About a week ago I noted that I was drydocked until I repaired a nose ding to my Naish SUP board. Thanks to tips from everyone from Rotorhead at Island Dreams Surf Design to the local Stand Up Paddle surf shop Hampton Watersports (also our local windsurfing shop...duh) to the website of the venerable Eva the Board Lady, the repair turned out much much better than I had hoped. I was so stoked by the results that I've been doing touch-up work elsewhere on the board, and no longer suffer from Fear of Fiberglass. Thanks to everyone who responded online or in person!
(Top: The finished repair. Bottom: Fiberglass over filler early in the process.)
Well done that looks like a real pro job.
Posted by: Bunty | August 15, 2010 at 05:50 AM
Looks great!
Posted by: Joe "Keo" Rouse | August 15, 2010 at 01:37 PM
Thanks, Joe! You get a share of the credit as Rotorhead came to my post via The Horse's Mouth
Posted by: Michael | August 15, 2010 at 07:28 PM
What kind of paint did you use, I have same board and a minor ding in the same spot that I have been ignoring for now because I don't want to deal with matching the gel coat or paint.
Posted by: David Meleney | August 24, 2010 at 04:42 PM
David, believe it or not it's just Krylon yellow spray paint. Matches exactly. I think it's smart of board manufacturers to make their boards easy to touch up...in any event that's what I'm using on the Naish.
Posted by: Michael | August 24, 2010 at 04:47 PM