Should last for quote some time of she treats it right! My pleasure, thanks for watching!

This stuff is very thin, I dont think the ol packing tape trick would be much use with this stuff, at least not on a rail. I do have some UV torches in the workshop but they're nowhere near as fast as the NZ sun in summer. I do use then in winter though

Nice! Will try and do some more like this, just gotta time it so the mechanics next door aren't making too much ruckus

He has helped mine as well.

Lekka! Did I use that right? My absolute pleasure man 🤙

Yeeew spot on bra. Chamoion!

Unreal, what so much easier to edit as well 😂 many thanks!

We’ve all been there and I think many of us continue to do so! I’ve attempted to film a pricing video a couple of times but it’s very hard not to make boring as all batshit! I’ll keep working on it but I’m thinking a live stream might be a better forum for that topic!

Good news, cheers!

Definitely a product worth keeping around! Shot for watching, appreciate it!

Binge watcher! 😂 Glad you enjoyed!! I'm assuming you mean when shaping a board from scratch? Keeping the stringer down with the foam is one of the hardest bits because as you say, they sand at very different rates. Everytime a step is completed during the shaping process, a thumb plane needs to be run along the stringer to take it down to the foam level. The hard bit is not gouging the foam with the thumb plane because then you have to sand the foam again and plane the stringer again. Eventually you'll end up with a toothpick for a surfboard 😂

Winning stuff for sure, will be ordering more tomorrow. Because I buy poly in such large quantities if I'm going to add MEKP/micro balloons, I'd just stick with my standard poly as it works out cheaper in the end but adding catalyst is certainly possible

Appreciate it! So stoked people enjoy these videos. How was the audio with this "live narration"? Good enough or a little tough?

@@smallkinedingsaudio was good in my opinion - was able to understand every single word. But you should really wear the mask 🤣

Haha, nothing quite like catching yourself out in some bullshit! Correct, this stuff would eat EPS up like a dog on a lamb bone 🍖

That's more than 60NZD so probably not too far off. Location plays a big roll as well though, how much competition is in the area, how far does the customer have to travel to find the next closest repairer, what's your countries pay rate for other professional fields like panel beaters, wood workers and master builders? Ding repairers are generally grossly underpaid though I'm discovering

Amped!!

Nice one, good to hear! I do have a TIP OF THE DAY when it comes to clothing noses. They can be very tricky but once you've got the rough sequence it all comes together 🤙

Im no expert on UV catalyst as I’ve only used it once (the one in the video is pre mixed) but my understanding is that you need to mix your catalyst into styrene monomer. You then add your catalysed styrene to your resin the same way as you would add standard MEKP. If you’re looking at a sanding coat, you still need to add your wax additive as per usual, for a laminating coat just add your catalysed styrene. 🤙 If you google “shapers sun bake” they have pretty good instructions and information in the product description. That’s what I used the one time I used it for a board build

Rains just hit us today after a couple of bangin weeks of sun! Flooding again now 😂 uv lights would work, I do have a little uv torch that does the trick slowly but the uv lights are pretty pricey!

I had a random bloke come in with some ex stock that he used to sell as a surfboard manufacturing supplier. I'll have to see if he's still carrying some when I run out of the current supply but it might be something I look into bringing in myself if not

@@smallkinedings haha gotta love it. ive just ordered sunbake so hopefully that is as good

Usually on a repair like this I would work to a much larger area, making sure to cover the surrounding area with a larger patch of cloth. That area by the pin stripe in particular was sanded pretty hard during the entire process but the cloth doesn't overlap that hard sanded area onto lightly sanded original glass so in theory that edge is a little weaker than if I had removed the pin stripe and laminated a larger patch.

Yea, think it's just old habits from automotive painting. The advantages would be that it cleans the board and gives a good visual of what the repair will look like once it's polished. Because I'm using an orbital sander it allows me to do my final grits Inna straight line getting rid of any swirl marks the orbital created. Because it's cleaning the surface too it means that I'm not gonna get a lump of something stuck under my sandpaper leaving nasty scratches behind on my finer grits

Your last point re lumps under the paper is only too familiar! :( @@smallkinedings

Very interesting, I imagine that's brand dependant and how they go about levels of UV inhibitors and styrene content. Might do a repair on one of my boards today with it and keep tabs on those factors. Many thanks, that gives me some things to ponder

I've never had this problem. Maybe you didn't add the cloth or sand the surface before adding resin? Maybe it is the specific brand or you used resin that was years past the expiration?

You are under charging without question. I would say 95% of the repairers I've spoken to around the world are. From that $100 bucks you need to take out tax. Let's say that leaves you with $80, then take out let's say $20 bucks of materials (resin, sandpaper, masking tape), now we're left with $60. I'm $40 per hour so that's 1 and a half hours labour I've now been paid for which covers the repair time as well as time spent with the customer on pick up and collection as well as any sitting down at home to do invoicing (if they require) and ordering/collecting new materials to replace what I've used. The other important thing to think about too is that I have repairs in the shed that I could make $200 to $500 off. This board is taking up valuable rack space. As long as this board is being worked on, I can't use the rack for higher paying jobs so that needs to be accounted for. They are essentially renting that rack space. Where other repairers might charge $50, I have no use for $50 and when all is said and done, I would end up working for $2 per hour or losing money (which many repairers do). None of this takes into account my rent, power and wear and tear on my tools, in this case my sander and usually if I wasn't filming my respirators and filters. Scrutinize the next 3 jobs you do, take all of these factors into account and find out what you're actually walking away with financially. Then, increase your prices. Edit: im NZD, not AUD but won't be too far off what you converted

@@smallkinedingsDidnt know NZ had their own currency right on. Good tips, I guess you have to account for time, materials, quickness, size of area repaired, etc for pricing.

@@dmac5678 it's pretty new, we only just got the internet a couple of years back. This year I think they are planning on rolling out smart phones 😂

Do you like sheep?? Just kidding ROTFL...

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Hmm, only met her parents 😂

Mate, got the eagle eye! You did indeed spot one, what can you tell me about Roger Land?

@@smallkinedings I can't make out if the logo says Roger land or Land? There to different shapers and business owners. I have a Roger land in my collection along with couple atlas's and a peter byers, brain Weaver list goes on. I restore them as I hobby. I use your content to give me ideas.