Glass on fin repair! Customer didn't know he owned a LEGENDARY board (Clark Foam)!!
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- čas přidán 15. 10. 2021
- If you see a board that says Clark Foam on it, buy it.
I already own a dumb amount of surfboards, so it's rare for me to get envious of one that a customer bring through our door, but this was an exception! This "Small Faces" surfboard was hand shaped during the 1980's, in TEXAS! The shop that sold it was the historic, and still popular, "Frog House" in Newport Beach, CA.
The thing that really sets this board apart is the rare and historic "Clark Foam" logo, highly sought after by surfing enthusiasts and collectors across the world.
Clark Foam was the major supplier of all surfboard blanks from the 60's -early 2000's. Run by a guy named Gordon Clark, the company was wildly successful due to their innovative products, great service, and reliable supply chain. Unfortunately, they were forced to close down due to newly imposed environmental regulations (Ayn Rand turned over in her grave, twice).
Nearly two decades later, surfboards displaying the historic clark foam badge are becoming increasingly scarce.
For these reasons, I give the surfboard a full restoration at no additional cost to my customer. I'm STOKED to be able to bring boards like these back to life, and hope the owner can score some winter waves this season.
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So clever how you shaped the end of the board to retain the new epoxy.
Hey man looks good!
A quick tip on fin rope
Hard to find now a days
Most hardware stores(ace home despot etc) will have wood stove fiberglass door seal
Just a long weave of fiberglass rope
Its pretty cheap and works great!
Beautiful board i hope it gets surfed by someone who appreciates it
Greetings from santa cruz
Dude thank you this is super helpful info!
Love the before and after!
Just ran into this video and I can already tell I’m going to be lost fixing this board that I got. Definitely going to be watching this a couple times when I fix the tip and the tail. I have cracks and I want to seal them back up
Good luck!
Mate, traditionally the rope goes on at the same time as the fin lay-up…………………this enables you to get a lovely even curve up the base/sides of the fins. Takes years to learn.
Good video. Or just grind them all down and drop in some fin boxes. This is particularly good for breathing new life into old boards.
Funny you mention that, the customer came back a few months later with that exact request
Small Faces was Newport...also has Frog House lam.
Exelente 🤙🤙🤙 que producto le pusiste a lo ultimo para pulirle y quede brillante 🙏🤙🔥🏄♂️
Awesome job dude, i recently finished a board resto but i noticed how you did your glass ons halfway, is there any difference from doing it halfway up the fin rather than glassing the whole fin with fibreglass sheet? I did mine with fibreglass sheet all up the fin but it was just a hassle to get it sanded to shape.
And what type of grinder are you using? specifically size and pads, im looking at getting one for the next time i have to do major ding repairs lol.
As for the board I repaired if your curious, its a old late 90s performance board from one of my local shapers called 'Seasons', doubt youd have heard of them theyre a New Zealand shaper.
6'1, 18 7/8s (i think) and cant remember the thickness but its real slim.
Right on Draz, sounds like an awesome project. I'd love to see some pics of the board, email me if you get a chance. Dave@roguewaverepairs.com
I use a variable speed sander from harbor freight tools. They are super cheap and do the trick. My sanding pads are more expensive than the sander itself. I use "FlexPads." They are a great company, made by surfers, for surfers, in the US, so I like to support them. the size of the pads are 7" i believe. The size of the sander bit is 3/8ths
hey bro any reason you used epoxy? would you reccomend even if u glassing on to a poly board?
I own a Clark foam board found it in the trash the board brand is hot stuff don't know much about it.
Dude nice! Hold on to it for sure. Check my description if you didn't already and want to know more about Clark Foam.
the reason for the boxed center fin was for the sanding.did that one not come out?
Thank you 🙏🏼. Nope.
What camera are you filming with? Great quality images
Thanks dude! Just an iPhone 10.
What was the powder you mixed with rope resin? I’m guessing a catalyst.
fiberglasssource.com/collections/catalyst-promoters/products/35cc-uv-additive-powder-1oz
When doing roping's, how many a side do you do?
Good question- usually about 5
do you prefer the UV cure or MEK?
It depends on the board, and application. On fins I almost always use UV. I'll also use it for regular ding repair on older, yellow boards, or tinted/airbrushed boards. I won't use it if a customers board is brand new and white. Reason being, it cures a little bit greenish/yellow. However, the time it takes to cure is much faster than MEKP, so I use it when I can!
Did you use gloss resin to get that finish?
Nope just sanding resin.
Board
For sure for sure
Why would you use resin to fix the tail!? I thought you were better than that …
THink again...
I understand if you did it to save time
@@8brothersProductions what else would you use?
@@ejwxb2561 I'm guessing he means q-cell...but that small a hole may not be worth it(?)
I love surf pliz can you give me surf pliz
this man gets it
Your doing it wrong. Sorry
Helpful, thanks Dennis!