SST big fiberglass mess

sparrow.2 · Posted: May 31, 2009 8:03 am Post subject: SST big fiberglass mess

I loved the SST from the first day I rode it... Then it started disintegrating more every ride.

This led to a cunning plan...

Enter epoxy, fiberglass cloth, a lot of swearing and a newly won respect for anyone who makes anything out of fiberglass Very Happy

I am halfway through now and watching epoxy dry is BORING! I'm off to the lake for a bit of a skate Exclamation

Brett Leadley · Posted: May 31, 2009 8:12 am Post subject:

Nice work! That fiberglass sure does look messy Laughing

My friend fixed the broken plys on my sst with regular car bondo. Let us know how it rides!

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

sparrow.2, fiberglass is definanatly the way to go! i fixed one of my old boards that way, its so much stronger

Brett Leadley, that looks amazing. how solid is that?

Brett Leadley · Posted: May 31, 2009 9:04 am Post subject:

Gnarly Dancer 42,

Solid man! I would recommend it for any wood board repairs- it's cheap too, like ten bucks at Pep Boys.. going to fill all the cracks in my 4 trac with it next Cool

sparrow.2 · Posted: Jun 01, 2009 4:40 am Post subject:

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

sparrow.2, it made it like a pound heavier

mine actually ended up pealing off after a few weeks, but thats because i fiberglassed over some paint that was still on the board. i think you should be fine though, just make sure to do a good job drilling out the holes. i probably would have drilled the holes before gluing the cloth, but i think yours will work as long as you used enough glue

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Jun 01, 2009 8:41 am Post subject:

[sarcasm] Wow that is strange? ive never seen a Liquid Force wakeskate do somthing like this?! [/sarcasm]

BARRETT · Pop Shuvit Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 225 City: stuart

CHINA! yea wait till u start sanding it out then glass is a blast!. if you put a thick coat of epoxy on it the sanding process becomes less itchy and you will have better results. good luck!

joeyskids · Ollie Joined: 21 Apr 2009 Posts: 84 City: Farmingville

Fiberglass repair isn't really that hard if you know how to do it right, and when it's done right, the results look sick! I found the best way to remove any and all air bubbles is to use a large paint scraper (a ruler also works) and work from the center outward.

As far as the itch factor goes- I just wear a long sleeve t-shirt and an apron, and I haven't had too many issues.

Also, if you do it right, you can actually preserve stickers underneath, but it takes a lot of fine sanding so you can actually see them ha.

blackspotproductions · Pop Shuvit Joined: 23 Mar 2009 Posts: 165 City: glenville

i used bondo on my broken deck works great

Smash

crispy · Posted: Jun 03, 2009 11:00 am Post subject:

ive been around fiberglass since i was 7. what is it this itch you talk about??? i think im half flesh/ half fiberglass Smash

gatorskater · Posted: Jun 03, 2009 8:55 pm Post subject:

I rode my freinds composite 42" the other day, have to say it's the first bi-level style board I have liked since the OG cassettes, only time will tell how durable these are.

sparrow.2 · Posted: Jun 09, 2009 4:27 pm Post subject:

Project finished and it's perfect! Two days over obstacles haven't done a thing to the board and it hasn't changed the ride much. It has made it better if anything! Weighs as much as it did when it was badly waterlogged but that's kind of a good thing Very Happy

I'll get pics up tomorrow...

Even sanding it was kind of fun Smash

bachlonso · Backside 180 Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 670 City: NFA

sparrow.2, good to hear dude! looking forward to those pics Very Happy

btw: i'll be in cologne for the last week of july, so lets shred!

Steven M · Posted: Jun 10, 2009 5:21 am Post subject:

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sparrow.2 · Posted: Jun 18, 2009 6:14 am Post subject:

mr.foonis · Posted: Jun 18, 2009 9:31 am Post subject:

did you wrap the fiberglass all the way to the top of the wood deck or did you just do the bottom and edges? and about how much did this cost all in all?

sparrow.2 · Posted: Jun 18, 2009 1:58 pm Post subject: