How to fill fin holes?

wcwakeskater · Posted: Jun 12, 2004 7:26 pm Post subject: How to fill fin holes?

I am wondering what I should fill the fin holes with when I ride without the fins in. I heard candle wax, but has anyone tried that? If so, how did it work?

el · Backside 180 Joined: 07 Oct 2003 Posts: 1739 City: The Sea

I took a couple cheap tiny paintbrushes and put two coats of marine varnish in there. A plus is that you can take fins on and off as needed without messing with wax or anything temporary.

seven11dmd · Posted: Jun 12, 2004 9:46 pm Post subject:

i did candle wax and it works fine and wasnt messy or anyhting like that...good stuff

ollieshuvitz · Posted: Jun 12, 2004 10:27 pm Post subject:

Marine Silicon works as well.

minus_gravity · Pop Shuvit Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 205 City: Dalton

go the hillbilly way and put a piece of electical tape on the top and bottom...comes off easy when you want to put your fin back on and it has worked well at keeping the water out for me so far

dMaus · Pop Shuvit Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 121 City: Longwood

i just used the wax the orthodontist gave me to fill it and it workd great.

offkilter23 · Pop Shuvit Joined: 23 Mar 2004 Posts: 221 City: venice

i bet that wax would probly work better than candle wax....wont melt in the sun

nick · Posted: Jun 14, 2004 6:25 pm Post subject:

i didnt know i was supposed to fill those... whoops... o well its just my sh|tty old scape

wcwakeskater · Posted: Jun 14, 2004 6:26 pm Post subject:

i have always ridden with fins, but if i can ever find a 4-trac, i will want to fill those extras holes in so i don't screw it up.

Schmaltz · Backside 180 Joined: 16 Sep 2003 Posts: 721 City: San Jose

...BONDO...
fill it sand it...

wcwakeskater · Posted: Jun 14, 2004 6:28 pm Post subject:

Schmaltz, is that something that i will be able to take out when i want to put the fins in there? cuz i don't want it to be permanent.

Schmaltz · Backside 180 Joined: 16 Sep 2003 Posts: 721 City: San Jose

no you would have to re-drill it...
you could go to the hardware store and get plastic snap caps at {1/4 20} size that will fit perfectly in there and pop out when you want... Thats what i use.

wcwakeskater · Posted: Jun 14, 2004 6:46 pm Post subject:

alright, i might try that sometime. thanks man.

Vance Collins · Guest

I just dont worry about it. And i do wheelies and make water shoot up thru the holes. Im so cool. Cool

jerrysk8 · Posted: Jun 14, 2004 7:58 pm Post subject:

my 4-trac came with rubber plugs, but they stick out too much and so i just melt wax into the holes.

wcwakeskater · Posted: Jun 14, 2004 8:00 pm Post subject:

man, u lucky bastard. lol. 4-trac and rubber plugs.

kento911 · Kickflip Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 3657 City: Phoenix

I've had bad luck with wax(melting in the sun) and plastic plugs (randomly dissapear after a session) i just bought some threaded plugs and threaded the holes and screwed them in they worked the best when i had my cassette, they look like a piece of a bolt with a hole for an allen wrench in the top you can get them at the hardware store the best part is you can get them small enough that they don't stick out and if you get them in stainless they don't rust