Ding King

Very impressed as always. Been coming here since forever. Friendly and knowledgeable staff and the prices are more than favorable. Brought in a board with a busted fin box and within 48 hours I had it back! This is the only place to go for surfboard repairs, hands down!

Had an fcs plug ripped out of my board and took it to ding king for a quick fix. Repair looks great and they had it done in two days. Couldn’t ask for more.

The Ding King Surfboard Repair is awesome! Been here a couple of times with great results and was back yesterday with couple more surfboards needing their expertise. The pricing is more than fair as I’ve done plenty of my own repairs over the years so defiantly have an appreciation for how good they are. Yesterday I had a unique request of adding a center fin box to my sons quad fin short board as he has an idea of what this will do for this board. The crew walked me through placement of the fin box and why this certain position. What was cool is all the guys in the shop were all over my son Matt’s concept of what the added fin will do. Again, the price to add the box is totally fair. Highly recommend you let this group repair your rides.

Done the next day, $ 40 (small ding), quality work. I am happy. Dudes here are very easy going, and can polish off your ding pretty quick unless its something that needs more time. Hope to not have to be back here for a while but would definately give them the nob again.

I seem to visit this place frequently due to kooks who shouldn’t be at point breaks dropping in on me. But every time I go to Ding King they make it very simple. drop your board off, show them the repair spot, give them your info, get you quote and wait for a call. They seem to over quote on ETA’s but I think it makes it more exciting when you find out your board is done earlier than expected! I had a fin box replacement recently and it cost $ 40. I think that is fair considering the whole fin box was knocked out at Uppers! Good vibes and Great people here.

Absolutely stoked on these guys. Brought in two boards; a brand new epoxy thruster and my favorite poly thruster. The epoxy was brand new and suffered a hole punch in the nose after getting tangled up with another board. The poly had a cracked rail from a similar incident. Not only did they fix both up ahead of schedule, they did so with the utmost attention to detail and quality. They did a decent job of matching the black rails on my epoxy and managed to completely vanish any signs of impact on my poly.
Great guys doing great work! Feels good to know that the local repair shop is so on top of it. 5 stars.

A great product and/​or service is one segment to a great business while problem resolution/​customer service is another. I had a minor problem and the owner Brian stepped in and went above and beyond what was necessary and I couldn’t be happier. Customer for life. Thank you!

Dropped off a board for minor dings and to add a stomp pad. Quoted about $ 60 and was promised it would be done the following monday. Called monday, they said it wasnt done and would be done that thursday. A week later i went in and not only was the board not finished, the stomp pad wasnt put on either. Extremely dissappointed to be quoted TWO different days and the board wasnt even done until three weeks after the original quote date. Definitely lost a customer. Had about 5 more boards we wanted to bring in but ill take them to someone else.

A little while ago, I brought in a nearly brand new Donald Takayama Model T for a fairly minimal repair. I’ve had terrible luck with Roper in the past, so I figured I’d try out the North County competition.
Board had a golf ball-​sized shatter on the bottom (completely flat area of the board) from the nose of a shortboard hitting it. Not the end of the world, but since the board was almost new and had a cream colored tint, I didn’t want to do it myself.
When I walked in, I placed the board on the rack and we went over what needed to be repaired. I wanted a color match with no hurry on the repair — just a good, clean job. I think it was $ 65 to fix, a little pricey for one small ding, but with color and a professional repair, deemed it acceptable. Was told it would take a couple days to repair and I’d receive a call letting me know when it was complete.
Within 24 hours, I got a call saying my board was finished. It was at this point I was hit with two separate thoughts: 1) wow, that was really fast, I’m stoked to have my board back that quickly, and 2) wow, that was really fast… some would say a little too fast…
After already suffering from early signs of separation anxiety, I opted to drive up right away and pick up my board. Butterflies hit me as soon as I could smell the resin, hoping my board came out as expected. I handed the guy my slip and moments later he returned with my board. He set it up on the rack and all I could think was, «crap».
The golf ball-​sized repair was now closer to the size of a softball and I’m not sure how color match seemed to mean clear with visible q-​cel filler — it didn’t require filler, as it was only a shatter. Aside from looking horrible, it wasn’t even smooth. I figured at the very least, it should have been sanded flat and buffed out, yet there were very notable pits and bumps. As previously mentioned, this was on a completely flat portion of the board that should have been a cake walk to repair.
In hindsight, I should have left the board and told them to fix it again. I didn’t, so that’s on me. I was so annoyed, I just handed over the cash, grabbed my board and left.
It was with this single negative experience I’d be hesitant to bring any board to them again, let alone an expensive one. Perhaps they have your rail shatter on your clear 6’0″ thruster handled, but I would not take any nice resin jobs there.
They got a second star because of the quick turn around time.

great guys who do great work.

