Not to happy with the naf deck grip I put on my 12er, especially after getting the 10 footer with the PSH grip already on. It is much harder and gives really good grip the stuff I had on the 12er felt slimy in comparison.


I saw this deck grip and got thinking.


Talked AA at Balmoral Boards or www.paddlesurfing.com.au/ he had off cuts at a very reasonable price.


Came up with a rough design. I want a kick tail this time as I get the foot back and not that sure how close to the tail I am.


Then I had to get the stuff I put on 5 months ago (You idiot) I suggest doing it properly the first time this is a pig of a job. This stuff was good, a lot of elbow grease required.


Came off really well in the end, rapt no dents at all after having 105kg on it for 6 months and I use it a lot.





Slice, dice and stick down next couple of days

Whoooo Hooo looks the goods now Hilly!!

gotwaves said...

very nice looking pad job! how long did it take you to de-pad your original design?

About 6 beers

Couple of hours - best to let the desolvit sit and soften the glue, wipe off as much glue as possible, repeat. It actually was not as bad as I expected. Just take your time.

Nice job Hilly the bar goes up another notch and funny shot of your kids.

Piros

WoW!

That would have to be one the best deck grip designs Ive seen!

Bloody good job great choice with the seahorse.

Did you have to wipe the deck with a bit of accetone after you used the De-solv-it
or was Ok to stick the new grip down straight after?

SF66 said...

WoW!

That would have to be one the best deck grip designs Ive seen!

Bloody good job great choice with the seahorse.

Did you have to wipe the deck with a bit of accetone after you used the De-solv-it
or was Ok to stick the new grip down straight after?

Thanks
I cleaned off with water and soap as per instructions then metho just before I stuck down the grip.

hilly said...

akhawk said...

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goatman said...

Whoooo Hooo looks the goods now Hilly!!

All set for Margs in a couple of weeks

Hawaii, up North, Margs, you've racked up the km's this year, you're living the dream!!
BTW, the board looks great!

Esperance in January too

I think you win the 2009 sea breeze "Leyland Bros" memorial award for most distance covered in search for waves.

tha dogman said...

nice work hilly

i love the look of those 2 sticks together

do you have a smaller sup than the 10' as well nowdays

margs hey now that sounds good

later dogman

Hey doggie just the 10er and 12er would love a smaller one as well but the finance committee may not agree. Rode a 9 9 mano the other day awesome board when ever you step down in size it feels good. Might have to ride the 12er for a bit and then go back to the 10er.
Will have a play on the 9 6 coreban soon too. All good

Margs is the bomb on a sup so many spots can't wait

MickV said...

Nice job Hilly,
makes my 12' look plain as now.

Mick

Not that hard give it a go