You want to keep all that intact, because it definitely affects the authenticity of the surfboard. Delamination occurs when heat or stress or anything else separates the fiberglass from the foam ...

From iconic, historical boards, Hollywood-dusted craft, and the odd artist rendition, some surfboards have been bought, and sold, for eye-watering amounts. Others can be considered priceless. But ...

This radically changed the way surfboards were made as Balsa wood gave way to PU foam and fiberglass and the rest, so the say, is history. Does it have to be forever though? No, not at all.