defoaming sj hull

[Ottis]

trying to find a good thread on defoaming

 

[Phill]

Its not hard....get a wire wheel for the end of a drill and go to town! A shopvac would be nice if you have one...

 

[Freestyleriverrat]

There are a couple of pics of when I defoamed my ski on my build page. It will show you where to cut. Wire brush attachment on an air grinder and a shop vac running will do the job quite well. Seal all tubes with 5200 (fast cure) and let it dry. Then reglass the panels back in and foam.

http://x-h2o.com/showthread.php?t=217&page=5

 

[sflsurfrider]

its not a bad idea to reinforce the bond rail from the inside with some biaxial while you have it open.... if theres adequate access.

 

[2nd nature]

i feel for you.:biggrin:

 

[surferdude345]

wear gloves and long sleves that stuff is ichy

 

[Keith]

A wire cup brush and a couple of those nice long drill bit extensions on the end of a drill makes the job a complete joy. It will be the most fun you ever had. You will want to borrow a friends ski just to do it again. Just kidding. But the wire brush and extensions do make it pretty easy.

 

[T-bone]

if you hve big enough openings, i used a small spade, foam came out in big chunks had it all out in less than 10 minutes. no mess

 

[Ottis]

I like the 10 min option, thanks for the idea, I'll try it .