scyr1899 Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 I am looking at a board to buy. The board looks like it has been kept in an unheated garage standing up on edge, on the concrete. The rust on the tail is pretty bad and ALL of the other edges show signs of light rust or rust damage, although minimal. My concern is, will this rust creep around the steel edge and start to delaminate the board. If I buy the board and start to take care of it, will it be saved, or is it on it's way to a slow and painfull death? I'll try to post pics. There is alot of guys out there with alot more experience in these matters than I, and I hope you will share your opinions with me. Best regards............Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebu Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Don't just take my word for it... Rust WILL creep. That being said, after I get back from boarding if I don't wipe them off right away I'll end up with a little surface rust. They don't rust nearly as bad now that I have a diamond and I can actually polish them a bit. Some rust can be filed off and I wouldn't be suprised if the "minimal rust" that you see on the sides is that kind of rust. The tail looks prettymuch beyond repair (with just a file of course). My feeling would be to not buy the board. If the previous owner let stuff like that happen to it, who knows what else on the board has been neglected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebu Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 I forgot, I was gonna say you could pull the edging out and either fill with epoxy/urethane (since it's just the tail anyway) or put new edge material in also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewbdoobe Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 rust is not always fatal. if the board still has some camber to it give it a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleaman Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 If this is a first board for you, I would say buy it. You can file off the rust and if you keep your edges up, other than some slight discoloration, it will ride fine. You can also use sandpaper or a gummi stone to help get rid of the discoloration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordy Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Rust is no big deal, Just tune the board or have the board tuned for you. I could make the board look and ride like new in under 5 minutes. If five minutes worth of tuning or spending the 20 bucks to have some one else tune the board for you is a deal breaker then thats up to you. Oh yea and since you are new and have no idea where this info is coming from and your going to have a lot of comments from others saying thing like "the tail is a lost cause" etc. I have been tuning, repairing. and building snowboards since 1984.............................Like i said less then five minute on my bench and you would never no the board had rust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 +1 what Bordy said. I've fixed a lot of rust spots over the years. The worst that can happen even with a lot of rust is some pitting of the edge. A good filing and polishing can fix that, and even if there is some small pitting left over after that it won't affect the ride or the edge hold, especially on the tail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvedog Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 +2 on Bordys post. Just tune that sucker up and file off the pits on the tail. File it off on the tail. I mean its just the tail it's not in the sweet spot where you carve unless you carve a lot different than i do. Use the rust to negotiate at least $40 or $50 off unless that is the price and then he probably won't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crucible Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Look into the tuning articles for how to remove surface rust , and you'll be GTG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 +2 on Bordys post. Just tune that sucker up and file off the pits on the tail. File it off on the tail. I mean its just the tail it's not in the sweet spot where you carve unless you carve a lot different than i do. Use the rust to negotiate at least $40 or $50 off unless that is the price and then he probably won't agreed, rust aint no thang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadBrad Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Look into the tuning articles for how to remove surface rust , and you'll be GTG. Where are the tuning articles? I've never done any tuning myself. Right now I'd like to remove a little surface rust from some edges and apply a storage wax, but I'm not sure how to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paragonUE Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 listen to bordy, he says hes good, and he has his own website:biggthump:D:biggthump:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 No worries. I just got a board that had some nasty looking surface rust, a little bit of time with a gummi stone and some fine sandpaper for the worst bits, it's all good to go. Brad, the best thing for the surface rust will be a gummi stone/soft stone, most shops should have one, they cost about $5. Just rub it along the edge and that rust should come right off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebu Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Ok, evidently I'm wrong. Still, if a couple of pictures were all I had to go by then I wouldn't buy it. Maybe it'd be different in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEJ Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 If Billy says it, believe it. He's sort of like a hardboot Yoda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scyr1899 Posted March 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to reply. Best regards....Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coloradoking Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Get a SWIX laser file (1.8 or 1.6 mm grain), a rough stone, and a fine stone and go to town with some bevels, you'll be fine (only move the file in one direction) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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