Skimboard repair!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[skimordie]

hey guys i was wondering what would be the best way to fix this for my ultra vic????

[skimordie]

[Rob G]

wtf is that? take a better pic!

looks like normal wear and tear

[skimordie]

sorry it is really hard to take clear pics becuase the board is white and when i use flash theres a huge glare..so those pics are off of my phone

the bottom part of the rail is starting to crak on the right side of the board....i dont want water to go through and go into the foam, what should i do?

[Travis P]

get some sun cure and patch that up.

[HumboldtSkim]

vics rails tend to do that, just patch up the deep parts with suncure, the rest should be fine.

[skimordie]

thnx alot man...how do patch it up exactly, and where can i get that stuff at?

[HumboldtSkim]

just about any surf shop. just put a little bit of the suncure on your rails and press it into the rail so it fills any openings that might lead to foam.

[beachbum]

i see that happening a lot where the rail cracks off a bit from the bottom. suncure should do the trick. get it at bout any surf shop. its just fiberglass goo in a tube that dries quick in the sun. doesnt look like youll need any professional repair with that. just watch it and match sure it doesnt get worse.

[skimordie]

thanks alot guys, is it just called suncure???? are there certain types needed and how much does it usually cost?

[beachbum]

http://www.skimcity.com/store/home.php?cat=3528

theres a bunch of different kinds. There is the small and large tube fiberfill which done need mixing, then there are the ding all repair kits that are used for differnt kinds of material and size of dings.

i just have the no mix white tubes. they are fine for small stuff. any big deep gashes of dings then it may need board shop help or to go with the ding all kits if you can do it yourself.

[skimordie]

is there anything i could posiblly get at a homedepot or something because i live in central cali no where close to a surf shop

[live2skim]

just order it and get like 1 day shipping or something.

[skimordie]

which sun cure should i get because theres like 5 different ones..

[live2skim]

get the Sun Cure Ultra White Filler Resin if your board is white, it will blend in.

[skimordie]

thnx alot man...

[brett00]

make sure its clean before you put in suncure. Like no sand

[skimordie]

alrtight thanks alot, do u put the suncure inside or on over the crack?

[nofxfan]

the same thing happened to a zap board i got recently. the only thing is mine as the top of the rail and cracked up on to the top of the board. i'm so pissed. i was a real idiot to buy it though its way too small for me.

[nico]

thanks alot guys, is it just called suncure???? are there certain types needed and how much does it usually cost?

you can get a small tube for around 5 dollars and you would need some sandpaper to sand it down once you're done suncuring it(sanding the rough edges sticking out).

just go to a local surf shop to get sun cure
its just normal suncure you want not epoxy(unless you have an epoxy board)

[Rob G]

or you can go to any surf shop and buy it for cheap

[live2skim]

he said he doesn't live by one.

[Teddy Hartford]

where in central cali is he that doesnt have a surfshop is my question?....and at home depot you could get 2 part epoxy which would probably work pretty decently. It comes in like a double shot looking thing so you get a 1 to 1 ratio and then you mix them up.

[skimordie]

ayt thanks, would it fine to use epoxy even if i didnt have an apoxy board? and is sanding it down really important???

[Teddy Hartford]

yeah sand it down at least a little otherwise it wont stick as well...and 2 part epoxy from home depot sticks to anything pretty much just read the label what it works with and decide.