Cloth Inlay on a surfboard : Fabric Inlay

In this video Matt Holladay shows us his way of installing a fabric inlay on a longboard. This process can be used for any size board along with any type of pattern cloth. We will have a few more videos up soon showing some pin lines getting done along with a final polish on this board. Stay tuned!

[@beachinrc101]

Building boards in coco what a life I miss used to hangout at the pier daily with Ron rosenbury watching him build there has to b some of his boards around still wow bringing back some memories very enjoyable watching again thanks

[@Beachnative42]

He is on point with his razor skills cuting a nice clean line and yeah I've done it on straight lines but this guy is flat out awesome on an ever changing radius!!!

[@FiberglassFlorida]

It truly is amazing! something that just better with time.

[@Reid_One]

Wow... beautiful board! And really nicely made video. Perfect amount of conversation / instruction and accompanying imagery. Thank you 🤙🏼

[@javiercorreapr9977]

Extreme care…reminds me of the definition of expert : someone that had made all the mistakes that can be made in a specific endeavor, and learn from it

[@TheSilverSurfisher]

Dude, like the Best Christmas Gift Ever...This Video is RIGHT ON TIME...I have been looking for such valuable info/videos high & low everywhere lately...and voila...here you go and make a Awesome video of just such a thing! The FORCE is Strong around here lately...Thanks MATTster Jedi ...You were our only Hope!...LOL!

[@FiberglassFlorida]

TheSilverSurfisher haha that’s awesome! I’m glad we could get this gift to you for the holidays 🎁

[@TheSilverSurfisher]

@@FiberglassFlorida one more thing, would it be possible to do a inlay with say like, a one inch strip of red cloth or ribbon) running parallel along one side of the stringer and a white one inch strip of cloth or ribbon (running lengthwise) on the other side of the stringer? Is it gonna be very difficult for it to remain a straight line and stay flat during laminating due to the narrow thin size of such cloth dimensions??

[@ronpilchowski9898]

I did a leopard print inlay on a fiberglass skateboard deck,top and bottom. Sprinkled glassbleed Into the hot coat for grip Turned out really nice

[@detacheddad3396]

That was so beautiful I almost cried

[@Chris-P]

So cool looking, I'd like to try this on a tabletop. Thanks for sharing these!

[@FiberglassFlorida]

Chris P that would be cool! And your welcome

[@Beachnative42]

I did it over 25 years ago at Twombly's Nautical Furniture. It's the best deal for art at an affordable price

[@Chris-P]

@@Beachnative42 nice!

[@scaneagle62]

No kidding it would look great making something antique like, give it that old school gun fighters dinner table for the little wife while your out robbing banks!

[@caravanclips]

Another solid video with Matt! Thanks y'all 🙏

[@FiberglassFlorida]

Derek Roy you got it 🤙🏽

[@nolenvlogs2697]

Derek Roy Thank you.

[@Matchhead79]

Great video. Thank you. Can you provide any more details on the kind of cloth?

[@unknownsupertramp4897]

Well done!

[@tvelocidad]

Amazing video!

[@rodrigovivarhernandez2862]

Awesome!! Did u used epoxy resin? Wich fiberglass clothe did u used on top of the fabric clothe

[@FiberglassFlorida]

He used a polyester resin. The fiberglass laminated over top was most likely a volan cloth in either 7.5oz or 6oz.

[@loudfast1261]

wonderful it's a great effect. my only request is more specific info on the 'glass mix. i.e. its 2.5 liters w 10 oz hardner Because its 74° @ 70% and this gives you 45 minutes time before it kicks. that kind of specificity would really help a newb like me because your kinda warm day might be a whole 'nother ball of wax for us in different parts of the globe. That said - what a classic example you've given us it looks so so good. Many thanks, I've learned of some great points to bring to my projects from this video.

[@troynichols9788]

Great vid. Absolutely awesome. Question, would you route out the fin box after the cloth inlay and before glassing?

[@dannydonnelly8345]

I've a few ?? Does the additional cloth add much weight? Huge weight difference between silk and wool or cotton, which material works best?

[@6Breezey]

Great video. All of Matt's video are so informative. We need more Matt vids! Also, when is a good time to start cutting away the inlay along the tapeline after it's kicked? While it's still real soft, in between or harder? Thank you!

[@arthuranchinges1783]

Awesome tutorial

[@FiberglassFlorida]

Thanks.

