Talked to my friend who has a couple varials, said whatever dents you get first few surfs is all it dents total. He has a couple that are years old and they look about similar to mine right now.
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Varial foam Article/Ride Reports?
- Thread starter alaskasurfer
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That is my experience.
My neckbeard 2 was dented a lot after two surfs. A few months later and it still looks the same. I don't care about dents as much as I care about durability. I'm 100% positive a team glass PU board would have buckled by now. My Varial stills surfs like new.
Stretch has said similar about his boards.
Once the foot wells form, the fiberglass works like a hammock and is all good so long as the resin is properly wicked by the blank to prevent delam from occurring.
since varial does all the fancyness with infusion, I think it applies here as well.
Once the foot wells form, the fiberglass works like a hammock and is all good so long as the resin is properly wicked by the blank to prevent delam from occurring.
since varial does all the fancyness with infusion, I think it applies here as well.
I was considering a 6-6 round pin of some sort in Varial construction to replace my magic 6-6 Stamps that was stolen from my truck recently.
Anyone gotten one of these with the 6x4+6oz. glassing?
Probably a bad time to order a step up with spring just around the corner but whatever.
Anyone gotten one of these with the 6x4+6oz. glassing?
Probably a bad time to order a step up with spring just around the corner but whatever.
Same experience as most, with a lot of initial golfball dents, but they didn't keep getting deeper. I'm pretty consistent where my feet land and it's pretty baffling how the deck is dented everywhere fairly uniformly. I've posted this shot before. I surf pretty much everyday as long as it's around waist high and above (and not onshore), so on average 3-4 days a week. The NB2 will be two years old the first week of July.
Yeah that's what my tail area looks like, by your pad - small, shallow dents. I actually like the way the dents feel and I'm cool with them if they stop there (which it looks like they do). Thanks for sharing guys. I was pretty shocked when I scraped the wax off.
I'm also really digging the way the white foam looks. Looks kinda like a 2 month old PU, flat white eggshell. I would be stocked if it stayed this muted white forever (I heard the foam doesn't yellow).
I'm also really digging the way the white foam looks. Looks kinda like a 2 month old PU, flat white eggshell. I would be stocked if it stayed this muted white forever (I heard the foam doesn't yellow).
Thanks man. Nah, the 6-6 was on the top of the pile in the back of my truck and that's all they took. It was a bummer to lose the board but what really sucks is now I feel like I can't roll around with my canopy off and boards in the back like I have been for the past 15 years.
My CFT medium Stretch boards all footwells only super tough even have a F4 I got off cl most likely early '00 still great shape besides little yellow. Only thing so far boards yellow even when placed in board bag after 3 years.
Yes, but Varial doesn't recommend it for weight bearing areas and not to keep hitting the same area over and over as it weakens the cell structure.
Zero yellowing for me.
It sounds so silly but I'm the same. When a board yellows I'm less excited to surf it. Even if it's a great board. I just get bummed on it. I usually add color to EPS/XTR/etc.
Had another session on the varial. Only an hour, waves were about shoulder high and soft. Board has some nice spring to it. I'm liking it. Need to ride it in some bigger and better waves though.
Will definitely choose varial on another board in the future.
Will definitely choose varial on another board in the future.
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