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8 Jul 2026 1:35pm
drnebe said..




When you say “seal foams” are you saying a thin layer in the cavity before the first layer of fiberglass? If so do I wait for that first layer to cure before the glass? Also do I need to chase these cracks in the eps or could I start filling now?



There is many way to do this repair. As Mark said best way, pro way, is to build a sandwich with same materials. But if you want to do it with what you have: do a cream resin qcell mix, seal the eps and pvc with this, thin layer, let it set a little, when no more runny but still soft and tacky lay fiberglass over and lam it. Again when still tacky fill cavity with a resin qcell "dry mix", lot of qcell so mix is like a thick past, push it in hole with fingers, impossible to spread. Let cure, sand flat, lam over and finish. The thick, syntactic foam mix will work like a core.
Reply in Topic: Repair advice
lemat
lemat
212 posts
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7 Jul 2026 1:51pm
Clean sand angle 45°the sandwich foam up to the eps, thin seal foams (pvc flange and eps) with an epoxy qcell(+cabosil if you have), lay and lam some fiberglass all over overlaping on top around 3cm. This layer connected top layer, pvc to eps. When tacky fill cavity and around with epoxy qcell and let cure. Sand flat then lam over couple layers of fiber staggered, fill, sand and paint. I repair many creased or dinged surftech/boarworks/gong/etc sandwich boards like this seem to do the job.
lemat
lemat
212 posts
212 posts
21 Jun 2026 1:58am
xtr3m3 said..
This is the construction od the board according to JP
”JP’s low priced technology comes with large areas of reinforcements in the deck made out of sustainable, fast-growing Paulownia wood (6),
integrated Biax nose reinforcement (8), epoxy glass micro sandwich (1,4) in deck and bottom, rail reinforcements (5) and deck stringer (7)”


Epoxy glass micro sandwich, here= glass mat laminate with epoxy foam ( syntactic foam = epoxy + microsphere)
Not a bad tech by itself but depend how it's use. Between long fiber can give good price/durabilty/weight ratio.
lemat
lemat
212 posts
212 posts
20 Jun 2026 7:35pm
Your board is buckle. Need pro quality repair. I bet no sandwich too.