[@joansube]

Thanks for the tutorial, I'm shaping a board and it's just what I want to do, but I am a total novice...so I would like to ask you when do you know the resin has "kicked" thanks again

[@johngrimes3117]

nothing shy of AMAZING! Thanks!!!

[@thomashuntsman9566]

Very classy. Thanks for the videos!

[@FiberglassFlorida]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@keitholiver2842]

l enjoyed watching that, thanks from Down Under Australia.

[@FiberglassFlorida]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@vaughnsigal4560]

Making a jig that holds your pencil at a set distance from the rail is an easy way of marking out a full line for the masking, takes trying to eyeball a symmetrical nose line out of the question.

[@kitersrefuge7353]

I would really like to know if you make kiteboards, or say sup foil boards? Always a pleasure to watch the master craftsman at work.

[@macubeba]

Nice! Beautiful stringer too!

[@alejandroosorio5686]

Great videos as always, I got a few questions, Are you using epoxy ? And what kind of foam is that one ? It can be use in any foam PU, PS, EPS ...? thanks a lot.

[@FiberglassFlorida]

For this board he isn’t using epoxy he is using poly and this blank is a PU

[@addisonballard6348]

Excellent video!!! Absolutely Beautiful board!!! You have inspired me to build my first surfboard. I'm an old hippie - going for a tie-dyed deck. Would you recommend putting the cloth under the fiberglass or over the fiberglass like in your video??

[@FiberglassFlorida]

under the glass! In this video he laminated the cloth to the foam but later he did apply fiberglass over this to make it nice and strong.

[@addisonballard6348]

@@FiberglassFlorida Awesome!! Thanks for the info!!

[@markkraus3598]

Cool video !@ what are you kicking your resin , 1.5-2 % ? I’m up in St Petersburg & do a lot of composite work on custom car interiors , the 3M highland tape you have is all i use , cost more but you’ll never have problems w/the solvents releasing it ! Have a good one

[@pablomurga7821]

Is it possible to make on top of the fiber or in between 2 layers to get tinted background? Really amazing videos and explanations! Keep it on!

[@efox6126]

Hi Matt, Thank you so much for this video and all the others, it's unbelievably thorough, quality-oriented and so pedagogic. Also, I was wondering if you might be planning to specifically address filler/hot coating one of these days by any chance? I've seen your video on gloss coating but I'd be more than interested to have your take on fillers as well. Anyway, keep up the great work, thanks again! :) Cheers Ed

[@FiberglassFlorida]

E Fox we will definitely will be having a hot coat video on the channel. We arnt sure if it will be with Matt or not yet but we will try to keep it as informative as possible! 🤙🏽

[@efox6126]

@@FiberglassFlorida that's lovely guys! Thanks again for all the videos you rock

[@BlankofMaterial]

Would installing a laser level above you help line things up? Centre the board on the laser then the cloth on the laser.

[@robbeaton2178]

How much resin do you use to laminate fabric as compared to laminating, say, 6 oz cloth for the same size area? Just about to do this myself (great timing for your video - thanks!) and want to get a ballpark idea for roughly how much more or less resin I can expect to catalyze than during a standard lamination.

[@nolenvlogs2697]

Bout half.

[@jhb0510]

I saw the board on Instagram, beautiful! Can I just ask why you lay the glass, the peel it back, put the resin on then lay it over again, rather than just putting the resin on top of the cloth. Thanks James.

[@FiberglassFlorida]

jhb0510 He lays it out dry to get the pattern lined up and symmetrical on the stringer, the puts his pins in to keep it in place and then lifts it up side by side to resin it on. The reason for this is because the resin doesn’t soak up as well as fiberglass would so he gets it on both sides insuring to have a fully saturated piece of cloth.

[@briantrend1812]

jhb0510 so the cloth can successfully saturate and also cause air bubbles if not saturated properly

[@FiberglassFlorida]

@@briantrend1812 yes!

[@briantrend1812]

fibreglass florida Ive never tried this before on the dozen boards I have made over the years, so next one definitely going to search for the right cloth choice.. your choice of cloth nailed it perfectly great colour and pattern. real hobby finish. Great video thankyou

[@jhb0510]

Ah ok thanks!

[@vincealcaraz8443]

What type of cloth would you recommend? Could it be any type of thin clothing?

[@scaneagle62]

Dude that so funny because I was just saying look his other hand is in his pocket! Not but 1 second later you said you keep your hand in your pocket, lol!

