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Found Longboard Fin Repair

I found this fin while spearfishing at Diamond Head in Oahu and I thought it would be fun to restore it to give as a gift to my sister for Christmas.


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Fin in raw state with some coral/algae growing on it

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Fin after sanding, the garage smelled like rotting seaweed!

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getting dyed with a nice aquamarine/blue coloring

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After dyeing and strating to get layers of clearcoat

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Had a tough time picking monstera and heliconia out of all the stickers I had

Had to use fiberglass resin sealant over the stickers so they would stay waterproof

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mounting the pivot pin

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Looks great in the board!