Skimboard Video Fiberglass - Glassing the board

This is Stage #4 in my process of making a fiberglass skimboard. I applied the art in step 2, screenprinted the logos in step #3 and now I am glassing the board. In this video I am using the pre-printed logos on rice paper, 2 layers of 6oz fiberglass and Resin Research 2000 CE Epoxy. The rice paper soaks up the resin and disappears so all you see is the printed logo through the glass. This 6 min video actually took about 1 hour to complete. I am not giving a step by step as you might just fall asleep. There are many steps in between the cuts but you should get a feel for what it takes. What's Next? I will glass the top side and start with the final 2 coats of resin. Next is the flood coat and then the gloss coat . Stay tuned.......

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• Skimboard Video
• Fiberglass Video
• How to make a Skimboard Video
• How to Fiberglass
• Skimboard Art

[youmakmesik]

go on ebay and look for 6oz glass. I buy my glass in large qty rolls. I bought 180 yards last time.

[youmakmesik]

i start off with a board that is 3/4" thick and then I sand the rails and the board.

[SKAuthenticDank]

@youmakmesik Is half inch too thin?

[youmakmesik]

@SKAuthenticDank , if that is all you have to work with then have fun with it. You also had a question about stringers. I don't use a stringer because of the added time and cost to put them in comparred to the low cost of the boards. Unlike a surfboard stringer that can be 2 to 3 inches in width and can add a lot of strength to a board. a skimboard stringer is only .5 to .625 inchs thick not really adding that much strength.

[youmakmesik]

did you get my msg

[loharynda]

how did you get rocker without stringers?

[youmakmesik]

@loharynda

I have the boards cut to my specifications with the rockers in place. They are cut with an automated hotwire machine that will cut my design from a cad file.

[dcicerone22]

Shouldnt you have a respirator on?

[BBROTHERS1234]

Where can you get the fiberglass sheets? And how much are they?

[SKAuthenticDank]

@youmakmesik shit... fourth comment today. Sorry bout that. But how/why are you making it without a stringer?

[brandona12311]

how thin is the board