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Postby nikalaitzian » Sun Jun 23, 2013 6:08 pm
Hi to you all
just ripped off my fin box from my surf board and looking some advise to repair it...i have a couple of ideas of using the 3M 5200 sealant but any advise will be appreciated.
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Postby chipmunk » Sun Jun 23, 2013 7:09 pm
Can you post photo's
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Postby nikalaitzian » Sun Jun 23, 2013 8:23 pm
chipmunk wrote:Can you post photo's
tomorrow i ll got my board and post them
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Postby nikalaitzian » Mon Jun 24, 2013 7:39 pm
chipmunk wrote:Can you post photo's
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Postby nikalaitzian » Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:41 am
yes there is
its ok in the front
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Postby tautologies » Tue Jun 25, 2013 9:49 am
nikalaitzian wrote:
yes there is
its ok in the front
Well to me it sounds like you have a bigger.job than just covering up...well if you want tonrepair and notjust wait for it to blow.
First...it has to be dry. If the box is not lose you might get away with drilling down around it.
Personally I would use epoxy with filler to bond. If I had to take out the box I would give the board to an expert...drill fill..might want to add some glass on top...so a lot of sanding. The point is you have to make the box bond with the foam...make sure everything is dry.
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Postby nikalaitzian » Tue Jun 25, 2013 1:38 pm
i m having it directly to the sun so it "bakes" from inside.the box is moving a bit(about 2mm) in and out but only in the damage point.So you say drilling a few holes of 3,5mm and injecting epoxy or 3M 5200 inside it will be ok?
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Postby chipmunk » Tue Jun 25, 2013 5:05 pm
Thanks for the photo
Step 1 remove fin sand off the paint covering all the box, so you can see the glass 25mm all round
Step 2 mask off the bottom you have sanded and the box spin it over bottom down
Step 3 drill one hole in the deck rail over the damaged box but not into the box and not bigger than the syringe neck ( a tight fit )
Step 4 epoxy mixed with glass bubbles using a syringe inject the hole approximately 5ml. more than 5ml you run the risk of over heating when the resin goes off
This is to reattach the box back to the deck and to stiffen up the damage under the box
When you have done that and the epoxy has gone hard remove the masking tape from the bottom
Then re glass mat 80/ 100 grams over the box then sand back fill and flat off and spray with paint
Hope this helps
Ps check the old box is not split in side if so you will have to replace it
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Postby nikalaitzian » Tue Jun 25, 2013 11:04 pm
chipmunk wrote:Thanks for the photo
Step 1 remove fin sand off the paint covering all the box, so you can see the glass 25mm all round
Step 2 mask off the bottom you have sanded and the box spin it over bottom down
Step 3 drill one hole in the deck rail over the damaged box but not into the box and not bigger than the syringe neck ( a tight fit )
Step 4 epoxy mixed with glass bubbles using a syringe inject the hole approximately 5ml. more than 5ml you run the risk of over heating when the resin goes off
This is to reattach the box back to the deck and to stiffen up the damage under the box
When you have done that and the epoxy has gone hard remove the masking tape from the bottom
Then re glass mat 80/ 100 grams over the box then sand back fill and flat off and spray with paint
Hope this helps
Ps check the old box is not split in side if so you will have to replace it
a drawing or some photos could help me.in any case thank you
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