Well I should mention I have a good sense of smell.
I just opened my bag to go surf and took a wiff and my 2 month old board still smells
I just opened my bag to go surf and took a wiff and my 2 month old board still smells
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Glassing
- Thread starter lofatkilla
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I can almost always smell a new PU board offgassing when I first unbox it and often times for months afterwards as well.
For resin something that might work is get with known pupe board, tap/click both with fingernails, epoxy should sound different
lightly sanded a section of the board and the paper has a strong resin smell. $95 extra fro epoxy that might not be epoxy?!After thinking about it for a minute "currently have no pu/pe boards" if you sanded resin and collected dust you could tell by smellPE still has smell even after cured while epoxy should have no real odor or no PE like odor.
Great so now everyone’s gonna be sniffing their boards when they pick up a Freshy from their shaper lol
I love(d) the smell of polyester resin. When I was a kid the E.T. Surfboards factory was right behind the showroom and the shop reeked of resin. When I worked at the boatbuilder they would be spraying catalyzed resin right next to where I was working and we all just wore paper dust masks. I wonder how many of the old time glasses got cancer?
ps epoxy resin scent leaves me indifferent- it's not bad or foul but it's not good either.
pps I should start a line of colognes for surfers with 3 scents- surfboard resin, coconut surf wax and coppertone. Those 3 emanate positive summertime vibes.
ps epoxy resin scent leaves me indifferent- it's not bad or foul but it's not good either.
pps I should start a line of colognes for surfers with 3 scents- surfboard resin, coconut surf wax and coppertone. Those 3 emanate positive summertime vibes.
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A fresh epoxy board should smell like your knob after a week long chicken boat trip to One Palm.
whatz cure time for pupe in colder temps? usually 1 week in 68 degress but itz been colde than that. 2 weeks?
I recommend booting the old bag out of bed, snuggling up real close with your new board and letting your body heat do the work. This will also allow for some special bonding time for the two of you. Enhancing the process with the Dutch oven method also is recommended.
And nice subtle flex letting us know you have a new board
And nice subtle flex letting us know you have a new board