They might suck to fix but when they first came out, it was very hard to find a board with a better strength to weight ratio. As your video shows, if the shop has the skills, it can be done, nice work!

I've always told myself that prep is like 90% of painting

Top repair job. I now know how epoxy works. I used to work in a repair shop fixing fiberglass sinks. I appreciate you pinning the materials and equipment.

That was simply an amazing repair! Craftsmanship and artist level work right there, Sir.

Thank you so much for the tool info! That’s so helpful! I’ll share the results of the work on the old board I’m fixing. Your videos have been so valuable as I learn/prep before taking on the project.

GAC 200 Hard acrylic extender (mixed with your acrylic colored paint) creates a much stronger bond for acrylic on hard non-porous surfaces. Brilliant repair! Keep doing what you do 👍‼️

Professional job! I bet the owner was ecstatic when he saw how you restored it's glory.👍🤙

I kinda like that you can still see the repairs. Its keeps that relic look, but functions like new

Great to see you put in the time to do an esthetically and structurally sound repair. And good on the owner of that board for getting it fixed rather than adding it to a landfill.

Jolly good! Very helpful video. Thanks!

Wow! Great job on the repair!

You are an artist, thanks for the video and the vibs...

Just rewatched this Dave… loved seeing Uncle Chuck’s board getting a new life!

cool video. i dont surf, never have, but i really enjoy learning a skill from someone who really knows what they're doing. thanks for sharing.

Excellent work!

Amazing job. I love those tufflite boards especially my 7'2" CI Waterhog

Love your process .... Nice job !!~

Great video and great work!

Great video. Love that Qcell is still the go to stuff. For a softer paint edge you can put the paper on "Backwards" and then fold it over itself making a rounded tape line i.e. a curling wave. Leaves a really soft blended edge. Great job on that repair!

Epoxy boards ding fix is usually a throw away solution.This turned out awesome=a lost art. I imagine that much work isn't cheap.

and having good lighting makes all the difference when you’re trying to color match as accurately as possible. nothing beats sunlight though. it helps show the minute differences in color

I have the exact same board. Thanks for sharing!

Respect! Nicely done!

Wow, thanks a lot. Just amazing technique ❤

Thanks for saving that Tuflite Takayama Scorpion. Love those boards

My first board was a 6'4 RipCurl fish , i got a huge sun bubble above my grip pad and it was on my stringer line . I let my local surfshop do the repair and it took 2 weeks ! I missed the best waves of the summer and was sooo pissed . After that happened i made it a point to learn how to fix my own boards so i would never miss swell ever again. That repair came out great in the video brother 👍🏽

Just. Wow. Your videos help a lot. I have a board that needs help after flying home. Getting the knowledge ish to try a repair job

Killer board and awsome work sir!.

Amazing results! 👏😃

Nice work.I have a couple of tuflites,pretty hard to ding,but I’ve managed.Some good repair ideas here…..Cheers

Excellent work! Must be very satisfying to repair boards.

Good tools! Good work!

Huge fan here from Spain, all your works look amazing!

I’ve repaired my own tuflites and providing cosmetics aren’t a big concern it’s no big deal. Small non structural dings just fill with epoxy marine filler and paint over. Still riding a Randall French soul fish 17 years later!

That grey splotch drove me crazy lol. Should have went back and added more white and matched it better in my opinion but Im sure the camera also made it stand out more. Really cool video man great repair work

Nice work!

Beautiful job man

Just came here to say you gave me the confidence to "restore" a surfboard, a robin mair hyperlink. Wasn't as bad as the ones you work on but I got it for $40 (was going to get thrown away if it wasnt bought) and now it's watertight again and back on the water. Watching your videos gave me a great idea what to look for and tips on repairing it. Thanks!

Good video. Also, these are easy repairs; I've done a number of them on my own with great results not showing any sign of repair on Tuflite boards. Tuflite also provides for sale paint matches for most of their boards.

