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DIYQuick repairs for the board with Solarez

Stephan Gölnitz

 · 17.10.2022

DIY: Quick repairs for the board with SolarezPhoto: Stephan Gölnitz

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If you want to repair your windsurf board quickly, you should have a UV-curing adhesive such as Solarez with you. You can find out how the repair works here.

First things first: If there are cracks in the standing area, mast track or fin box, it is better to call in a specialist, as adhesives such as Solarez do not provide sufficient stability here. However, outside of the stress zones in the standing area and the boxes, small cracks, tears and holes can be patched with UV-curing adhesives, sometimes permanently.

Solarez offers a healing paste made from UV-curing resin mixed with the finest glass fibre threads for such minor damage. Even larger impacts can usually be sealed quickly and fairly well on site - so your holiday is saved until the board is repaired properly. The special resin does not have to be mixed from two components as usual, but hardens under UV radiation. This makes it particularly easy to use:

The dried area is sanded well and then no longer touched with bare fingersPhoto: Stephan GölnitzThe dried area is sanded well and then no longer touched with bare fingersIn the shade or indoors, the clear repair compound is applied quickly and smoothed out quickly and carefully, e.g. with a wooden spatula. The area is then best exposed to direct sunlightPhoto: Stephan GölnitzIn the shade or indoors, the clear repair compound is applied quickly and smoothed out quickly and carefully, e.g. with a wooden spatula. The area is then best exposed to direct sunlight

After a few minutes, the resin has hardened and the board is ready for use again. During the board repair, the board should not be exposed to large temperature fluctuations in order to avoid pressure equalisation through the damaged area. Small burrs and edges can be smoothed with a little sandpaper.

Solarez is available in tubes of 0.5 to 2 ounces. In the local surf shop, you can expect to pay around 29 euros for 2 ounces >> e.g. available here .

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Note:UV-curing adhesives are ideal for spots with direct sunlight; the board is often ready for use again within two minutes. In cloudy weather, however, the drying time is delayed, and on cold, rainy winter days the adhesive hardly hardens at all - for this reason, you should also have a two-component adhesive such as the "Ding Stick" up your sleeve.

Information about the Solarez product is available HERE .

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Stephan Gölnitz

Stephan Gölnitz

Deputy Editor in Chief surf

Stephan Gölnitz comes from Bochum and had Holland as his home windsurfing territory for many years before moving to Munich in 1996 for the job of test editor at surf magazine. The materials engineering graduate worked as a surf instructor on the Ijsselmeer during his studies and competed for several seasons for the Essen sailing team in the Surfbundesliga and the Funboard Cup. He completed a traineeship at surf-Magazin in the test department and since then has actively accompanied almost all tests on the boom and for more than 10 years also as a photographer. Stephan has covered many thousands of test kilometers, mainly on Lake Garda and in Langebaan, but also in Egypt and Tobago. He gets his hands on over 100 new sails and boards every year as his company car. Privately, he prefers to surf with a foil on Lake Walchensee or “unfortunately far too rarely” in the waves. SUP is Stephan's second passion, which he pursued for several years at numerous SUP races. Today, he prefers to paddle on river tours with family or friends - even for several days.

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