Restoring a Board - glassing over an old job.

Hi there,

I’ve glassed a few self shaped boards, but I’ve agreed to “fix” up an older board beloing to a friend and I was hoping for some advice on how best to approach it.

It’s a 7’5’’ funboard, and the underside has seen better days.  It’s been dinging ~20 times, but all have been fixed up pretty well.  I wanted to give it a new lease of life and also one good solid layer to fill any hairline cracks, cover over the patchwork of repairs,  cover the few spots where the cloth has frayed through and make it water tight.  The top/deck is in good condition.

What’s the best approach? I have a blue pigment that I was hoping to use to hide the mess below, and I also have Resin Research CE2000. Since it’s a beater, I didn’t want to go overboard on materials, or to perform any over-the-top fix. I’ve sanded it all down pretty nicely.

My very unexperienced thought was to do a pigmented hotcoat on the bottom of the board and then perhaps a light gloss coat on top of that. Thoughts?

If I can avoid doing the whole board on both sides it’d be great.

Thanks in advance!