1) I made jig to draw pencil line on deck 2.5" in from rail around perimeter.
2) Tape along pencil line, 3 layers of tape to make it very thick.
3) Cover the deck with a big sheet of paper. Now I can trace on the paper the pad outline. I can feel the thick tape under the paper, making tracing possible.
4) I save money and use Gel contact cement to stick the hyrdro turf pads. Saves $20/board.
5) Sometimes the pad will grow in size when wetting with cement. But no fear, since 3 layers of tape outline the pad area, if the pad overlaps the tape, it's easy to trim with a razor blade and not score the board.
59 years old. 6'2 195 lbs. a.k.a. DW on the Standupzone.
Wife SUPs too. Started SUPing May 2007
Real Names: Dwight and Jacky Fisher,
Contact: fishersfortblog at bellsouth.net or phone 910-two nine seven - four five six seven.
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3 comments:
how exactly do you custom cut your pad to fit the outline of the board? beautiful board, btw!
http://ncpaddlesurfer.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-to-redeck-naish-sup.html
1) I made jig to draw pencil line on deck 2.5" in from rail around perimeter.
2) Tape along pencil line, 3 layers of tape to make it very thick.
3) Cover the deck with a big sheet of paper. Now I can trace on the paper the pad outline. I can feel the thick tape under the paper, making tracing possible.
4) I save money and use Gel contact cement to stick the hyrdro turf pads. Saves $20/board.
5) Sometimes the pad will grow in size when wetting with cement. But no fear, since 3 layers of tape outline the pad area, if the pad overlaps the tape, it's easy to trim with a razor blade and not score the board.
makes perfect sense. thanks!
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