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Do I need to repair these dings?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 4:01 pm
by LC07
Hello,
I recently purchased a Channel Islands Waterhog epoxy board off of Craigslist... however there are what looks to be paint chips on the nose (see pic below) and similarly on the tail. Other than that, it seems to be in pristine condition. Was just wondering if these needed to be repaired or if it is not a big deal?

Re: Do I need to repair these dings?

PostPosted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 2:01 am
by waikikikichan
Being that it looks to be a Surftech Tuflite molded epoxy board, most of it seems to be paint chips above the fiberglass layer. What concerns me is the white area to side of the middle of the nose.
Could you please post a clearer high definition photo.

Re: Do I need to repair these dings?

PostPosted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 5:02 am
by dtc
as waikikichan says, a lot of tuflite boards have paint over the top of the fibreglass, which is likely to be the situation for the areas that are brown. So if it is just missing paint and there is no route for water to get inside then you will be fine. However, you can easily touch it up with some acrylic automotive spray paint or a posca pen/cover with a clear acrylic spray. Or put in some repair mix to smooth it out (more effort but better result)

Where its not brown (ie the white patch) it might have gone through the fibreglass and be exposing the foam, which definitely needs repair. You should check all of the chips to see whether there are any similar issues eg cracks through to the foam, small holes etc