Carnage Co. Surfboard Repairs is a surf shop at 55a Overtoun Terrace in Mount Victoria, Wellington, and it holds a five-star Google rating.
A surf shop that lives by repairs earns its keep in the details: matching the right resin to the board — epoxy and traditional fibreglass builds need different systems — and colour-matching patches so the mend doesn't shout. The usual advice is to get dings seen to quickly, because water soaking into the foam does more harm than the knock itself, leaving boards heavy and discoloured. Wellington's south-coast reefs are hard on rails, fins and tails, so a good local repairer sees plenty of pressure dents, cracks and snapped fins, and regulars tend to judge them on honest quotes and a watertight finish.
Tucked into Mount Victoria, close to the city and a short drive from the south-coast breaks, Carnage Co. gives Wellington surfers a five-star-rated place to keep their boards dry.