When I lost the 10' arrow noserider from the roof and it landed on the highway at around 90 kliks, I didn't even want to take it out of the bag and look at it for almost a week, so I had no idea how bad the damage was. I knew the fin was cactus blurtus, but it was a fin I had very little use for and it was only there because it was the smallest hatchet type I had and I was looking for early entry, not good nose riding.

Turns out that having that fin in was a real bonus for 2 reasons, firstly, it was a very lightweight fin and therefore it acted like a shear pin and took a lot of the energy out of the fall before snapping without damaging the fin box. Secondly, I would never have been able to replace the original Pearson Arrow fin if it had broken.





Turns out that the only other damage was a crushed nose on the right ride, but it was smashed in all the way to the Styrofoam core.

In the past I would have given this to someone else to repair because I've never repaired a painted epoxy board before, but the last time I gave my Munoz to someone for a repair, it was a really crap job. I thought, I could not possibly do any worse than that.

Plus, I had a ton of epoxy resin, and because the hardener was “surfset” I knew it would be compatible with any polyester glass or filler I put over the top to finish it off. And I've bogged and painted more than enough cars in my day to know how to do a half decent finish.

First up, I dug out all the broken laminating, rough up everything, masked if off and filled with a half dozen or so layers of volan and epoxy resin.





Once she's good and hard, I sand it back to a about the right shape top and bottom, then use a standard filler to build up the nose in successive layers, with sanding and shaping in between, I think it took 3 to 4 goes before I was happy that it was all blended and even.





After a good wipe down with Wax & Grease (W&G) remover (same as prepsol) I then applied about 6 layers of automotive primer and surfacer, with around 3 minutes between each coat.







Maintaining the automotive methodology, I even gave it a black guide coat before turning in for the night.





Next day I got stuck into it with 600 Wet & Dry, then plenty more W&G to make sure it was good and clean before doing a bit of soft masking to avoid having to do any excess sanding and to help blend the 2 whites together





I then just use a rattle can of epoxy spray enamel to finish off with around 5 layers and 15 minutes between coats, once I took off the masking tape, it appeared to be blended so well, I doubt I will need to do any sanding, so I guess the soft masking was a good idea.










And tomorrow I will visit my best mate and explain it all to him to get his seal of approval

That is outstanding mate .... and little Obs too .... GOLD

Well done Obct great repair and cute baby to. I love seeing repair jobs, is that weird?

OB, that last shot is a classic.
Brought back fond memories of when mine were that age.

obct...your best mate will be crying at you...wtf pop,all that brilliant reading,with pics and all. yet not one arse joke...your not my pop.

cool post,the board looks beyond good with your handy work....yet no arse jokes

Jeepers OB - unlucky with your custom made roof racks letting you down! When did that happen? Nice fix it job - very impressive. I was almost wishing though that the damage had gone through the pin lines so I could see you stretched........

Nice job and great post.

oh man this is really hard to tell you , but that fin was a 666 fin- a slater trout.


may the long board gods have mercy on your soul

Select to expand quote

laceys lane said...
oh man this is really hard to tell you , but that fin was a 666 fin- a slater trout.


may the long board gods have mercy on your soul

Great repair obct and thanks for sharing your talent.

obct - great job... would you mind explaining 'soft masking' please - I understand the concept, but have no idea how you do it... I tend to end up with a hard 'tape line'...

Thanks in advance.

Cheers - GPA.

Select to expand quote

Ted the Kiwi said...
Jeepers OB - unlucky with your custom made roof racks letting you down! When did that happen? Nice fix it job - very impressive. I was almost wishing though that the damage had gone through the pin lines so I could see you stretched........

Nice job and great post.

It's impossible for the bottom board to come off, but the arrow was on top and I forgot to walk around the opposite side of the car to tie it down.

I was just a bit distracted because I was having a chat at the time.

Select to expand quote

laceys lane said...
oh man this is really hard to tell you , but that fin was a 666 fin- a slater trout.


may the long board gods have mercy on your soul

I believe you LL.

And why do I believe you?

Because the person who gave me that fin is gay

I sh!t you not dear friend

Select to expand quote

obct said...

laceys lane said...
oh man this is really hard to tell you , but that fin was a 666 fin- a slater trout.


may the long board gods have mercy on your soul

I believe you LL.

And why do I believe you?

Because the person who gave me that fin is gay

I sh!t you not dear friend

well i've seen this fin about, but i don't have any gays friends to give me a slater fin.

maybe i'll find myself some gays in here, maybe they'll give me my very own slater trout fin, hopefully with no strings attached


btw nice repair

Thats a very good repair job. The little fella seems to agree.

Are you a car painter Obct?

Some of things you did there are very "pro".

Im a spraypainter and thats exactly how I would/have done it.

Very good job

No pro doggie, just spent a very long time building cars and spent a very short time hanging around the workshop of a guy who built convertibles out of old 2 door VG valiants when I was building my valiant convertible.

He was the most brilliant body and paint man I had ever seen, but his life was a mess.

Half full blood Maori and half Scottish, and as far as the drinking was concerned, the Scottish half was winning the race. But unlike most Scots, he was lucky that he had that beautiful Maori friendly temperament. When most scots get a skin full, it's usually a case of "I'II DO YOU JIMMY" and the next thing you know, you're sporting a toothless grin.

Nice work OB..... Seeing that job doesn't make me feel so guilty for rushing you and distracting you from tying it on correctly.

I just got back from Merewhether, where I met a guy who is dealing with a fused ankle, osteo arthritis and metasticised prostate cancer. He sold me his Diverse 10'1" nose rider...... Pics or come.

Make sure you've got it with you on Saturday MR.

Love to see that one.

you're a natural obct