I have damaged the bottom right corner of my nice new board (Slingshot Wizard 125). I had it standing up on a concrete garage floor and didn't realise the board bag wasn't completely zipper up :(
I suspect it may be superficial but not 100% sure.
What would be the ideal way to repair this or can anyone recommend a good board repair person in Sydney?
"Tis but a scratch"
quick lick of epoxy or epoxy filler perhaps, but it looks really minor. Probably just a bit of lost paint by the looks.
I'm not too sure, I don't like the look of that white stuff, is it soft? Looks like Styrofoam, that shouldn't be so close to the surface. If it's hard probably just Q-cell and epoxy bog, and as everybody has said, just rebog and paint. If it's soft, I'd be returning it to seller, could be a very poor repair job, that's only put a very thin layers of glass over the core. If that's been caused by just resting on a concrete floor, there's something wrong. Good core construction should withstand a mild impact ,with virtually no damage, just a surface scratch perhaps.
get a bit of the stuff that plumbers use, U need it, from Bunnings. Cheapest and best option, dry in minutes.
I found this thread recommending some local repair shops (Sydney) so will ring around and see who can help. Not feeling very confident in throwing some epoxy on to a unknown material :S
Edit: www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/General/Any-carbon-board-repairers-in-Sydney-or-near-by-?
OMG its a paint chip. All this talk of repair fillers and stuff
If that white stuff is hard, its completely insignificant. Leave it, or put a dob of paint on it if you must.
If its soft (polystyrene foam) then you have an issue. I am very very doubtful that's foam, seen some dodgy construction but never a lack of laminate like that on the corner. It is very common to have bog on corners and a little sanding to sharpen them up before it goes off to be painted. I'd almost bet my bottom dollar its just a q-cell sort of bog
I took to it with a needle and it is not hard. That said I am going take it to PCC Boards this weekend and get it done properly. I definitely feel like an idiot for letting it happen.
Since that is on the corner and it's such a small area, if it were my board, I'd sand the area, put a little JB Weld on, sand it down so the weld is flush with the unaffected area, paint it and it's as good as new!
Well the results are in, PCC did an amazing job.
The repaired corner is now better than the original. The paint match is also perfect (lots of dust in the picture from sitting in the repair shop).
Cost: $75