Surfing Waves

So I'm looking for some product recommendations for epoxy resin for ding repair.

I have to admit, I don't like using epoxy. I have been using polyester resin for so long, and I'm so used to working with it that I always hated using epoxy for a few reasons, but I only ever tried 1 brand of Epoxy. So maybe there is a better product?

The reason I'm looking to use epoxy is that I just picked up a sweet vintage longboard, but requires a good amount of repair. it's getting too cold to work outside (needs to be above 40 degrees for resin) and the fumes stink up my whole house if I use polyester resin in my basement. So I'm planning on using epoxy in the basement.

Things I dislike about using the epoxy that I have, compared to polyester resin:
-takes forever to start to kick or gel.
-very 'runny' while drying
-very thin
-some issues with air bubbles (surprisingly since usually polyester has issues with bubbles)
-takes forever to kick, harden, and cure! Thus you have to wait a while to really sand it well...


Is there a product out there that doesn't have all the issues I just described?? And also looking for something that's cheap and easily available... like 15-20 bucks for a quart or so.

Solareze makes an epoxy resin, I use it for all my repairs, no catalyst, ready to go. The only thing is that it takes 3 days to cure sometimes. I know it's sun cure, but it is not hard right away like the fiberglass version.

I haven't ever had problems with epoxy resin. It requires 2 different resins that need to be measured accurately and combined in the right ratio. The only problem I have had is it is way more difficult to sand.

Try searching “ UV Solarez epoxy repair using a UV Flashlight “ on YouTube.

I have a UV flashlight and you can do repairs at night.