Aqua Tech Glassing

After years of being warned to stay away from Aquatech, I had a fin box repair on my prized Pavel and was convinced by a friend that things had changed there. I was encouraged when they answered the phone (which hadn't been true in the past) and told that turnaround times had improved. Cons: Poor workmanship doesn't begin to describe it more

I've had 5 custom boards made at Aquatech, all have been superb. Ken, Skip, Scott and the crew have been helpful, respectful and efficient. I've never surfed better boards; period. I've had four repairs done; only one was a little sketchy. Highly recommended. Pros: Courteous, efficient, helpful. Cons: Deep in Marina Del Rey more

I brought my board here to fix a board I had just bought (Al Merrick) and was dinged on a recent trip to Costa Rica. I was expecting a quality repair that were in line with their prices (high). What I got was a half a$$ed job that didn't remotely blend with my glass job. On top of that the older guy that helped me out was kind of a j3rk (very dismissive and unhelpful. He circled a few spot on the board with a sharpie and didn't even take the time to clean them off. so I got a sucky repair and a few sharpie circles on my board. I did my next repair myself with a kit I got a the Rip Curl store and was much happier with the results. Cons: expensive, poor quality, rip off more

After two prior bad repair jobs years ago.... I heard good things about the new repair crew at Aqua Tech and decided to give them a shot at putting back the fins that I ripped off of my new $900 Hynson Twinzer. I was imediately put at ease by Adam there .He assured me that it was a routine repair job, And I assured him That I would scrutinize their work on my Hynson, giving them every opportunity to back out of doing the job. when I came to pick up the board, I immediately saw that one of the fin plugs were set too deep, and the surrounding area looked like it was sanded by a monkey with a golf ball. Adam's Brusk response was ""well Shawn will have to rip all this out and do it over"" in a totally annoyed fashion. I stopped by two weeks after that to pick up the board ready or not. Upon arriving I saw that the board wasn't even looked at since my last visit so I decided I was gonna just take it somewhere else. That's when it got ugly..... I was told I couldn't take it with out paying. So then I asked to see Shawn (the boss). Shawn came out and told the me same. when I argued the fact that I had demanded a flawless repair, he said things ""it'll ride fine""and ""the angles of the fins are right"". That's when I knew I was talking to someone who didn't understand quality or performance nor service. So I figured the hassle wasn't worth my time and aggravation so he cut me a deal for $40 ($75 original). I took the board and split. when I got home I put the fins back in, only to notice the ANGLES OF THE FINS WERE WRONG!!!!! So now after 3 1/2 weeks and $40, I now have something to get repaired that is more difficult than before.... nice........... Cons: quality, service, attitude more