How do you know what your board is made of?

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How do you know what your board is made of?

Postby DogDays2 » Fri Dec 09, 2011 1:29 am

Hi, Im a new surfer and I have no idea what my surfboard is made of or how to repair it. How do you tell what it is made of? I dinged the rail and Im not sure what to use to repair it with. Its a wrv has a stringer and is yellowish. thanks
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Re: How do you know what your board is made of?

Postby drowningbitbybit » Fri Dec 09, 2011 3:55 am

What make of board is it?

As a general rule, if your board has a stringer (the wooden bit down the middle of the board) then its PU (ie a normal fibreglass board) and if it hasn't then its an epoxy board.

There are exceptions to this rule, but probably not for the board that a beginner would be riding.
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Re: How do you know what your board is made of?

Postby tony g » Fri Dec 09, 2011 6:48 am

Hello,
Yes the epoxy type boards with stringers are very difficult to tell. If in doubt when repairing your board use epoxy resin and fiberglass repair kits as they will work for both. The other thing you can do is call the manufactuer and give them the serial # on the board and see if they can give you any info.
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Re: How do you know what your board is made of?

Postby Rickyroughneck » Fri Dec 09, 2011 10:46 am

tony g wrote:Hello,
Yes the epoxy type boards with stringers are very difficult to tell. If in doubt when repairing your board use epoxy resin and fiberglass repair kits as they will work for both. The other thing you can do is call the manufactuer and give them the serial # on the board and see if they can give you any info.

I second this. Remember that all epoxy boards (wood excluded) are made with fibreglass, so if it is a large ding you will want to put one or two layers of glass over it.
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