Deck soft spot repair with gorilla glue

loghomebuilder · Joined: 16 Nov 2016 Posts: 3

Hi, Any tips on repairing a large soft area in front of the rear strap (where I put my foot when gybing)? Actually for next time since I already attempted a repair as follows: drilled 4 holes in soft area ~3" spacing. Poured a little water into holes. Immediately put in as much gorilla glue as possible. Flexed deck continously to suck in more glue. When dry, cut excess and dabbed with silicone caulk to seal. The deck is really hard now. I'm thinking next time I'll drill 2 holes at a time, fill one with glue and plug it with a screw so glue is forced to expand further under the deck. The 2nd hole serves to release pressure. This board is an old Naish Supercross, not worth professional repair

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

However you repair it next time, pad it now to delay that "next time".

http://www.northshoreinc.com/store/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=26

U2U2U2 · Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2016 7:19 pm Post subject:

I have a similar project ongoing. I removed the soft area, and some of the PVC,I filled with pour foam 8lb. I sanded that area deep enough to add the layers, Kevlar,fiberglass 6oz, carbon, core cell, finished with fiberglass.
WestStstems 105 epoxy.
Since I have these on hand my time is only involved.

On this particular board I have heard of several that develope a soft spot in this area.

bred2shred · Joined: 02 May 2000 Posts: 989 Location: Jersey Shore

Did a similar repair to U2 on a Mistral Syncro several years ago when the foam core between the straps and under the heels essentially disintegrated. I routed out all the bad foam and then filled with high density polyurethane expanding foam (check out uscomposites.com), sanded smooth and covered over with a few layers of glass/epoxy and then re-installed the deck pads. The 8LB foam is extremely hard once cured. There is a bit of a weight penalty, but at the back of the board it is virtually imperceptible.

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boardsurfr · Joined: 23 Aug 2001 Posts: 1266

I'm just dealing with a soft spot repair at the rear foot strap. Initially, I saw two indentations on the deck, maybe from stones when the board was laying upside down. Opened it up today, and had a hard time finding any fiberglas. It's visible close to the pads (probably the end of the reinforcement), but did not seem like 2 layers where it was soft. The foam underneath is quite soft.

The question is if I should just glass it over, or dig deeper to remove the soft foam and rebuild with polyurethane foam first. I'll probably put a lot of pressure on the same area again since my heels are often off the foot pads, near the rails.

U2U2U2 · Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2016 5:26 pm Post subject:

U2U2U2 · Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2016 5:32 pm Post subject:

swchandler · Joined: 08 Nov 1993 Posts: 10588

http://www.boardlady.com/softdeck.htm

Eva's prescription for the repair. No doubt, a bit of work, especially if you're leaking water from the area. Moreover, you'll need all of the pro tools (a good grinding tool, to include a vacuum pump) to pull it off.

Although not recommended for serious damage, I had a couple of my Mike's Lab boards epoxy injected (Mike did the work) with fairly decent results. One board needed a second injection a few years later.

I should point out that there was never any break in the composite structure on either of the two boards. Also, I was just trying to get a bit more time out of these boards, so I never viewed it as a proper fix. That said, on the latter board with the two injections has still been going 8 years later after the last injection. The board will be 17 years old in late December.

U2U2U2 · Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2016 8:44 am Post subject:

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935