[@stephanethioliere4456]

Hi Matt, thanks for sharing this ! top content as usual. Do you put fiberglass on top of the cotton cloth if you do the operation on the deck for more reistance to impact? thanks

[@Bido11561]

What kind of cloth do you use? Specific material, weight, thickness? Thanks for the videos.

[@nolenvlogs2697]

I don’t knew w the specific weight or thickness. But just go to the quilting section at the store. It’s very thin and it’s static, not dynamic, not stretchy. Good luck.

[@nolenvlogs2697]

Brian Olson i answered similar question to other comments. Check them out 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@TheFranksuarez]

Super good!!!

[@mattpurcell3783]

Thanks for the videos Matt - Best advice I've found...have you done any for glassing on a single fin? love the bay by the way

[@danielracicot8783]

Cool fighting Irish skate board on the wall Matt

[@wvpelite]

Great video! Are you following this with a fiberglass lam over the cloth?

[@FiberglassFlorida]

Cody Wilkinson absolutely! We will have a video of the final board when he pin lines and polishes it.

[@philiptuahu2466]

it's very nice with the clothes

[@rodrigonavarro2332]

That's a great video! Thanks guys! I am just wondering, do you sand the inlay before doing the bottom lam?

[@samueltaylor4989]

No sanding required when using polyester laminating resin.

[@rodrigonavarro2332]

@@samueltaylor4989 thanks for the reply Samuel, so you would not use epoxy resin for an inlay? thanks!

[@piratestyleadventures7185]

What was the glassing schedule for this board?, didn't see it in the proceeding videos, right up to the final polish.

[@piratestyleadventures7185]

Wtf does that have to do with glassing?

[@paulspooner8293]

Matt, I've done about a dozen such inlays but have always just put the cloth under the lamination and never have had any problem with the process, and haven't experienced any delamination later during the life of the board, and in several cases, felt like it made the board (when on the deck) just a bit stronger. Any reason not to do it that way?

[@007flameboy]

Hi Paul, maybe you can help? Im confused whether cloth goes on top or under 1st glass lay. Appretiated for any advise.

[@zip7806]

Please tell Matt Holiday about 3m Blue Vinyl striping tape for the nose.

[@mott1992]

may I ask why you are inlaying the bottom of the board (the unseen side) as opposed to the top? Nonetheless, beautiful craftsmenship.

[@nolenvlogs2697]

I like art on the bottom of my boards. Thanks, matt

[@maxmeyer6507]

Would you do this at the same time as your fiberglass cloth??

[@nicokux1587]

Cloth ? What type/material of cloth can be used ? I have used sarongs before as they are very thin. I have found that the weight factor is an issue if your material is thicker. Can you please give me some info on what not to use ? Happy new year : )

[@nolenvlogs2697]

Yes you are right, thicker cloth creates a problem. Do a search for quilting shops around the area you live. Go there and pick up a thin cloth that does not stretch. Not like a T-shirt material. Thinner is better. Walmart’s sell this style of cloth. Lady’s use them to make quilts. Shouldn’t be too hard to find a shop close to you. You buy by the yard.

[@nicokux1587]

@@nolenvlogs2697 Thanks Matt. However the air ticket to the US from Mauritius will make this exercise kind of expensive : ) I'll keep testing whats is available here. Thanks for your input and have a great 2020

[@Rich2487]

What kind of cloth do you recommend? Great videos! Keep them coming.

[@DemopVWgarage]

cotton or silk

[@robertcostales9037]

Very informative like your Keen Attention to details. Aloha UnkoRob

[@waxhead63]

Come on Matt .. we all know there is a hole in your pocket 🤣 ... nice vid mate

[@FallingRainBedroom_2024]

What glue mix to make the cloth layer

[@FernandoMoralesAfonso]

¿La tela es seda pura?

[@jackoshea687]

Yeah when you folded over the inlay I flashed on Jack Reeves technique.

[@pdr3810]

can you do this with epoxy?

[@matthewfox3760]

To align your pattern of your inlay simply shoot a laser down the blank and then lay your fabric and use the laser to align the pattern

[@simonac688.]

Wow

[@АндрейМакаров-т6е]

Hello. Discover the secret, this material with a pattern, what is it?)

[@FiberglassFlorida]

its a thin cloth material, this isn't made for surfboards but works well. You can go to any fabric store and find similar materials.

[@mehran1343h]

🙏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@bentindale7533]

respirator and barefoot??? c'mon you know the ingress if you've spent time around resins.