HOT ROC RESTORATION

This is a Hot Roc single fin swallow tail. Built in Brookvale on Sydneys Northern Beaches by Micky Mac in the 70's.

PRE RESTORATION

The bottom of this board was in pretty poor condition. It had stress marks from infront of the fin to the logo. Numerous dings on the rails. And the nose and tail tips needed rebuilding.
The deck was ding free but has a lot of heel dents. Plus a legrope plug set well forward.

STRESSIES

This board had some pretty major stress marks.
The whole bottom was sanded down to the glass.

DINGS REPAIRED

The tips of the tail and the nose were rebuilt.
All dings reapired and low spots filled.

PRE AND POST LAM

The bottom was re glassed and lapped around onto the deck, covering the original pinlines to protect them, when the filler coat was being sanded.

UNDERCOAT

After the board was glassed, filler coated and sanded, an auto acrylic highbuild undercoat was applied. This was left to cure for two weeks. The board was checked for pin holes and they were filled with spot filler. The undercoat was fine sanded and the colour coat was applied.

PAINTED BOTTOM

The stringer, fin and logos were masked off. The rails up to the original pinlines were also masked. Then auto acrylic paint was applied.
This was also left for two weeks to fully cure before the gloss coats were applied.

LEG ROPE LOOP

As with alot of leg rope plugs in the 70's,
they were set along way foward on the tail.
So the old plug was removed
and a new
loop glassed on.

GLOSS COAT

The acrylic paint was given a fine sand.
And the board was gloss coated as normal.

THE FINISHED PRODUCT

Wet and dry sanded 600,1200,
and 1500. Then Machine polished.