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Varial foam Article/Ride Reports?
- Thread starter alaskasurfer
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He has gotten better over years but would you say its like Stretch color ie: pink is red etc..?
I've got a Will's fish in 646 poly and an Insanity in 646 epoxy. In terms of performance I can't tell the difference. But I'm just a regular dude. In terms of pressure denting the epoxy seems to get far fewer pressure dents.
Who knows. The varial boards I have ordered with color have been true to color. Red = red, black = black.
This purple is definitely one of their stock colors (at least is seems so). I love it but it's definitely not lavender.
Actually, it seems like lavender is really open to interpretation. The flower can get pretty dark but...
lavender color - Google Search
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i wear costco dad clothes 1 size too big for comfort now
"Whiteness - Here’s another category where epoxy wins out. The natural color of Varial Foam is eggshell white. While Varial Foam is 100% yellow proof from sunlight exposure, some people want their new board to be as white as possible. If that’s the case for you, you’ll want to pick epoxy resin. To make it blindingly-white put in a special request to upgrade your fiberglass to S Glass. The cost will be based on the exact dimensions and layup schedule of your board. S Glass fiberglass is 42% stronger than E Glass and also 24% stiffer, so changing the cloth will definitely have performance and strength implications for your board"
That thing is nnnooooiiiccceee! Did they pull the nose width in too, or is that all from just stretching out the stock dims?
did they tell you where the log jam was? I thought the whole arb with Varial/xtr was it didn’t have to wait in line for CI to get it glassed? I guess glassing isn’t the only bottleneck anymore.
When I ordered in February, I think they said 12 weeks for clear poly infused, but it was shipped in 5 weeks. Just waiting on Fedex at this point.
I didn't ask for anything special so I'm guessing it's just the stretched out dims.
No word on why there was such a hold up. Guessing it was CI related because my previous varials were done in less than half the time.
From Varial's website:
Varial’s technologies keep boards lighter without sacrificing durability or performance. A common question we get is "should I adjust my volume for Varial?" Our light weight technologies do help the board feel a little more buoyant when paddling, but we do not recommend adjusting your volume for this. When on a wave, the board will still have a great flex and drive and not surf "on top of the water" like EPS constructions.
My varial does feel lighter in hand, but in the water it doesn't feel like EPS. Feels more like PU.
Next varial I'm going to do 6/4 deck and 6 bottom or 4/4 bottom.
Next varial I'm going to do 6/4 deck and 6 bottom or 4/4 bottom.
what are everyone's thoughts on venarial for a step-up? not a huge fan of pyzel's glassing (super light in my personal experience) and so looking at getting a varial ghost, but the lack of a stringer concerns me given the waves that kine board is meant for
If I was gonna get a step up I'd probably get it glassed 666. Although it wouldn't be my first choice. I'd get a Varial step up for a travel board, but for waves at home I'd probably just get a regular PU board glassed 646 with epoxy resin. That's a good set up. Or get a stretch board in CFT or legacy. I really like the weight of that legacy construction. It's expensive as hell but probably lasts forever.
I love Varial but I'm a no on a step up in their construction. Surprised to hear that about Pyzel. Have only had super solid boards from them but I only order customs from Hawaii.
My pu/pe Pyzel Ghost made here in Aus is bulletproof.
One of the best glass jobs I've ever had.
One of the best glass jobs I've ever had.
I got my 2x4 CFT heavy and even more bullet proof and has a nice weight compared to medium
Hi-- I don't know if you had a bad experience with one of my boards, but all our stock boards in Hawaii and mainland USA are built with Arctic foam and glassed with 2x4 deck/4 bottom. You can also custom order any weight combo of glass that you want at no extra charge. We have a lot of great feedback on our quality, but sometimes people are simply hard on boards (my daughter puts her knee into the deck on every duckdive and ruins my boards if she borrows them!). From your post it kinda sounds like you just prefer a heavier glass job, but If you think you got a low quality board from us please let me know.
Thanks - JP
Wait, how do you guys duckdive?! Have I been doing it wrong this whole time?
lazy duckdive under wave not requiring deep penetration = knee
need to go deeper to avoid turbulence = foot