Post #240681 by Bay Park Buzzy on Sun, Jul 2, 2006 5:58 PM

On 2006-06-17 09:28, little lost tiki wrote:
-(I've only painted 3 boards so if anyone knows a better way to remove wax...

Go to a surf shop that advertises ding repairs. Go ask the ding repair dude for the wax remover cloths that he uses. Most stores do not sell them retail if they do not have on site ding repairs. You basically let your board sit in the sun for about five minutes, then scrape the wax off with a wax comb, and then use the wet nap looking things that you get from the surf shop and your board will be clean in moments. Most ding repair guys that do alot of work will have these handy for personal use and most will sell them to you if you ask. I cannot find mine right now so I can't give you a brand name, but they are specifically made for wax removal when you repair dings and it works real quick, so any ding repair guy will know what you are talking about .Or, if you have more money than time, ask a ding repair guy for an estimate on how much it would be to refurbish it himself. Most ding repair guys I know live in their trucks out behind the glass shop they work at, saving money to fly to Bali in a month, so they are prone to bargaining if you get them at the right time. Ding repair is hugely profitable, so there is always room to barter with these guys.
As far as doing small ding repair yourself, at the consumer level there is stuff called "Solarez( available at almost every real surf shop-not mall/inland clothes places) that is a resin that cures in the sun. It comes in a toothpaste tube looking thing. You squeeze out the clear rez and cover it with saran wrap while in the sun. It immediately starts to thicken and can be molded to shape for about 3-5 minutes. After about 12 minutes in the sun, you can sand it down flush with the original glass. this is much quicker for small dings than reglassing, and less expensive.
Nice work too, hope this helps.
Buzzy