Tufflite Randy Rarick 9'0'' and 10'0'' Waikiki Special . They are light strong and stiff. I need to do some repairs, so I appreciate your video. Thank you very much.

Beautiful job

it's instances of these kinds of repairs that would make me want the repair shop to get creative and paint, like, a rising sun with sunglasses on or a shark bite in the same shape. Just adding a touch of individuality to the board can make the board look even better than it was in its original condition.

I had one of these tuflite boards I bought sight unseen for a study abroad in Chile in 2005. First session down there the fin box blew out, couldn’t surf it for 6 months bc no one could fix it. Then got back to Hawaii later that year, got it fixed and first session there I wrapped it around a rock at rocky point, buckled. Tuflite is cursed.

I have had several of these boards and this is exactly how I fix them. most of the colours can be bought from auto parts stores or auto paint specialists.

Looks great.

Nice job!

Good job!

Thanks for the smooth presentation! I have an 11ft. Takayama Prince model that needs similar repairs. You are an excellent spokesman. I have a 10 ft Jacob's stepdeck hand shaped by Donald himself from the 60s. I bought it in Michigan in 1989 for $35. Still water tight! Thanks for good work!

Sick job man that was impressive

Labour of love there🤙

great job 😉

Just found your channel and it's really cool to see these repairs. I know nothing about surfing but I do paint cars. Just a friendly comment here but if you tape off say the white area to paint the blue area and double your repair area size you can blend it out without hard lines. sand the board with 800 or 1000 grit past the repair area say 6 inches past your repair area on both sides. Next spray out past your repair area about 3-4 inches into the old paint but still leaving 2 inches of sanded area on both sides. Next spray your clear coat a tiny past your sanded area and I mean like 1/4 inch past and get some spray blender in a can and spray it a little on the edge of your new clear into the old clear and give it a little polish or possibly a lite compound and polish and youre good to go with no lines at all and you will hardly see the blend lines. Again i have no idea about surf board so this might not even be possible but if it is on these board then give it a try on scrap. If it works your customers will be beyond happy.

Nice work.

Pretty awesome bro 🤙

This doesn’t even look like work for you, more like a relaxing therapy session. It’s like watching a painting restoration specialist repairing a damaged masterpiece. Keep up the amazing work bra🤙🏻

I tried to fix my longboard not knowing it was epoxy. Turned a small ding into a big problem. Moral of the story, make sure you know what foam you have before you start applying resin. Great job on your repair.👏👏👏👏

This was unreal. Thanks

Mad skill! Nice repair-

Nice work! Keeping surfer’s rides ( and investments) surfable…an honourable employment. Cheers, John 🤙

I just bought a dinged up JC Hawaii for $40. I'm gonna fix it, then learn to surf. Thanks for the instruction.

subbed, great work

That's amazing very impressive. That gun looks like a sata.i used to be a automotive painter.

Please more videos!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🧡☺️

Gr8 work 👍🏾

nice info! hopefully my future repairs dont suck as much lol!

You should have added a graphic shark bite at the repair site. Nice work , repair look great. I would have been very happy with the fix.

So I put down tape to help remedy sanding out undamaged areas. Your end result was fantastic.

1:28 The comment about ruining a classic - love it

hey man Happy new year. Came to look if you had a new upload as the notification system is well...anyway. When ya fixing again? Need my therapy LOL

Good job.

perfect form man

Nice work sir. Had to laugh, I own two roguewave windsurf boards. Custom built by roguewave founder Lee Britain for me 25 years ago. For a moment I thought this channel was something he created...lol.

NICE!

nice work look geat thank you

Well done

Looks good

Great video. thanks. Have you tried SuperMax 2K spray paint?It comes as a 2 component spray can with a hardener that you release into the can from a button under the can. I discovered it for a bike project, but if I'd known I would have definitely used it on my board repair. They have a clear coat off the shelf too. Amazingly strong stuff. It's proper auto paint in a can. A bit pricier than normal spray cans but the difference is incredible.

