"Flexible" high street epoxy - kinda not boaty

[GruffT]

Hi All,

After a snowboard-meets-rock incident last week I need to give my beloved snowboard a little tlc, namely re-bonding a split laminate (edge/base to core) halfway down my heal edge.

I've done some searching and found the recommended way to repair her but the instructions suggest an epoxy which has good flexibility (the snowboard has quite a lot of flex in the area than needs re-bonding together). Materials are a variety of plastics with a metal edge (but the plastic base should hold the metal well).

Could anyone with more glassing experience than I suggest a strong but supple (preferably high street) brand for the task?

Thanks in advance

GruffT

 

[Even Chance]

If you want it to remain flexible, use a faster drying epoxy. Slower drying ones tend to dry rock solid.
I personally would use Araldite Rapid. Its the red/white tubes version of Araldite. You have to work fast though!!
Also, warm the epoxy before mixing if you want it to be thinner. You can also thin epoxy with acetone.

Hope this helps.

 

[electrosys]

Araldite Rapid is probably the best for your purposes - it sets ever-so-slightly flexible. Araldite Precision on the other hand sets like glass, as does '151' epoxy from the pound shops.

If you ever need larger (and more economical) amounts of flexible epoxy, I use General Purpose Layup Resin from ABL Stevens www.resin-supplies.co.uk - it's a 2:1 mix - a far superior product for boat-building and similar purposes that the West Systems stuff.

 

[GruffT]

Sounds like Araldite Rapid is the business!

Thanks guys.

Gareth

 

[gjgm]

Hi All,

After a snowboard-meets-rock incident last week I need to give my beloved snowboard a little tlc, namely re-bonding a split laminate (edge/base to core) halfway down my heal edge.

I've done some searching and found the recommended way to repair her but the instructions suggest an epoxy which has good flexibility (the snowboard has quite a lot of flex in the area than needs re-bonding together). Materials are a variety of plastics with a metal edge (but the plastic base should hold the metal well).

Could anyone with more glassing experience than I suggest a strong but supple (preferably high street) brand for the task?

Thanks in advance

GruffT

West System have developed a very flexible resin, I think.
Might be alot more than you want to spend, but you could always ask them. Uk centre is based near Southampton

 

[the far canal]

The west flexible epoxy is called G5, fast setting 50:50 mix which is very handy for small repair jobs or holding bits together while you use there standard stuff. That said it looks and smells just like the cheaper araldite sold by in-xess.