Last night I laminated the last layer of 6 oz glass over the deck and rails. Clear resin, no tint. I freelapped the rails onto the bottom. The board looks nicer now, much closer to the deep tinted look I was hoping for. Try clicking the top picture to see it up close.
Hopefully it will look even better after hotcoat and polishing, if I have the patience for that. The only thing that bothers me a bit now is that the laps are not that even - I taped and cut them freehand, instead of using a tool. If it still bothers me after the hotcoat then I might add some pinlines to get a cleaner look. Maybe white pinlines?
Used 30 oz of resin this time, which was still more than needed, but made it real easy to wet out the laps. I think it was below 70F in the evening when I mixed up the resin, and there was plenty of time to tuck the laps, even with fast hardener.
The board is very light, despite using 6 oz glass. I should weigh it before I hotcoat and gloss, to see how much weight is added by each step. Currently it feels like a real high performance shortboard... especially compared to board #1 - the tank.
Posts
