Surfboard colour & resin tints
Solid colour laps, top and bottom, are included in the cost of your surfboard. Resin tints, swirls, custom sprays and pin lines are mixed and laid by hand in Joe's Currumbin Waters factory. Don't see your shade? He'll mix it for you.
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Included, and extra
Every board leaves the factory in a matt finish unless you ask for something else. Anything beyond a solid lap adds hours at the bench, so it is quoted with your board: the price depends on the size of the board and what you are asking for.
Included
Solid colour laps, top and bottom, in any colour from the palette or one mixed for you. Matt finish.
Quoted with your board
Resin swirls, custom sprays, pin lines, gold leaf and a gloss finish. Joe confirms the price in your free consultation, before anything is made.
Also yours to choose
A coloured or black stringer, glossed logos, resin inlays, and an engraving of up to 50 characters.
Four ways colour goes on
"Can you do it in green?" has four possible answers. Each gives a different look. Know which is which and you can brief Joe in one sentence.
Colour mixed into the laminating resin, little enough that it stays see-through. Deep and translucent, like coloured glass. Suits fish, mid-lengths and logs.
More pigment, so you can no longer see through it: a solid, flat colour. The bottom in one colour wrapped onto the rails, the deck in another or left clear. Included.
Two or more colours of resin poured together and moved across the board as it is laminated. No two are the same. You choose the colours and the mood, the resin does the rest.
Paint from a spray gun, usually on the shaped foam before glassing so it ends up sealed under the glass. Hard edges, fades, stripes, panels and artwork.
Joe's palette
The colours Joe keeps on his palette cards. Pick one to see it as a lap on the deck, the bottom or the rails. Want a shade that is not here? He'll custom mix it, whether it goes into the resin or is sprayed on.
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White
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Paint and resprays, beyond the custom
Joe sprays in house, and paint is a big part of the workshop. Custom sprays, full resprays and colour matching for surfboards, boats, Jet Skis and other craft, on boards he shaped and boards he didn't.
- Custom sprays on a new board: hard edges, fades, stripes, panels and artwork.
- Resprays to bring an older board back, or a rail repair finished with a fresh spray.
- Colour matching on repairs, so a fixed ding disappears into the original colour.
- Boats and Jet Skis as well as surfboards. Everything Joe does.
Colour from the factory
The same eye on repairs
When a ding is fixed on a coloured board, the new resin has to match colour that has been in the sun for a few years. Colour matching is one of the things Joe's repair customers mention most.
He will always tell you before he starts how close a match is realistic.
“The colour match is perfect and like new again.”
A big repair on a Keyo longboard. In Joe's words: "Never would have known."
Colour questions
Is colour included in the price of my board?
Solid colour laps, top and bottom, are included in the cost of your surfboard.
What do swirls and sprays cost?
They are quoted with your board, because the price depends on the size of the board and how much hand work is involved. Joe confirms it in the free consultation.
Can you match a colour I bring in?
Yes. If you don't see your shade on the palette, Joe will custom mix it, blended into the resin or sprayed onto your board.
Matt or gloss?
Every board leaves in a matt finish unless you ask for something else. Matt is lighter and hides small scratches. Gloss means extra coats and a lot of polishing, and makes tints and swirls look deeper.
What else can I choose besides colour?
A coloured or black stringer, glossed logos, resin inlays, and an engraving of up to 50 characters.
Can you colour match a repair on my board?
Yes. When a ding is fixed on a coloured board, Joe matches the new resin to colour that has been in the sun for a few years, and tells you before he starts how close a match is realistic. Get a repair quote.
Keep reading: surfboard colour: tints, pigments, swirls and sprays, twenty hours on Bec's 8'6" longboard, or more answers in the Cross Design FAQ.
On colour matching
Joes repairs are amazing! Have had 3 boards fixed by him, including a fin box and thunderbolt board and they were all 10/10. Perfectly colour matched and so professional. Good prices and just a lovely guy. Would recommend to anyone and will defs be back!
Joe is an absolute lord!!
I’ve had many many boards repaired by Joe and he’s a wizard. An absolute master of his craft, fin boxes, creases, big dings… joe is your guy! Your boards will come back stronger and better than they were before. Trust me.
Colour matching has always been on point too!!
He’s a great shaper/repairer and an even better person!!
Second time getting my boards repaired by Joe and super happy again! He fixed two boards for me and the colour matching was perfect. Great repairs and super friendly service. Thanks Joe! 🤙
Design your surfboard with Joe
Bring reference photos, or come in and see the palette cards at 2/14 Nuban St, Currumbin Waters. Shop open Monday to Friday 9am to 4:30pm, Saturday 9am to 12pm. Contact 24/7, 7 days a week.
