Versa traction

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Clarky
Clarky
QLD
295 posts
QLD, 295 posts
16 Jul 2011 8:13am
Has anyone seen tried or know where to get versa traction from.
doggie
doggie
WA
15849 posts
WA, 15849 posts
16 Jul 2011 9:58am
We have Clarke rubber over here, is this for the hollow board?
Cuttlefish
Cuttlefish
QLD
1333 posts
QLD, 1333 posts
16 Jul 2011 6:49pm
Yes.
Been using it on my carbon fibre DVS surfboards for a few years now.
They now have a better version than the older type I first had.
Great on the black carbon fibre as eliminated the need for wax which meant no issue with wax melting on hot Qld days.
Also no more wax migrating around the board bag and if I want I can put the boards deck down on the car seat with no wax to end up all over the seats. A non-issue with sups of course.
Excellent grip and is opaque and barely visible when wet.
The older grip I used for 2 years and no sign of wearing out.
It's thin so good feedback from the board especially with surfboards.
First time I ordered they had ex-pro surfer John Shimooka (Shmoo) as their distributor in Sydney.
They no longer have an Aust distributor when I got my last grip kit in April.
I ordered direct from their website but contacted the staff member Jason Neu ( [email protected]) to be able to pay with Paypal and pay with the correct postage to Qld as their website wouldn't let me choose non-UPS postage which was about $100 from memory.
Cost me $40 US for postage.
Good to be able to get a few people or shop interested and order a few grips at a time to save on postage.
Email add: [email protected]
There's a thread on different clear tractions here: www.standupzone.com/forum/index.php?topic=12437.0
website: www.versatraction.com/products/sup-paddle-board
colas
colas
5388 posts
5388 posts
16 Jul 2011 11:08pm
contacted the staff member Jason Neu ( [email protected]) to be able to pay with Paypal and pay with the correct postage to Qld as their website wouldn't let me choose non-UPS postage which was about $100 from memory.


Very useful info, thanks!
When I ordered mine, the postage was ~ $140 for France, so I bought a ton...

Clarky
Clarky
QLD
295 posts
QLD, 295 posts
17 Jul 2011 8:03am
Thanks for the info, yes I was thinking of using it on my timber sub but if it is opaque when dry I don't know. I suppose it's either the versa traction or the monster paint.
Cuttlefish
Cuttlefish
QLD
1333 posts
QLD, 1333 posts
17 Jul 2011 8:25am
Without going back to the thread I posted and re-reading it...wasn't the monster paint reported as wearing off and also really difficult to remove?
At least the versatraction will be able to removed if required for ding reairs or re-sale of the board.
With my first carbon board it had light heel denting before I put the versatraction on.
Once the Versatraction was on the heel denting was indescernible (you couldn't see it). So that was a plus. When I sold the board it still looked like the deck was new which was great and helped net me a better price.
There's a thread on surfermag design forum and one of the posters had applied it with what must be a better degree of patience than me and it looked good. He got any and all air bubbles out.
I chose versatraction because of it's grip characteristics 1st and asthetics second.
If I want to look at the nice carbon fibre I flip the board over and look at the bottom because that houses the engine room with the deep double concaves out through the tail.
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