Did a rookie move the other day and the end result was a crack in my front lip. Do you guys think something like this can be repaired and if so how should I go about doing so?

 

looks like you cracked the actual carbon fiber...it does not look like it'd be very easily repaired...only a body shop can really answer that after physically looking at it

 

take the lip off and find a good surfboard repair shop.

good shops do amazing repairs on some high priced boards.

 

you bent the actual fiber. it can't be fixed unless you want to patch and paint, which kind of defeats the point of carbon fiber underlay on resin.

 

you would be better off getting a new one because repair will cost as much as a new one.

 

U can repair it for Paint it Again ..

 

you are in california.

i am serious about taking it to a surfboard repair guy.

for 100 or less it could look almost as good as new !

 

relax; people here knows how to read

to repair that in a presentable end result, a new layer of carbon has to be overlaid on top. the pattern won't match (it can be close), and the materials/labor to cover that big of an area would easily reach north of 200 range. surfboard repairs are used to small cracks and dings, i can imagine those costing 100 or less. not for this magnitude.

i've tried that type of repairs for a customer before, never fully liked the end result because there will always be a visible break in the weave.

 

Thanks for all the input guys. I'm having a surfboard repair shop take a look at it and ill go from there. If it comes down to me having to paint it black then so be it but there's no way I'm paying $500 for a new front lip.

 

Well, you can contact MAcarbon and see what they can do for you. I know it says they do Ferrari, Lambo parts but they will do anything that has to do with carbon fiber. I contacted them about fixing my do-luck cf trunk, it was a bit pricey though...

 

How about you repair it until it's smooth and then wrap it in 3M Di-Noc Carbon Fiber vinyl wrap.

http://www.carbonfiberfilm.com/

http://www.stickercity.com/3M-Di-Noc...nyl-Sheet.html

 

Ouch, you gotta pay to play.

 

How much would one need to cover the roof of an X?

 

same thing happened to me with my do-luck lip a couple of weeks ago. Guy slams on his brakes, I swerve and lip hits a curb.

Anyway I took it to a body shop and estimated at $300 to repair and paint. just waiting for my new fender liner to take it. not bad I guess, paid $600 for the lip, and it wont look bad in flat black.

 

On that first website, it says 20 sq feet and even compares it to what you would need to do the roof of a car.