Quick & Easy Foil Scratch Repair

I tested the quick drying crayon like low halogen pen to fill scratches in my foil and was pleasantly surprised, see video for details.
Thanks to Ruben Tapia (Kromentum on Instagram) who suggested the pen for foil repairs.
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The proper way to repair deep scratches or gouges on a foil is to use two part epoxy filler.
For smaller scratches, this is a much easier and faster way to repair your foil:
I'm using it to repair some scratches on my foil, the front wing and the tail wing. Basically, if you're foiling in Hawaii in the waves you're going to scratch your foil at some point. It's really hard to avoid scratching your foil unless you stay in the deep water all the time and never catch any waves.
The effects of small scratches on performance are very subtle, for most users I don't think it has a big effect on how well the foil performs, but of course for high speed performance, a smooth foil is better than a scratched up surface.
The pen is like a thick crayon that fills the cracks. You can apply it over all low spots that are kind of white and scratched up looking. After it dries, you can apply a second (or more) layers to make sure all the low spots are completely filled in. Once it is completely dry you go over it with some fine grit wet sandpaper, the paint is wet sanded off the surface so only the paint filling the scratches remains.
I’m happy to report that repairing scratches on your foil makes a noticeable difference in how smooth the foil performs, especially at high speeds, I definitely recommend giving it a try.
Aloha and see you on the water,
Robert Stehlik
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[@janakay7641]

Worked great on my takuma foils 😊

[@tc158]

Perfect timing. I was just looking into this so when this video popped up I thought it was the KZbin AI. Glad it was Blue planet instead! I learned to how to use stick epoxy, and re-glue deck pads from your vids. Now I can fix up my foil that look like it got into a fight with a tiger!

[@blueplanetsurf]

Perfect thanks 🙏

[@lukeskywalkerthe3rd]

This worked great, all my foils are smooth again. Best lifehack in years! Thx

[@blueplanetsurf]

Yes, I noticed better performance for sure, it’s worthwhile! 👍😎🤙🏼

[@EkapolTharasiriroj]

Best tip ever. A lot easier than fixing with epoxy resin.

[@blueplanetsurf]

Yes, much easier

[@surfdarkshores]

Thanks for that, insanely helpful. Used filler up until now, huge timesaver.

[@blueplanetsurf]

Agreed, this method works great! 🤙🏼

[@watermancallum]

Very helpful video! I live in the Caribbean and have been foil surfing for a little over a month now. My foil has got plenty of scratches from hitting rocks.

[@blueplanetsurf]

Yes it happens, unfortunately

[@erikalane2807]

Thanks so much for the tutorial 😊🤙

[@blueplanetsurf]

You’re welcome 🤙🏼

[@optoutside2171]

Great product, thanks for the info

[@blueplanetsurf]

👍👍

[@CrushersRide]

Can’t wait to try

[@blueplanetsurf]

Nice, I actually found a noticeable improvement in performance from filling the scratches like this, it’s worthwhile! 🤙🏼

[@jmunkki]

I have a white Takuma Helium and I have been using an acrylic paint pen I bought from Lidl. It's liquid paint, but the tip is like a hard sponge or felt fit and you can press it to pump paint from the container to the tip. Takes a while to dry, but it fills smaller scratches and it's easy to sand once dry. For a quick touch-up, nail polish works too (and can be removed later with acetone, if you want to do a more solid repair). I suppose if the foil has a nasty crack on it and it has a foam core, you might want to be careful with acetone (and possibly nail polish too) just in case it dissolves the core. For something like that, I would use either SolarEZ (quick and easy) or Hempel epoxy filler (takes a long time to cure).

[@blueplanetsurf]

Yes, epoxy with filler is the proper way to fix scratches but this pen works surprisingly well with less work and quick dry time.

[@jjmc4]

I imagine a conversation like this' "Oh sure Robert, you can tune up your foil but can't replace my hammock?"

[@blueplanetsurf]

😂🤙🏼

[@ricopo3522]

A little spritz of matte clear coat over the whole wing as a final step leaves a nice even finish.

[@blueplanetsurf]

Good idea 👍

[@jamesmckenzie4572]

Miraculous!😯

[@blueplanetsurf]

👍😎🤙🏼

[@spikeymike99611]

Does it need to be this Low halogen pen or will other solid markers from sukura work?

[@blueplanetsurf]

I have only tested the low halogen markers

[@user-dt1vm5kh1d]

You want to use a small block while sanding

[@blueplanetsurf]

That’s a good tip 👍

[@samuelnoble4373]

Just ordered two. FYI. The discount code doesn’t work anymore.

[@blueplanetsurf]

Oh shucks, I guess it was a limited time offer. Good stuff though, you won’t regret it

[@lindz151074]

2k car clear coat to make it shiny again 😊

[@blueplanetsurf]

Good thinking 👍