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Surfboard dings needing repair but not sure what resin? help
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Fri Dec 22, 2017 2:05 pmby Csmith186
Hello I've just bought a Town and country surfboard 6"4 shaped by the buzz and it has a couple of dings that need repairing but I don't know if its polyester or epoxy please help!
Re: Surfboard dings needing repair but not sure what resin?
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Fri Dec 22, 2017 5:11 pmby oldmansurfer
The only way I know is to sand it a little and smell it. Polyester resin has a strong sweet chemically smell and epoxy has very little smell
Re: Surfboard dings needing repair but not sure what resin?
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Fri Dec 22, 2017 8:07 pmby Oldie
You can always use Epoxy if in doubt.
Re: Surfboard dings needing repair but not sure what resin?
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Fri Dec 22, 2017 8:31 pmby jaffa1949
Itbwould be unusual,for a board that age with glassed in fins from Town and Country would be needing epoxy resin, most likely polyester but give the glass a light sand and sniff test as per Oldman.
Re: Surfboard dings needing repair but not sure what resin?
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Fri Dec 22, 2017 9:08 pmby Csmith186
Thanks guys, does polyester smell a bit like burnt plastic?
Re: Surfboard dings needing repair but not sure what resin?
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Fri Dec 22, 2017 9:42 pmby oldmansurfer
Burnt plastic? I am not sure. I am so used to the smell of polyester resin so I probably wouldn't think it smells like burnt plastic however epoxy resin has a very mild smell that smells like ...epoxy resin. I don't know what to say but sort of like epoxy glue if you have used it.