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| Smakutus |
 Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2002 4:57 pm |
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I think that is a cool one.. Seems like most of them are white or a solid colour paint background which looks like crap once it gets banged up. That one with the orange stain looks cool with the wood grain showing through.
Don't do it!
(But you can clean those bearings. )
Outt..
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| www.spyhillskates.com |
| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2002 5:10 pm |
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| You can get a lot of sticker goo off (try Goo Be Gone) and it'll look better, but don't try to repaint it. It's a cool looking board (even if Lester was a breakdancer), especially with the natural finish. |
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| Clay Hutz |
| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2002 5:34 pm |
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This isn't my area of expertise, but I've got some ideas from automobile restoration I'd like to share:
1.) GooGone works pretty well on sticker residue, but it can be pretty harsh on acrylic screens because it contains citric acid. Try using a good automotive Carnuba wax that contains a cleaner (the label will specify). The cleaner in the wax will loosen the gunk far more safely than the GooGone, but as with any cleaning product, you should test it on a small area first.
2.) If you need to fill rail holes or gouges in a deck, don't use wood putty. Instead use spot-glazing putty. DuPont makes a pretty good one. Body shops use it to fix small imperfections prior to painting. It is strong and pliable, whereas wood putty tends to crack and flake apart.
There. Hope that helps some of you.
P.S.: I'm not Dr. Blackheart, so don't ask.
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| bowlrider.com |
| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2002 8:20 pm |
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Hey MP.... that Lester is nice how it is, I wouldn't f with that one.... I usually only concider refurbing if it is totally f'd up and really doesn't hold much value anyways... but I would guess that one will hold its value just fine as is....
Nice Deck.... |
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| MasterPlan |
| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2002 11:49 pm |
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Thanks for the tips on the Lester Splash...I will leave it just as it is...it looks very cool in its natural state. I did clean up the board significantly since it has been in my possession (wheels, bearings, trucks, dirt/grime, etc.) so those pictures are kind of "before" shots.
By the way, on the subject of ding repairs, I got an incredible tip from Slob-Air (props to Slob-Air for turning me onto this forum) when I was refurbing a ruined Vision 10" Concave Shredder:
RECIPE FOR PERFECT SKATEBOARD DING REPAIR COMPOUND:
To make the perfect ding repair compound, as you know, do not use wood putty. Instead get the finest powder possible from maple (I sanded down an older deck and collected the dust in a baggie). One you have a decent amount of dust, mix it with just about equal parts of wood glue (any good, white wood glue works). Mix it together to make a paste until it's gets the consistency of toothpaste. I then cut a small corner off of the bottom of the baggie and squeezed it like toothpaste into the chips and dents on the edges of a ruined Vision Shredder. You can shape it with your fingers and then let it dry for approximately 24 hours. Once it dries, it is harder than wood, but sands to shape perfectly.
As a note, I have no plans to actually try to recreate the "Shredder." But, since it is pretty much a classic pig shape, I am going to try to make a custom board with my limited skills to either hang up if it comes out good or skate if it sucks. I'll keep you posted on it. Right now it is just a perfect blank thanks to Slob-Air and the recipe. |
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| slob-air |
| Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2002 1:30 pm |
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Thanks for the props Masterplan, the old glue and maple mix works awesome for snapped guitar necks as well (especially Hamer and Fender guitars).
Also, if you can clamp it down real hard with a couple peices of wood, so as not to dent the surface, the patch will be stronger than the actual deck or guitar you're fixing when it drys. |
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| Smakutus |
| Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2002 6:41 pm |
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What kinda Hamers do you own?
I own about 7 of them..
Outt..
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| slob-air |
| Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2002 10:08 pm |
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Smakutus... I don't own any Hamers anymore (although I'd love an Explorer), but I repaired at least 40 of them. They always snap at the nut.
Just have a couple of my custom jobs from my now defunct guitar co. |
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| Hammerhead |
| Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2002 11:15 pm |
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Im of the opinion that decks should always be left alone. Man, aint you guys ever see that appraisal show where some lady cleans up a piece of old furniture and turns our she looses like 100k because of it?
If one needs to fix up a board, better waint till a better one comes along.
Oh. Almost forgot, I only buy mint.  |
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| slob-air |
| Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2002 12:07 am |
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| I tend to agree Hammer, but if you want to repair a deck to ride it that's another thing. I've added months and even years to some of my decks by fixing them. |
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