Cleaning up a board to be a wallhanger

[GRINDER]

I got a 72 or 73 year Rick James board from a a place called Maui Taco
that went out of business. The board is a 7'11'' swallow tail (yellow w/red pin stripe) and is in good shape. I was wondering how to clean it up to make nice wallhanger to put in my screened in porch? Would like to have that polished look.

[JonS]

I got a 72 or 73 year Rick James board from a a place called Maui Taco
that went out of business. The board is a 7'11'' swallow tail (yellow w/red pin stripe) and is in good shape. I was wondering how to clean it up to make nice wallhanger to put in my screened in porch? Would like to have that polished look.

Are there dings that need repair, or just wanting to have a glossy finish?

[Surferguy80]

in the most simple of terms; sand the whole board down with 120 grit sandpaper, sand it well (watch for pinlines though, they can be sanded off). Then fix all of your dings; make sure everything is nice and flat.
Then you'll have to gloss it in a well controlled (heat and dust) environment; applying the gloss is an art in itself so read up on it if you do end up wanting to take the project on. Once that's all cured you'll sand it with 320, 400, then 600 grit paper and then go through some polishing compounds starting with #2, going to however fine you want. usually two rounds of #2 looks nice, but you can kick it up a notch with another grade or two higher if you want...this is definitely an involved projectbut it can be a really special one to embark upon!

[GRINDER]

Thanks guy's

The board is in good condition no dings, But there is a hole in the middle
where the restraunt had it bolted to wall. This sounds like it could take a
while so i guess it will be a project for the long cold winter that i can do down in the shed.I'll let you know how it turns out.

[JonS]

Thanks guy's

The board is in good condition no dings, But there is a hole in the middle
where the restraunt had it bolted to wall. This sounds like it could take a
while so i guess it will be a project for the long cold winter that i can do down in the shed.I'll let you know how it turns out.


I've got some sealer somewhere in my garage that renders it completely unnecessary to futz with a new gloss coat of resin. Once the dings are fixed sand as Ryan suggests, but then simply wipe on a few coats of this stuff, and the board will shine almost as good as new without having the mess and having to sniff resin for hours. Let me see if I can find the bottle...

[GRINDER]

Jon,
let me know what that stuff is called and I'll try and find some around town.

[JonS]

Jon,
let me know what that stuff is called and I'll try and find some around town.

You can probably order it online from Fiberglass Hawaii (in CA):

http://www.santabarbarasurfer.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1393&stc=1&d=1287813465

[GRINDER]

Thanks Jon
I'll look into it. That sounds alot easier than applying resin.

[JonS]

Thanks Jon
I'll look into it. That sounds alot easier than applying resin.

It has the consistency of watered-down school glue, super-easy to work with.

Apply several coats, allowing ample time to dry in between. No brush necessary, an old sock will work just fine! The results will amaze you...