How to Paint My Skate

Yuri · Raley Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 1977 City: orlando

Ok, I`m going to paint my skate i read the article they have on the site how to do it but it seemed kind of confusing. Will someone please explain to me how to paint my skate and whats the best paint to use, I`m going to get sandpaper to get the paint of my board where do I go from there?

Thanks in advance.

freerider4 · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 2462

I started to use sandpaper but quickly said forget this I found the industrials strength rust oleum spray paint works fairly well

Vance Collins · Guest

WaKeSk8Er1234,

Here's what i did.

1. Used an electric sander (might mouse) and lighty sanded the board until i got all of the paint off.

2. Then took masking tape and put around the outside edges of the grip tape so that I wouldnt get paint on it.

3. Went to the genreal hardware store here in town and picked up some wood paint and a can of clear coat sealer.

4. Paint the whole board with one even coat, wait a day for the coat to completly dry, put a 2nd coat on, wait again, then do one or 2 coats of the clear spray sealer.

Heres some before and after pictures!

brad · Guest

dude vance thats a dope board man, i did the same exact thing as you man and its work perfect. I painted to rails bright yellow though and the line down the middle bright orange. At least i will know it's my board you know. but that 484 is dope. i was riding at owc with chase once and he had one of his numerous 484 and it was real light(like wieght) is yours the same?

brad · Guest

o ya YURI, i didnt find it nesecary to paint the bottom considering you just mess it up sliding rails and such.

Frye · Guest Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 3335

i just took a can of spray paint and painted mine. thats why it looks like crap. (see picture) but now it looks cool because i took a can of white spray paint and just kind of made big blobs with it. so it actually looks liek a piece of shizzle

Scott Jones · Posted: Jun 19, 2004 9:31 pm Post subject:

I made my board, so I didn't have to sand off old graphics or anything, but I just made a stencil out of newspaper and tagboard in the design that I wanted, secured it with masking tape, then masked off the edges, and used three coats of neon green from a rattle can. Then I pulled up the tape, and put on three coats of waterproof lacquer. I sanded the board with 400 grit paper between each coat of lacquer so that they would bond together easier.

nick · Posted: Jun 19, 2004 9:40 pm Post subject:

i just covered the edges of the grip with duct tape and spray painted away

endpro · Pop Shuvit Joined: 26 May 2004 Posts: 118 City: slc

i kinda did what vance did, but i didnt put sealer on it, and mine is light pink. and i made some dope stencils, the whole bottom is coverd. CCB represent

Parky · Guest

Vance Collins · Guest

Parky,

why dont your 'sponsers' give you stickers to represent them with? or did they send a magic marker?

Parky · Guest

vance, hahahaha well now I got some good ones!! my Ten-80 stickers are dope!! and I got some really nice stokecity.ca ones too...

those pics I didn't have any... but now i do Wink

numb · Posted: Jun 24, 2004 8:53 pm Post subject:

Vance
is that a byrley or a catylyst behing ur 484???

Vance Collins · Guest

byerly

numb · Posted: Jun 24, 2004 11:07 pm Post subject:

whos is it

numb · Posted: Jun 24, 2004 11:07 pm Post subject:

like is it yours or whos

Vance Collins · Guest

its mine.

numb · Posted: Jun 25, 2004 9:19 pm Post subject:

thoguth u hated foam boards