Why Our boards last longer
Epoxy, not Poly
We use Entropy epoxy resin, not polyester resin. Not only does this mean our boards are less harmful to the environment and our staff’s lungs, but they are also considerably stronger. Gram for gram, poly resin and resin weigh nearly the same. However, epoxy is 40% stronger than poly.
So your board weighs nearly the same, but is much, much stronger.
gloss coats for durabilty
All Mando Surf Co. boards come with the industry-referred-to as a “Gloss Coat”. This means we hot coat the board, sand it, then hot coat it again, and hit it with one more sand. This is how boards were made in the 70s and 80s, before cheap “pop-outs” became popular.
2 Hot Coats + 2 Sands = A board built to last
To do a “pro-finish” like Channel Island or Fire Wire’s, board builders have to sand the board relatively flat before they apply a hot coat. This means they are sanding into the fiberglass, thereby making the board much weaker. You are not able to tell when the board is on the rack, but after 1 or 2 surfs, your footprints are all over the board.