Brand new surfboard got scratched. What do I do now?

Question

After my first day with it it fell off my car and onto the ground. On one rail it has a lot of small scratches that I dont know if they will bring in water. And the other side has a small hole that needs to be patched. My board is blue and I dont know what I can do about the scratches.

Answer 1

The scratches are probably fine, use a super fine grade sand paper and just buff them out a bit.  

For the bigger hole, it's super easy to fix.  You can buy a little kit that comes in a yellow or black tube.  I use Solarez.  It's pretty easy, but does take some attention to detail and a few minutes of your time.  

First, make sure the area is clean and dry.  

Remove any loose chuncks or slivers of the board so you've got a nice clean area to work with.  

Roughen up the area with a course grade sand paper (most kits come with a little square file, rough on one side, not as rough on the other).  This will make the curing solution stick to the board.  

Then, apply the gooey gel to the board.  You want to apply it slowly and carefully so there's no bubbles in it.  Also, you want to apply enough to fill the hole, but not too much that it overflows.  It's ok if you put in a LITTLE too much, that can be sanded down, but if there's TOO too much, you could have a little bump on your board...or just be stuck sanding forever.  ;)

While the goo is still wet, apply a piece of saran wrap to it and pull it tight.  The tighter and smoother you can get that saran wrap, the smoother and shinier the patch job will be.  

If you need to, you can use tape to secure it in place.  

Then, just set the board out in the sun for a bit.  Depending on how sunny it is, you will have to leave it out in the sun for anywhere from 3 minutes to an hour.  

Remove the tape and saran wrap, sand and buff out any imperfections.  

Repeat the process if you didn't fill it all the way.  

Have fun!  It's ready to go!!

This is a technique that will take a few times to master, but you'll get LOTS of practice.  Whether it's your board flying off your car, someone running over you out in the water, running into a rocky patch, hitting some dry reef, or just being clumsy and dropping your board, you will definitely get a lot of practice with repairing boards.  

The person above was right, if you're already at the beach and this happens and you don't have your SunCure kit with you, you can use wax, duct tape, or a sticker for a quick fix.

Answer 2

Hey as long as it works, and it's useable then you are in good shape. Who cares what it looks like. All you care to do is surf.

Answer 3

Well your probably not going to get it looking new again without taking it into a shop, but most boards are made of ployeurothane coating, and they can easily be patched up. You can do it your self for relatively cheap just by picking some up at home depot. If you are unsure of how to do someone at a surf shop will probably tell you all you need to know without actually charging you for the repair, but its fairly self explanatory.

Answer 4

Throw it in the garbage! easy isn't it?! :)

Answer 5

i know that putting wax on it could help it from taking in water temporarily but you can probably have it repaired at a local surf shop. it shouldn't cost that much. or by a repair kit...looks like you may need one.

try to be more careful : )

BUT

don't stress about the appearance of the board stress more about the performance.

Answer 6

I think you could do this easily enough...good luck!!

http://www.ehow.com/how_8731_fix-ding-su...