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Step 9Glass the top of the board
Once the bottom has completely hardened you may remove the kiteboard from the scrap wood and it will hold its shape. Put Vaseline into the inserts so they don't fill with epoxy and begin glassing the top. I used two thinner layers of 4 ounce glass and 1 layer of 6 ounce on the top of this board. The thinner glass was easier to have conform to the shapes on the top of my board without lifting up around the corners. The micro-fillets added early help with this problem.
Here is where you can add the carbon fiber over where the foot pads will be.
Once everything has hardened trim the glass down with scissors. Then using the dremel with a grinding bit, cut the hardened glass around the edge of the board. This will produce a lot of dust so wear a mask! Now sand the edge of the board gently to shape and seal it with a coat of epoxy.
Use the dremel to cut out the glass over the inserts and drill the holes for the fin screws. Make sure everything fits.
Here is where you can add the carbon fiber over where the foot pads will be.
Once everything has hardened trim the glass down with scissors. Then using the dremel with a grinding bit, cut the hardened glass around the edge of the board. This will produce a lot of dust so wear a mask! Now sand the edge of the board gently to shape and seal it with a coat of epoxy.
Use the dremel to cut out the glass over the inserts and drill the holes for the fin screws. Make sure everything fits.
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