WHAT?!

Slapdown · Kickflip Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 4240 City: Austin

I finally got my K39 today, and i got to ride for a little while, In fact, i only had time for two runs before it started raining.
Anyways, i got back in the boat, and when i looked at the bottom, there were cracks along the fin holes (i was riding finless), what should i do to prevents these cracks from increasing?

Grouch · Kickflip Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 3146 City: The OC

The cracks are probably just the paint. Nothing you can do and its nothing to really worry about.

Slapdown · Kickflip Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 4240 City: Austin

well they like stick out from the surface a little, is that still okay? If it's just the paint that's fine, i don't really care at all about graphics.

Grouch · Kickflip Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 3146 City: The OC

With out seeing it, I cant be for sure. But most likely its the paing just cracking.

Post a pic if possible.

Slapdown · Kickflip Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 4240 City: Austin

okay hold your horses

Grouch · Kickflip Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 3146 City: The OC

Slapdown · Kickflip Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 4240 City: Austin

Mr. Top Hat · Dead Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 5818

sounds like paint cracking. mine did that. mine also split into a bilevel today too so i might throw an extra coat of polyeurathane regardless.

Grouch · Kickflip Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 3146 City: The OC

Its a little blurry, but that is just the paint bubbling up off of the board. The water goes through the fin holes and causes the paint around the holes to peel and crack. Its no big deal and will happen to any painted wood deck.

Slapdown · Kickflip Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 4240 City: Austin

*sigh* awesome, thanks man, i was scared for a while there.

there is no smiley for relief...so... Mr T

HatzicScape112 · Posted: Jul 07, 2005 6:23 pm Post subject:

haha yah mine is wecked, but oh well i am putting my team logo on the bottom of it soon, getting a custom decal made!! woo hoo!! its more fun with wood b/c then you can make your own paint job and not feel bad about it heh.

Slapdown · Kickflip Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 4240 City: Austin

HatzicScape112, haha, yeah I do that with blank skateboard decks... I own spraypainting!!! Twisted Evil

HatzicScape112 · Posted: Jul 07, 2005 6:29 pm Post subject:

here is the logo that is going on the bottom of my deck

Slapdown · Kickflip Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 4240 City: Austin

that's pretty sweet dude, does it say something, or is it just a logo?

HatzicScape112 · Posted: Jul 08, 2005 12:37 am Post subject:

it stands for Ride hatzic. its the lake my buddy and i skate on, pretty rad lake, almost private. so t salmost always calm. but yah thats it!

Frye · Guest Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 3337

haztic. post a pic. i will be amazed if you get it to look liquidy like that using spraypaint. slapdown, fill your finholes with candle wax, they might not have sealed the inside of your finholes and your board is taking on water.

HatzicScape112 · Posted: Jul 08, 2005 12:45 am Post subject:

no i am making a custom decal through my bro
so its not that bad actually. and its only my skate, i am drying it out bigtimr after the summer.