Friday, January 14, 2011
Swap Meet 22nd Jan Dont miss it
This will be an event not to miss if you want to find something special, different and rare. I'll be there with a collection of 1960's vintage USA boards.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
What is RSS Feeder ????
This video makes it all too easy to understand the advantage of subscribing to a Blog Site or News web site
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU&feature=player_detailpage
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Sunday, January 2, 2011
DIY Ding Repair
Regardless of whether you are a beginner or a pro, you're going to ding your surfboard. And with minor dings, you don't want to drop your surfboard off at a surf shop to get it fixed. It could take days and cost you valuable surf time. So learn how to fix a surfboard ding and save money and time in the process. Before you get started you need a basic surfboard ding repair kit. You can buy one from your local surfshop. It needs to include fiberglass cloth, resin, and catalyst.
Difficulty: Average
Time Required: 10-15 Minutes (or more depending on severity)
Here's How:
- 1. Isolate the ding on your surfboard. It's good to scrape away all the wax or sand from around the ding. Then roughly use mid-grade sand paper and lightly sand about a inch diameter around the ding. Wipe away the dust.
- 2. Using a razor blade, cut away the damaged fiber glass. Again, lightly sand away the rough edges of the remaining fiberglass.
- 3. If any of the foam inside the ding is wet, you need to let it dry completely. You can use a hair dryer to speed up the process. Also, use masking tape to section off an area about an inch around the ding to stop any resin from dripping onto other parts of the surfboard.
- 4. Using scissors, cut a section of cloth to completely cover the damaged area (ding).
- 5. Pour the desired amount of resin into a sturdy plastic cup and add a few drops of catalyst. The more catalyst you add, the faster the resin will harden (and the more brittle it will be). So don't over do it. Either way, you need to get to work at this point since the resin will immediately begin to harden.
- 6. Pour enough resin (with catalyst) to cover the entire ding and them place the cut section of cloth over the ding. The cloth will absorb the resin and adhere it to the surfboard ding. Make sure no resin is getting through your masking tape.
- 7. Wait about 1-2 hours. Then check out your work. The ding area should be totally covered, and the resin should be hot and hard.
- 8. Now, sand the ding with dry sandpaper to get it flat (be sure not to over-sand and re-open areas of your ding repair. Also, be sure not to sand areas outside around the ding where you might weaken your board's original fiberglass. You can use wet sand paper to make it completely smooth at this point.
- 9. You have learned how to fix a ding. Now, grab your surfboard and go rip.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
2011 The Alley Fish Fry
Mark this day in your calender Dont miss it, every year there is something new and crazy but good that turns up at this meet.
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