Painting logos on your griptape?

bondmaxbondrock · Pop Shuvit Joined: 29 May 2013 Posts: 141

Hey so after watching a bunch of videos, I noticed a lot of pros spray paint logos on their grip. Does anyone know where they get the stencils, or how to make them? I know I'm new and all but that just makes it look really cool and I'd like to do that to my skateboard actually haha

POPTART · 360 flip Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 7621

I think most of them just put down the stickers and paint over, then pull them off.
You can always print on a yellow folder then use a blade to cut out the stencil

or get those paint pens and do it free hand

I like how stoaked you are about wakeskating so far! Keep it going, I am waiting on your first shuv landed post! Smash

bondmaxbondrock · Pop Shuvit Joined: 29 May 2013 Posts: 141

Oh so you put a sticker on the folder, then paint the entire folder, then cut it up so it's a stencil?

And thanks! Yeah I'm super stoked. It just looks really fun, something I know I'll enjoy. And I'm sure I'll keep you guys posted on my progress, hopefully after next weekend I'll be able to atleast say I can get up and carve around!

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10735 City: Jefferton

You could cut your own stencils also. I did that for awhile, along with the freehand paint pen thing.

bondmaxbondrock · Pop Shuvit Joined: 29 May 2013 Posts: 141

How exactly do you cut your own stencils? And wow the freehand paint pen thing sounds hard haha

Brandon stuart · Ollie Joined: 21 Aug 2012 Posts: 66 City: Bloemfontein

ive done this quite a bit . you fint the picture you want (uasually search stencils on google) then you print it out and with a pen out line the areas that you want to cut out then take the paint pen and cut them out. this can take quite long Very Happy

dscsk8er55 · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 1030 City: Orlando

My wife free handed a couple on my board...

dscsk8er55 · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 1030 City: Orlando

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GnarShredd · Backside 180 Joined: 24 Jan 2009 Posts: 1529 City: Seattle

You can find stencil patterns online and plenty of tutorials on how to make/use your own. I used to print them out and then cut them out with an xacto knife, then just tape them to my deck and hit it with a little spraypaint.

Make sure that you cover the rest of the surface up if you do it with spray, it tends to get everywhere and if you didn't cover the parts you didn't want to paint you'll have a light mist on the board.

bondmaxbondrock · Pop Shuvit Joined: 29 May 2013 Posts: 141

Okay, thanks! So basically, you just trace the picture you want onto some cardboard or something, then cut it out and use it as a stencil?

LATX · Pop Shuvit Joined: 16 Aug 2012 Posts: 197 City: Austin

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bondmaxbondrock · Pop Shuvit Joined: 29 May 2013 Posts: 141

Okay yeah I'll just cover the rest of the board with a sheet or something

PIRATE · Kickflip Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 2651

I like that NASCAR/billboard look...... It lets people know I'm still a ultimate bro brah....... And that my rock star energy remote wake skate was popping real good.

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10735 City: Jefferton

I guess the sponsor stuff can get kind of boring, but when you look at old photos of natas' skateboard, or mark gonzales, that grip art is a whole different thing with them and i loved it.

But now i just want to get some aquarium grip. #branded #YOLO

bondmaxbondrock · Pop Shuvit Joined: 29 May 2013 Posts: 141

Haha yeah to be honest I think the O'Neill logo spray painted on just looks sick

girlsafteryou · Pop Shuvit Joined: 16 Jun 2009 Posts: 102 City: Seattle

I like having a visual reference, I always just used a sticker from whatever board company it was and stenciled it on with white or magenta. Some boards are hard to see, with my skateboards I always scratch a cross or line for foot placement.