Just a bit of insight of what we may do in aerospace: We would scarf the carbon plies before the wet lay. Possible technique: scarf, tape off the outside of the scarf, wet lay, then sand the repair section up to the tape seam. This may minimize unnecessarily sanding into the original carbon plies and would retain some of the structural integrity, as the repair would be feathered into the scarfed base plies.

4:35 if your customer's expectations are met each time, you are golden. Like you said its on you to set those expectations.

Toolbox tour!

buy a lot of toothbrushes. and when applying the white mass for the first time, use a toothbrush to apply the paste to the surface. this will help the paste get into hard-to-reach places.

I used 2k automotive paint (2 component) for my foil and it’s very tough if you finish it with the 2k clear as well (I used epoxy instead)

This stuff is satisfying

Considering the supplies you used, the paint repairs came out really good. To improve the final results, you can get automotive quality paints from rattle cans. Createx makes high-quality airbrush paints under their airbrush colors and wicked lines. They're all water-born and mix with each other. They rely on mechaical adhesion so you can aply fiberglass over them without issue.You can get them from many hobby stores, and with a couple of basic color sets, you can mix most colors. Car rep and spray max make good 2k clear coats. Spray max is cheaper, but they are one-time use after is been activated, but you have about a 48 hour window before it starts acting funny. Car rep is more expensive but is pre-activated, has a 2 year shelf life, and is more environmentally friendly. But it has a slight yellow tint to it, so whites get tinted slightly. Both spray max and car rep have sandable primers, too.

Do you use this epoxy for all boards including polyurethane as well as styro? I've got a poly board with a slight dent and I'm wondering if I need to completely cut out the outer layer of damaged resin and re-fill, or if I can patch over it. I've never repaired a board before, so I'm afraid of making mistakes. I feel like completely cutting out the dent would make more work than necessary. Appreciate your channel so much. It's empowering!

Food for thought, if you can't make the paint match, maybe you can make it contrast in a beautiful way? Like a cover up tattoo, or Kintsugi

Awesome

Nice work! Sorry if already asked, but why did you use the airbrush for the white and the big gun for the blue? I’m just getting into sprayer use.

nice job

if you call your local parts shop they will sell and deliver color matched automotive grade enamel paints usually :)

Can anyone help me with the list of materials to get this job done please! ?

Pretty dang cool you are able to fix somebody's surfboard like that, I don't surf but can relate to having something dope that you want fixed instead of something new. You while shop reminds me of "Animal Kingdom" & this Derek characters job at a surfboard shop!! Do you have the same "Red Lightning" surfboard as in the show or ever worked on one ?

cool dude I don't even surf but this is so cool

What would you charge for that exact repair and paint job on a rough lite?

I need to make a repair on an older race board. I understand there are epoxy & polyester resins depending on the core. Without details about the board, how can I tell what the core is so that I use the proper resin? Also, I'm glad you mentioned the paint on the board in this video. I believe my board is similar and I am worried causing more damage.

I'd keep a sign up in the shop describing what Wabi-sabi means, with pictures of beautiful, but noticeable repairs. The world would be a less wasteful better place if we all appreciated wabi-sabi style.

Ace hardware white appliance epoxy spray paint matches the white of most of the white on epoxy pop out boards. Also curious what do you charge for a repair like that?

You know you can go to car color centers or Napa and get exact match auto grade enamel epoxy paint in a rattle can. They are all over the country and can be cheap depending on pigments

Cheap artists/crafters acrylic paints are very difficult to color match with the previous paint. Depending on the pigment or dye in the actual paint (and the binder in the paint) your colors can dry up to 30% darker in some cases. You have to paint much lighter expecting the colors to darken when dry so it’s a real crap shoot. Some of the more expensive paints have very little color shift.

What do you charge for a repair like this paint and all??