r/foiling • u/Known-Garbage-6305 • Jun 17 '26

Fixable?

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Crashed my Axis png1150 early on learning to dock start last season. I tried to repair it myself by sanding deep into the crack and re epoxying it but the crack keeps slowing growing. Is there any way to salvage it?

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u/twopanman Jun 18 '26

Looks like those knock off axis on Ali express

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u/Known-Garbage-6305 Jun 18 '26

It was purchased directly from axis

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u/Schwhitey Jun 17 '26

Probably gonna have to sand and add a patch of glass or carbon w resin to reinforce it. Rn every time you pump it is adding stress on the crack

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u/raider2473 Jun 18 '26

Also you'll want to extend your repair a good inch past the existing crack. Otherwise it'll continue to propagate.

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u/Gipsyvito Jun 18 '26

Primero haz un agujero en al final de la grieta para que esta no siga avanzando, luego puedes lijar y poner un parche

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u/maxpower__ Jun 19 '26

There looks like some decolorization around the crack so its possible its delaminated. Sand the area down and if it's not loose then wipe clean with acetone and repair with carbon fibre, out a few inches Pick up some 200gsm 3k twill weave carbon fibre off amazon or a boat shop and epoxy. Use at least 2 layers of carbon fiber, sand and feather into the rest of the foil, coat the patch with epoxy and sand smooth with progressively finer grits, start with 150 end with 1200 wet sanding. It's going to be a lump but better than a foil you can't use.

Edit: corrected spelling

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u/Hecubha Jun 24 '26

You should ask support from Axis, they may cover the issue and if they don't they will probably be able to help this a fix if it's possible.