: 11

I used polyeurothane for the whole thing then epoxy resin on the edges and it worked pretty good. Just make sure you let it dry or water can get in it an f your board up.

Dave W · Posted: Jul 15, 2003 8:31 am Post subject:

I would imagine he laminated the curve into the board. No idea what he used for adhesive between the two layers. That is just two layers right?? If it is I'm impressed. The board looks nice and thin. Is it 1/4" plywood or did you find something thinner? How did you get such a nice curve in it and still keep it so thin?? Nice job.

steve-o · Posted: Jul 15, 2003 3:06 pm Post subject:

i think i'm going to use the fiberglass resin on the edges and then the polyurthene.....thats what most people have been saying.........i hope it works.

hey wakeboarder, i made a form for the wakeskate, i've attached a picture of it, and the wood i used is a 1/8th" birch good one side, in total i used 5 layers and glues it with PL premium.

Dave W · Posted: Jul 15, 2003 6:53 pm Post subject:

Where did you find teh 1/8" birch? Most people have been using 1/4" from what I've heard. I wanted to use 1/8" for mine but couldn't really find any. Nice job. It looks really nice.

white trash · Posted: Jul 15, 2003 8:57 pm Post subject:

hey, you dont need to put any fiberglass on it, even on the edges. That is just unnecessary weight. If there are any spaces in the edges use household epoxy glue to fill them in then sand it back down. For the sealer, buy some kind of marine varnish and put 3 or 4 coats on it. That protects it from the sun and the water. The brand i bought was called Behr and a litre of that will do like 4 skates.

Elevation · Posted: Jul 18, 2003 5:29 pm Post subject:

that skate looks awesome dude, nice job and after you get it sealed let us know how it rides

segael22 · Posted: Oct 09, 2003 11:27 am Post subject:

sweet board and form! looks good!