Ok got lotsa experience with foam sandwich epoxy blah blah but took on a smashed tail on a friend's surfboard, doing it as a side project while I repair a snapped sailboard.

Anyway, have built up with 2 part expanding foam (Erathane GP2 for the boffins) and the colour match is spot on for the core of the surfboard...... on the bottom!
On the top where the UV has yellowed the board it is much more noicteable than I thought: the repair will really stand out when viewed from the top.


Any tips on how to yellow (brown) the foam just a tad before I lay up??

I dunno..... she gave me a trade secret only two days ago, might be stretching the friendship

Ankle feels really, good I can walk normally on it without the boot (cast) but it feels week. Still hurts a little now and then walking on uneven surfaces like my very average lawn. Thus windsurf even in 18kn half powered and pretty flat water is a way off I guess. Naturally that walking out of the boot is a no-no, only take it off for a shower but I had to try just carefully to get my spirits up after 4 weeks!!! Guess it didn't work because now I think "It's healing faster! Maybe I can get outa the boot earlier, start physio earlier, get on water in two months not three...." Then it is "nah the expert said 3 months for a reason, lets make sure it is 101% before hitting the water" so still pissed off! Hope you wanted the long answer

The bird thing is ****in weird, bit of a worry. There is no way they all ate berries off the same tree or whatever cos it would have occurred previously (you'd think). That leaves poisoned water or air........ which is not good for people either! I'd like to say it is the 30kn seabreeze every day that knocks 'em down but nup.

No but the ankle injury is a good starter with the birds.......

"How did you do that"
"Well, I windsurf and we are really hardcore, we leave those motorcross freestyle boys for dead......"

Step 1: Use expanding foam.

Step 2: Print your logo out onto overhead transparency paper. Heck, you could even put a photo on there!

Step 3: Tape transparency to board, leave in sun for a week.

Step 4: Spray with clear anti-UV paint.



Cool! I wonder if you can buy UV-sensitive paint? With deck grip mixed in...

*quietly goes into fits of rapture contemplating the printing possibilities*

Well done Mark, you'd have to get a medal for conscientious ding fixing.
All I've ever done is just glue in a new bit of foam, regardless of colour.
Here's hoping after all that work it stays like it!!!!

If you do a good job I can let you have a "WaveWands" sticker cheap.

Sounds like my old panel van, when the surf was flat we used to park it at the Cott beach and deccorate it with textas

Just get some acrylic white paint, add a drop of yellow to it till it matches. Mask over stringer with a 4mm(?) masking tape,or respray that too by making up some brown paint. Spray over top with clear lacquer, then a flattening base to hide scratches.
goodluck

Yeah top and bottom, the easiest and best way. Too hard to match otherwise and all the stuffing around. Then just get out and use the thing.