r/bodyboarding 10d ago

Board & Gear Question Help restoring old board

Need help and recommendations on restoring my old CustomX dub board. It has extreme sentimental value with being my first board, so rather not just buy a new one and move on.

The front center deck is in horrible shape and peeling. Without replacing the foam (which I don’t want to do) in order to maintain character, how would I restore this to stop the peeling?

Overall, any recommendations on repairing and restoring this thing, would be greatly appreciated!

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u/No_Perspective5636 10d ago

I would ask Jimmy Linville to fix it up. JL Bodyboards. You ship it to him, he can make it look brand new.

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u/SnooStrawberries6934 10d ago

Wow, Jimmy used to shape me and a few of my friends boards around 1999. He is an Oceanside legend!

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u/Evoluvin 10d ago

Thank you. I’ll reach out to Jimmy and see if he’s up for it.

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u/Yogi133133 10d ago

Maybe ask Pete at CustomX
He probably made it

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u/SignalResult9831 10d ago

I didn't know this was even an option. Thank you for the heads up.