rshapin my butter

wake-till-i-die · Pop Shuvit Joined: 16 Sep 2003 Posts: 166 City: orlando

i have the butter wakeskate an the only thing i dont like about it is the sharp rails. i was thinking of sanding them so there more round, but then i was thinking ide have to re seal the sides and i dont want to ruin it. what do u guys think

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

are they reshapeable rails I don't know if it would be a good idea cause you could mess your board up.

David Legler · Posted: Sep 07, 2004 11:48 am Post subject:

i'm pretty sure it wouldn't work. the boards rails weren't made to be reshapable

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

I don't know, brandon thomas cuts the kicktails down on his gate, but working with something crucial like the rails might be a different story. I dont' think it would be impossible...but I'd be nervous about trying it. And I can't remember if the old wakeboards that were used for wakeskates were narrowed down at all or what....

EDIT: Ok, I'm back. I actually think this would be possible. I have an old article about slalom wakeboarding and their equipment, and how they would take the old HO hyperlites and cut them in half, remove some of the "width" and then piece it back together so they'd have a narrower shred stick. So of they can do a major project like that with compression molded foam and make it work, I think you might be able to work around the rail issue. The main thing (I think--remember, this is my opinion) would be to keep a nice consistent arc shape to the rail (the "sidecut" as wakeboarders like to call it), and to seal it up when you're done so the foam doesn't take on any water.

kento911 · Kickflip Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 3657 City: Phoenix

electricsnow, is right, but what you would have to do is cut off more than you want then fill the "hole" or "gash" left ( because you will probably be into the foam core by the time you round them off enough) with polyester resin then sand the resin to the dimensions you want, thats pretty much what brandon did to his kicktails.

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

sounds like to much work to reshape your rails.

wake-till-i-die · Pop Shuvit Joined: 16 Sep 2003 Posts: 166 City: orlando

yeah im lazy ill just keep on usin it the way it is, it might make me a better rider, im just so used to the rail on the caseetes.

Martinsen46 · Ollie Joined: 15 Aug 2004 Posts: 61

couldn't you just take sandpaper and grind down the rails, with either hand or a sander?