The Ding King Surfboard Repair
585 Westlake St, Encinitas, CA, 92024 · +1 760-753-0316
Service area: San Diego County, CA -- explicitly serving San Diego, Del Mar, Carlsbad, Oceanside, and San Clemente in addition to its Encinitas home base
Also serves: Carlsbad, Del Mar, Oceanside, San Clemente, San Diego
One of the oldest surfboard repair businesses in San Diego County: originally established in Encinitas during the early 1970s by original owner "Buttons Humphrey." Now run by shaper/owner Brian Szymanski, with over 25 years of board-building experience and a background as a SUP/paddleboard designer (manufacturing ties to Lahui Kai). Repairs surfboards and SUPs/paddleboards in polyester, epoxy, carbon, and wood construction. Walk-ins welcome for a same-visit quote -- no appointment necessary.
Repair capabilities
Confirmed, not offered, or not yet verified — unknown never means no.
Construction compatibility
Service model
- In-house repair
- Yes
- Drop-off / referral accepted
- Yes
- Walk-ins welcome (no appointment required)
- No
Turnaround
Turnaround time has not been verified yet.
Pricing
Polyester
- simple ding
- $50-65
- simple ding w/fill
- $70-90
- large ding w/fill
- $100-150
- leash plug
- $70
- fin box
- $80
- fin box each additional
- $60
- single fin box
- $120-180
- glass on
- $150
- broken board
- $250-350
- delam
- $175-400
- delam extra dings
- $20 each
- delam XL ding
- $50 each
Epoxy
- simple ding
- $60-70
- single ding w/fill
- $80-100
- large ding w/fill
- $110-160
- leash plug
- $80
- side box
- $90
- side box each additional
- $70
- single fin box
- $130-150
- broken nose
- $140-200
- buckle
- $125-190
- broken board
- $275-400
- glass on
- $160
- delam
- $200-450
- delam extra dings
- $25 each
- delam XL dings
- $60 each
SUP
- simple ding
- $70-90
- single w/fill
- $100-160
- large complex
- $175-250
- side box
- $160
- side box each additional
- $100
- buckle
- $250-450
- broken nose by quote
- leash plug
- $80
- handle
- $250
- single fin box
- $200
- each extra ding
- $30
- XL dings
- $70
Walk-ins welcome for an on-the-spot quote, no appointment necessary.
As described by the business, not a fixed price list.
Payment & languages
Payment: Check, Credit Card, Debit Card
Hours
- Sun
- Closed
- Mon
- 10AM–6PM
- Tue
- 10AM–6PM
- Wed
- 10AM–6PM
- Thu
- 10AM–6PM
- Fri
- 10AM–6PM
- Sat
- 10AM–2PM
Verification
Public Source · Last verified 2026-08-31