Great, honest, reasonably priced and reliable surfboard repair.

I would like to applaud these guys on not only a perfect repair, but some seriously quality customer service. I brought my «new» used board into Jerry yesterday, told him I was anxious to get it in the water, but it needed some TLC before it was water ready. He said he couldn’t guarantee anything, but would get to it as quickly as he could. I called today to check in on the board and it was already done — in 24 hours! Their pricing is also more than fair. Super nice guys, excellent repair work — my board looks brand new and I can even get an afternoon session in at Pipes. Thanks guys!

I have a magic board that I want to keep alive for awhile. In total, I brought my magic board to them 4 times within a span of 7 years since I’ve known them. Well, I know the old crew (that’s not there anymore) but not the new crew. The old crew were much more professional than the new. Why? Every time I brought my board in, they’ve automatically painted the area of repair! They get 10 stars!
This time, my 4^th time coming in to pick up my magic board… The guy told me, «I didn’t know if you want us to paint it or not?!?» So my solid colored board now has a big huge blob of white where the repair was fixed?!? I’m Stoked that my board is fixed but it doesn’t look clean.

This place is the surfboard equivalent of a TJ auto body shop. The epoxy repairs aren’t smooth and I could have matched the paint better by going to Home Depot and guessing. I hope the repairs at least hold up over time.

I brought my first board here, the board that I want to protect for the longest time possible (a locally shaped Stu Kenson with a marbled glassed-​in finish) and Ding King not only did a superior job with the hot top on the surface but they made my «ding» seem as if it is nearly invisible. Obviously nothing can be fixed to 100% but I am more than satisfied with their work and for a flat rate of $ 50 there is no room for complaints. I came here based off of a review and I hope that my review can benefit others as well! Thanks Ding King!

Did great work on my longboard which had taken quite a few hits over the years and was beginning to get squishy. They brought it back to life. Just took another board there to get repaired and ended up buying one of their used boards on consignment, a great deal. Will always go here for ding repair!

I took two boards here and they did a quality job on both. One was a buckled nose, and the other needed a fin box replaced. I’ve had multiple people comment to me on what a great job was done on the buckle, and I always tell ‘em «Ding King is the place». I gave them the 5^th star because I dropped the boards off early in the week and when I called to see how it was going they asked, «Do you have a board for the weekend? No? Well then I’ll bump it up to get it done by Friday.». They did, I picked it up on Friday, and was able to catch the weekend swell that was happening at the time. Great service.

Yup, I did it… drove off without strapping down my brand new race board and watched it hit the road at 30 mph. Could have been a disaster but thanks to Ding King, I have my board back with minimal reminders of the crash. Brian really did a masterful job disguising the repairs with a near perfect match of the paint color and pattern. I had a ding in another board fixed here a few months ago — can’t even locate the repair. I’m very happy with Ding King craftsmanship and highly recommend this business.

Will grade on two things. I had a light buckle on the nose of my brand new board, which they did a pretty good job of fixing (not completely flush but a lot better then I could ever do).
It all went downhill when I noticed some huge pressure dings all over my tail that were not there when I dropped it off a week prior. Was offered 10 bucks off for them blowing it… make sure you scan your board with them so they see that there is nothing else wrong with your board — have them mark off where there are problems.

I’ve known Brian Szymanski for 20 years and he does excellent work at a very fair price. You can always rely on his shop guys Guru’s Little Brian and Jerry to be super friendly and knowledgeable and it’s always a pleasure. Brian shapes surfboards for Channel island’s pro team riders and the best prone and stand up paddle racers in the world. Bring your surfboard and stand up paddle board’s to the ding King in Encinitas for repair and you won’t be sorry.