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firewire deck repair

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Created by rozza98 > 9 months ago, 12 Nov 2016
rozza98
26 posts
12 Nov 2016 7:39AM
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a small chunk of the bamboo has came out of the centre of the deck of the board, is there an easy way to fix it?

Ted the Kiwi
NSW, 14256 posts
12 Nov 2016 1:33PM
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Post a picture or 2

Ctngoodvibes
WA, 1402 posts
12 Nov 2016 2:22PM
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Epoxy solarez

jbshack
WA, 6913 posts
12 Nov 2016 6:31PM
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Are you referring to a Timber tech model

Im curious on any more feedback from anyone who has a TT FW for some time, how is it holding up

Captain was it you that had a split in one of yours..

Rozza i damaged my FST model Dom on the side rails and did a average repair. The water gets into the timber like nothing so id get it repaired right the first time..

PhixDoctor
3 posts
12 Dec 2016 8:26AM
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Firewire uses Super Sap Epoxy by Entropy Resin to make all of their boards.

link to entropy here....

entropyresins.com/products/


link to smaller amounts of Super Sap here...

https://www.phixdoctor.net/shop/2-1-super-sap-bio-based-epoxy-resin-24-oz.html

kit www.phixdoctor.net/shop/2-1-epoxy-kit.html


2 minute sun version here....

www.phixdoctor.net/shop/sunpowered-universal-resin-epoxy-poly-safe.html

Hunter S
WA, 516 posts
12 Dec 2016 9:15AM
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Ctngoodvibes said...
Epoxy solarez

Don't use solarez here. Solarez needs sunlight to harden. It will not go off underneath the wood deck

Jimmytwotouc
WA, 28 posts
12 Dec 2016 9:39PM
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Not sure where you are located but I took my timbertek to Ross at soul board store in Scarborough and he did a ripper job fixing it, not too expensive either

PhixDoctor
3 posts
13 Dec 2016 7:24AM
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Super Sap Bio Epoxy is a 2 part mix and will harden in absence of light.

vishy
WA, 451 posts
13 Dec 2016 9:36PM
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In regards to the timber tek Firewire, thought mine was a bucket of snot.

Collin Earle did a heap of repairs for me, under the fins it had worn through the resin and also damaged the wood a bit, no glass there.

Seems to be no glass on top of the wood at all, just that resin that is thin and brittle, it cracks very easily, on the nose it also just wore off completely from being put in and out of the board bag.

Had to check it and touch it up every session with sola res to avoid water damage to the wood(ugly discolouration and eventual rot that you have to dig out)

The board itself seemed structually solid and didnt ding at all, but the constant cracks and exposure of the wood

sanded
NSW, 80 posts
14 Dec 2016 11:20PM
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Hey Guys

Here's a option, have a lot of Timber surfboard guys using our clear epoxies. Made on the Central Coast NSW.

www.sanded.com.au/collections/surfboard-resins

Hunter S is right, don't use solarez for a repair like this as needs the UV to hit all of the resin to cure, also most sun cure epoxies are brittle in nature with the UV additive they use, so if cracking already might not be the right thing to use.



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