Surfing Waves

Hi,

I bought my first board a used 7' 6" town and country board with 2 small scrapes which I hope will show up below-




The larger scrape is about an inch and a half the second about half that neither is very deep. I am wondering if it makes sense to try to repair them or if they are minor enough to leave alone.

Having no experience fixing boards other than watching a couple of youtube videos I am seeking your advice on if it is better to just leave them be, try to fix them myself, or have a surf shop do them for me?

Thank you for any help you can give

The scrapes are a small and easy and not particularly necessary repair.
Buy some solar setting resin in a squeeze tube do a light sand on the area, both to clean and give a grip to the resin, blow off the dust, squeeze a smear of resin onto a Popsicle stick. Smear evenly and thinly over the area about 1/4 inch around the actual ding. Create as smooth a finish as possible. You can reall smooth it by pulling glad wrap down hard on it then removing it! Do all your work in the shade then take it out into sunlight!
It sets you are done. Go surf

Thank you Jaffa that is exactly the kind of advice I needed.

Cheers,

Crabby!