kookyfish

it's done

After getting the board to a stage where it was posible to do some graphics, I did....

Instead off painting I printed off a pattern and stuck it down using pva glue.

I re-gripped the top with tread grip tape.

I wanted a real cruisy ride so 180 r11 with tracker + yellow randal bushings on a 50* plate.

I went for a larger wheel than normal 76 strikers 84a  and the ride is so cool. It's smooth as and pumps great.

painted

I have painted undercoat and done some graphics, which I'll have to post tomorrow because I left my camera at work.

The board is coming along.

keep skating:)

masking the deck

So I've drilled the holes for the plates to go on Ive drill old new incase I want to change trucks later on.

You can see how the putty gives you a very nice solid piece to drill into.

I want to run some grip tape along the deck in strips so Ive masked out the lines ready for a varnish.

The underside Im just going to paint.

Ive painted a white undercoat so tomorrow that will be dry and I can start varnishing and applying

the grip tape.

sanding and marking out

Now that the putty is hard I've sanded it back to a smooth finish.

It's best to use a good flat sander or block and 80grade sand paper.

I'm happy with that so now I have to make out where the trucks should go.

I put some masking tape down the center so I can mark a line.

As the boards' shape has changed the best way to find the center again is to run a string line from point to point.

I'm making the wheel base 26 inch, this will be a nice deck to get around town and bomb a small hill.

Tomorrow I'll start to drill and set up for painting.   

Repairing an old deck

Everyone has an old deck somewhere that would normally get binned.

I've got on here that with a little help can be brought back to life and become something you'd be proud to ride and give you  a lot of fun.

Over the next week I'll post my progress and hopefully give you some ideas on how you can do the same if you have an old board collecting dust.

You'll need a good gap filler, I'm using (knead it)  a polymer repair kit that is like a putty and can be pressed into cracks and holes easily.

Make sure any dust or grease is cleaned away so the putty really sticks.This stuff sets hard in 1hr.

As you can see there has been many holes drilled for different set ups over the yrs so it really is an area that has to be sorted out before new trucks are fitted.

Once you push in the putty in make sure there is a mound so when you sand it back there will be a nice smooth finish.

Make sure you push some in the back as well and yes people do forget.

Tomorrow I'll sand it back and start on shaping the rails and setting out the trucks.