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How pretty are your repair jobs?
« on: May 04, 2016, 09:41:54 AM »
I'm pretty good with fixing most things on a board; my repairs are usually solid, water-tight and usually last the lifetime of the board.  Been doing it for years.  I've fixed countless dings, fin boxes, several handles because I don't want to wait for a pro or pay a pro.  However, my repairs are almost always ugly. 

This last job was putting a vent plug in a used board I bought.  I ended up spilling resin on the deck pad and got most of it off, but not all.  It's rock solid and functional, but, as always, not that pretty.

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Re: How pretty are your repair jobs?
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2016, 09:49:03 AM »
fugly. Pretty takes time.
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Re: How pretty are your repair jobs?
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2016, 10:50:46 AM »
my repairs are often, sloppy, but watertight, and add little new weight to the board

i do myself more out of convenience than anything--i can repair a ding myself over couple of days--pro repairs take time normally, and more for me because nearest place to drop a board is an hour away--and where these shops are nearby spots at which i occasionally surf, i surf dawn 90% of the time, and am headed home or to work before they open. and then they often take weeks, given backup, stoner repair guys etc.

so like many things in life, just easier and quicker to do on my own--downside is my work is ugly, such that if i ever try to sell one of my old boards, the # will have to be low

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Re: How pretty are your repair jobs?
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2016, 11:05:10 AM »
Hideous, but functional. Unfortunately, never had the patience for finish work. Envy those who do.
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Re: How pretty are your repair jobs?
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2016, 11:05:34 AM »
Hideous, but functional. Unfortunately, never had the patience for finish work. Envy those who do.
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Re: How pretty are your repair jobs?
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2016, 12:03:28 PM »
mine look like bad spackling job  but they usually keep the water out

 I usually take to experts to pretty it up.
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Re: How pretty are your repair jobs?
« Reply #6 on: May 04, 2016, 02:07:17 PM »
There's definitely diminishing returns to time spent on finish work. After patching sanding priming and painting, repairs are still obvious...   (at least mine are  ::) )

Case in point, photos of repairs on an 11'6", below.

I've done repair jobs to: (i) repair, (ii) to clean up someone else's attempt, and (iii) to clean up boards to sell.  But I never think of how the board looks when I'm using them!
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Re: How pretty are your repair jobs?
« Reply #7 on: May 04, 2016, 03:39:07 PM »
Sometimes bubblegum.... but if I take my time, they turn out ok.

I snapped the tail on my Prowave last winter. I don't have an inside shop to fix stuff, so it had to wait till warm weather, to be fixed on the deck.

I had weighed it on a digital shipping scale, for a review when it was new....a fter the repair, it had not gained a single ounce.

I fixed a snapped longboard for a friend and just gave it a "T-band" rather than match colors.

Repairs are doable if you have patience and do your homework.

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Re: How pretty are your repair jobs?
« Reply #8 on: May 04, 2016, 04:58:36 PM »
Dings? Fuck it. I get a new board.
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Re: How pretty are your repair jobs?
« Reply #9 on: May 04, 2016, 05:05:58 PM »
Dings? Fuck it. I get a new board.

Very good idea!  I can help you out by taking the old ones off your hands, no charge.
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Re: How pretty are your repair jobs?
« Reply #10 on: May 04, 2016, 05:13:01 PM »
Dings? Fuck it. I get a new board.

Very good idea!  I can help you out by taking the old ones off your hands, no charge.
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Re: How pretty are your repair jobs?
« Reply #11 on: May 04, 2016, 05:55:00 PM »
Mine end up looking a lot like Dusk Patrols.  They've gotten better with time and experience but you can pretty much tell they're there.  I'm all about strength and maybe I'll do a pretty decent hot coat and then finish off with the closest shade of epoxy spraypaint I can find--since the choices are Black, silver or white, it usually won't match but I'll usually make a fun geometric shape so it's a highlight--not like it's going to blend in anyway.  I've come to like when my boards take on the look of a battleax.
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Re: How pretty are your repair jobs?
« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2016, 08:22:31 AM »
Before when some one had atacked the board with polyester resin and after I had fixed it up. The rest of the board is in a right state but the repair is nice and shiney

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Re: How pretty are your repair jobs?
« Reply #13 on: May 05, 2016, 09:05:03 AM »
Wow some very talented repair work, I'm impressed.

My repairs are usually fugly, I usually go for function over form and as long as they are watertight tight and don't have a noticeable effect on performance.

There's a Japanese saying called wabi sabi - accepting and learning to love imperfection.  One example being a cracked vase or in this case a dinged surfboard.  My understanding is that by practicing wabi sabi we learn to accept and love the imperfections in ourselves and each other.  :)
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Re: How pretty are your repair jobs?
« Reply #14 on: May 05, 2016, 02:59:28 PM »
Wow some very talented repair work, I'm impressed.

My repairs are usually fugly, I usually go for function over form and as long as they are watertight tight and don't have a noticeable effect on performance.

There's a Japanese saying called wabi sabi - accepting and learning to love imperfection.  One example being a cracked vase or in this case a dinged surfboard.  My understanding is that by practicing wabi sabi we learn to accept and love the imperfections in ourselves and each other.  :)
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