Howzit Guys, 1 problem I have is when laminating a dark colored blank the excess resin I squeegee from the rail on to the blank tends to cause an opaque discoloration that shows after I lam the deck. I've been asking around about this and have gotten all kinds of answers. Some of the answers: UV resin, type of paint, don't worry the sun will make it blend after a while,etc,etc. Any of you had this problem and what's your take on it. Nothing worse than shooting a beautiful airbrush only to have it ruined. Then I end up giving a discount even though I made no mistakes. I was at BASA's the other day and he had the same problem, now I know why he hates glassing painted boards. Aloha Kokua
Hey K Dark spray jobs are always hard to make even after glassing and polishing. Heck, it's hard to keep even because the paint needs to be thick, and thick paint can cause problems with lamination. Do you always squeegee the board again after the rails are squeegeed up? A 3oz mix of lam resin, squeegeed in after complete layup, saturates everything again, a necessary procedure when lam ing over darker colors. That's my only answer, other than passing on dark colored spray jobs. Remember, your rails have two layers of glass, and the tail rails might have 3, affecting the color of the paint job.
kokua you could always baste the entire deck to get a fluid decoloration...just an idea. Austin S. http://members.cox.net/austinsurfboards/redmarble.html
Howzit Lee, Actually there's 3 layers on the rails but that's not the problem. I'm talking about the area above the rail on the deck after the bottom lay-up where I sweep the resin to protect the paint when I take down the lap edge. What you describe sounds like a total deck baste after the lam, wouldn't make a difference in this case. Aloha, Kokua
Howzit Austin, I know 1 glasser that does that to red painted boards to prevent the dreaded crystallazation monster, and you can get away with it on a heavy board. But on shorties and high performance long boards it adds to much weight. But you are on the right track and that will work. What I'm looking for right now is what causes it.Aloha, Kokua
Hey Oh, dense me, I guess you are talking about freelapping an airbrushed board, and the drippings get on the paint. I'd tape off, but what to do about the line? Hmmmm.....I don't think I ever freelapped a top and bottom airbrushed blank, so I don't know!
What type of paint are you using{brand} http://www.surfboardglassing.com
Howzit Surflab, Liquatex paint. Aloha, Kokua
kokua, i never had this problem...but i have got problem when airbrush all the board.. always seems like the rails zone are darker...man... i use temperas or artist acrylic colours...
you could both stand to use better paint and it will yeild better results. I tried tons of paints, and settled in with novacolor, I cant preach enough about thier paints. Great coverage, great adhesion, never had a crstalization or any other PAINT related issue. http://www.surfboardglassing.com
i enter to the novacolor page...and dunno seems which type of color...
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