Glassing A
MellowWave Surfboard |
How a MellowWave
surfboard is made continued, this page takes us through the glassing
process. C lick on the
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Step 6 This page will take you
from a shaped blank through to the finished surfboard.
(Right) Mellow "Smoking" Carpet,
shaped and painted. |
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Step 7 Ready for glassing, we
use 6oz Hexcel cloth on all our boards. |
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Step 8 Deck and Hull just been
glassed with decals added.
This stage leaves the
surfboard with a tacky finish and a rough feel of the cloth. |

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Step 9 Deck Hot coated. The
weave of the cloth has now been filled and the board now has a smooth
waxy feel to it. |
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Step 10 The hotcoat is now
sanded to get rid of any imperfections and keep the shape of the
surfboard. |
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Step 11 The holes for the fin
box and plugs are now made ready for them to be glassed in. |
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Step 12 Pin line added and deck
glossed |
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Step 13
Hull glossed with resin tint. |
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Step 14
Final sanding and polishing. |
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