Just got a new board ( first board )
but the EVA deck is looking a bit ****
it was a old school board and look like it has been use to as a SUP
been told buy the good bloke at "surf and snow" that it can sand it back on the rail and repainted
which i think would look better
has any one done any thing like this ?
any tips or youtube link would be great
looking at sanding it to the rail line as there already a nice line around it ( finger is pointing to it )
I know it looks scruffy, but as a learner/intermediate the soft deck will save you from a lot of scrapes and bruises. You'd have to regrip it if you took the EVA off, and DIY regrip can be quite rough.
Bro it is what it is.You could create a huge pain in the ass trying to do anything like that to it.Just ride the sucker into the ground and worry about ya next stick,the one that will be under your feet for a longer period of time.My 2 bobs
i need to glue around the handle , it starting to split ,
been told that water could enter it :(
any ideas ,
eva is usually heavily glued down, I wouldn't worry about the water getting in between.
Just enjoy the board until you outgrow it....
As everyone else has said don't worry too much about cosmetics. if the board itself has a crack seal that up with epoxy resign or neadit.
the EVA will be a pain to get off, i recently regripped a boom mega frustrating
time better spent sailing.
oh , yea so stay away from Polyester
i not to worried about the look as i am hoping to be off it on a few month ,
just didn't want it to fall apart while i was learning
Knead it (proper spelling) is two part epoxy that comes in a tube, its a bit like playdough, you mix it with your fingers and apply. sets in minutes. off you go...
most hardware and i think WSS sell it.
the board should be made of epoxy i would think? you can justbget araldite and put it over the crack. if the crack is quite large yo may want to use some glass cloth and epoxy resin.
got some today , it work great