Repairing a Bic 7'6 noserider

[Mrhb79]

Does anyone have any experience with repairing sun damage to a bic surfboard?
My wife picked up a second-hand bic recently in the hope to progress with her new found passion for surfing. Having never bought a board before, we didn't see the slight hump in the middle of the board until after the purchase, which makes your popup more difficult, in short, the nose dives more quickly that it should. This makes learning to popup, more difficult than it needs to be - and much more frustrating for a motivated beginner.

I was advised by an experienced surf instructor (who spotted the fault) that if you added a little weight to each end and left in the sun to heat up a little, it would help to straighten the board out and could fix the problem. However, this seems like a risky proceedure, which may lead to further damage, like twisting etc? Has anyone tried this before with success?

any advice is welcome, see the pictures for further info.

[jaffa1949]

The brick trick might work , the board is mostly a lost cause....... so something like this may revive it. Definite worth a try !
As a Beater start up. Good luck. Next purchase post a picture of the board you are considering and we can advise!
My opinion even though others have had success with BICs they make great pens.!

[waikikikichan]

Is the area you're talking about "squishy"? Like an air bubble trapped underneath. I can't really see an heat/sun damaged area like a blister bubble. Are you sure it's not just a dome deck or a step deck ?

[jaffa1949]

Go to the BIC website and check your model against their model . The nose and the tail are meant to curve upwards a little and your board does seem a little flatter the dome area could be thickness to aid flotation, but the difficulty popping up is most likely standard level of learner problems.
I have seen other reports of BICs losing their curve if left in the sun!
Size on model of your board would help too!
I've just been to the BIC website and although they do not show side views , they talk of a beveled deck , read that as providing a thicker area of board under where your wife's chest would be when paddling.
Her pop up would be effected by her position on the board too. ( I suggest you both read the numerous questions on popping up).
BTW do you surf? I'm thinking maybe you don't , get a board and learn together! Go to the helpful instructor and have some lessons.