Gluing Foam?

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Gluing Foam?

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Has anyone tried glueing foam to a wooden paipo for more bouyancy? I tried using gorilla glue to hold a sheet of closed-cell foam (a half inch camping pad) to a plywood board, and it completely sucked. the foam began ripping away after two waves.

I saw on the old forum that someone used a sheet of cork for extra flotation. Is that more functional than foam? Where do you buy it?
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you can buy close cell foam with peel and stick on the back from a place from call northshoreinc from 1/16" to 4" thick or you can use the good old can of contact cement (not the water base type) but the good old nasty smelling stuff. I have used it on my boards and it has never comes off and when I tried to get it off it took all the varnish off with it. I use the 1/16" stuff on some boards not for more buouncy but for grip instead of wax
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Cool. Thanks Mr. Mike.
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On my recent trip to NZ I met Dave Jackman. He glues EVA foam to fibreglass using F2 glue. One of the purposes of the EVA is added buoyancy.

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Appears that F2 is the down under version of contact cement.
If it's real stinky it'll prolly stick real good. ;)

Cork is cool cuz it's natural and self sustaining.
You can even build a boat from it.http://www.corkboat.com/
Good lumber yards and most well stocked home stores carry sheet cork, the thicker the better says I.

Speaking of cork, where the heck is Poobah?
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ya mr cork
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I've only done floor repairs with cork. What do you use to work with it for shaping and what would you seal it with - varnish?

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Cork shapes easily with abrasive papers.
There's a lot of board work being done with cork these days..
Especially rails
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You can seal cork with any number of concoctions such as thinned varnish or Tru Oil but for use as a deck it's not really needed and may possibly lessen the grippage.
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In Australia we have regular neighbourhood garbage pickups and I scrounge thru to find old gym / yoga mats. Theyre about $20- $25 to buy new but free if youre pride doesnt stop you digging thru trash.
Ive glued them on with waterproof "Liquid Nails".
The older mats erode quickly and they suck water, So if youre going to dumpster dive, aim for quality !
....the wetter.....the better.....
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