I have had 5 firewire surfboards from longboards to the hellfire. My question is about the yellowing of the FST boards specifically the Dominator I own. It is the one with the vent and was wondering if there is anything I should be doing in ways that I store the board to prevent that from happening? My first generation futura turned totally yellow and was not close to the color I bought it. Just wondering.
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Brent
6'0" Spitfire RF (Futures) / 6'2" Spitfire FST (FCS) / 6'1" El Fuego FST (FCS) / 6'2" Hellfire FST (Futures) / Alternator 6'4" FST (FCS) / 6'10 ADDvance RF (FCS) /
42 years young / 6'3" 180 lbs
Stuff I owned and sold: 5'6" Sweet Potato (FCS) (Sold) / 6'0" DOM (FCS) (Sold) / 6'2" DOM (FCS) (Sold) /
Keep them out of the sun, keep them away from the heat, hot cars, hot garages, hot board bags, (yes inside a board bag gets hot in the sun. ) place a PU board on top of them on your surf rack to guard against direct sun. wash the the salt water off of them after every use. Treat them (any EPS or even a PU board for that manner) like they are Special and they should last a long time.
I bought two Firewires nearly the same time a year ago and the one I use the most and drive around is starting to shade a slight yellow. The other looks white still.
6'-6" (198cm) tall Giraffe, 197 pounds (89kg) Heavy, 50 years young, 37 years surfing 3 days a week avg
Quiver::: 6-3 Activator RF / 6-4 Dominator RF / 6-4 Hellfire FST / 6-6 Quadra Five FST / 6-8 Rawson Hyperskate II / 6-9 Northern Alliance pintail / 37" Great Wave C-7 Carver
Fins::: Futures AM-2 fronts (4.79"), V2F4 quad rears (3.75") Rusty quad rears (3.85") Stamps quad rears (4.0")
Epoxy with naturally yellow over time, but to minimise it keep it out of sunlight as much as possible.
6'0" - 77kg - 170lbs
502R FPT - DL front DS rears
506D RVG - Soar Powerbase DL
600Q FTJ/CBD - Soar Powerbase DL
604R FFE - Soar Powerbase DL
The yellowing is a normal reaction of the epoxy resin to the sun. Is not a matter of if but rather a matter of how fast.
The best way to slow down the process is to keep your board on the shadow when not in use.
How yellow and how fast has it gotten yellow?
165cms 89Kgs dry...working on that at the moment...but not working!!! :)
Potato 5'2" /Vanguard 5'6"/Potatonator 5'8"/ Spitfire 5'8" / Quadraflex 6'0" / Flexflight 9'0"
Fins: Elevons, Solus, Controlllers, Jordy,AM2,
yeah good stuff there. I haven't had much of a yellowing issue with any of my boards yet, though they do trend that way as they get older.
I think in extreme cases, environmental pressures cause that total yellowing. Leaving it on the deck a few times for a couple hours after a session can take a big toll. But I would argue that the sun does yellow stuff to ALL boards, epoxy and PU alike. Something physical....
6'0 - 175lbs - 29yrs - SoCal -
503 TG Baked Potato - 506 RF Potatonator - 506 WRF Vanguard - 510 FST Unibrow - 600 FST Michel Bourez - 600 FST Alternator - 602 FST Alternator Round - 603 FST Artillery
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Yeah PU blanks yellow for sure. Maybe worse. I don't think the EPS yellows though, I think it's more the Epoxy resin. Not sure if PE resin yellows or if it's just the blank. Probably a good bet that all resins yellow, even clear lacquers found on guitar bodies yellow.
6'0" - 77kg - 170lbs
502R FPT - DL front DS rears
506D RVG - Soar Powerbase DL
600Q FTJ/CBD - Soar Powerbase DL
604R FFE - Soar Powerbase DL
its nothing to do with sunshine or heat - Ireland is void of both
THE NEW FLEET
BAKED POTATO WRF 5'9
SUB SCORCHER FST 6'2
ALTERNATOR FST 6'6
36 YR - 5'10 & 90KG
PREVIOUS FW BOARDS
5'10 SWEET POTATO,
5'10 POTATONATOR,
6'0 FST SPITFIRE,
5'10 & 6'02 DOM -
5'04 SWEET POTATO -
6'04 FLEXFIRE
Ha! So your boards are also yellowing? Or rather a yellow-ish "lighter shade of pale"?Originally Posted by surferireland
Last edited by thisisharmless; 02-12-2012 at 04:12 PM.
They do go off white and I find its the more you use them, both my new spud ventless and my dom have done this to fairly equal degree's nothing to worry about though, its not going to slow you down or make you surf any worse?
THE NEW FLEET
BAKED POTATO WRF 5'9
SUB SCORCHER FST 6'2
ALTERNATOR FST 6'6
36 YR - 5'10 & 90KG
PREVIOUS FW BOARDS
5'10 SWEET POTATO,
5'10 POTATONATOR,
6'0 FST SPITFIRE,
5'10 & 6'02 DOM -
5'04 SWEET POTATO -
6'04 FLEXFIRE
Good to know.
6'0" Spitfire RF (Futures) / 6'2" Spitfire FST (FCS) / 6'1" El Fuego FST (FCS) / 6'2" Hellfire FST (Futures) / Alternator 6'4" FST (FCS) / 6'10 ADDvance RF (FCS) /
42 years young / 6'3" 180 lbs
Stuff I owned and sold: 5'6" Sweet Potato (FCS) (Sold) / 6'0" DOM (FCS) (Sold) / 6'2" DOM (FCS) (Sold) /
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