Setup Maintenance Thread

[Jollyoli]

Still can't figure out why my front two wheels cone so quickly. Must be wheelbite? Improper/excessive sliding?
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Excessive tick-tacking.

[handsclapanin]

As a youngin, I lived right across the street from this killer ditch. It was in the midwest; so every spring it was really dirty. I can remember taking the garden hose to my board to clean it. In the 30 years since; my set up maintenance habits haven't improved much. Focus it and get another, basically. I ride my boards until they're pretty crusty. I'm fine with some chips. I don't think I've ever really cleaned a set of bearings. But I've also never had a pair of swiss. Reading this thread is the first I've heard that WD40 is bad?

The one thing I do though is not leave my board in the trunk of my car. It comes in the house with me.

[j....soy.....]

I turn them in too but yah, I rotate them so my next set up I'm removing them all together.....

i think my front toe wheel gets he most wear and wheel bite.....

[max power]

I take it into the shop every 500 miles.

[Xen]

ive some other brand, I hate dusty grip and they last forever, got a belt sander version from home depot years ago


Came bundled on amazon, picked it up after building a DIY version that didn't workout - The bearing tool...used it once or twice, more trouble than it's worth (doesn't work if you use spacers; has helped me once or twice get a bearing out of some hard ass rictas)




Ran out of speed cream and using this right now, works just fine (and was on sale)


Used this forever until the mounting socket popped out/broke, now I keep it around for the re-threader


Best tool, hands down for home/car


Clip this on when I go anywhere


And of course;


Back in the day I'd use wood filler/glue and clamps to fix delams/chips/razor tail, now, meh.

[sharkin]

I turn them in too but yah, I rotate them so my next set up I'm removing them all together.....

i think my front toe wheel gets he most wear and wheel bite.....

wouldn't you be able to remove wheel graphics with acetone?

[the snake]

just grind them down for sake !

[Francis Xavier]

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I turn them in too but yah, I rotate them so my next set up I'm removing them all together.....

i think my front toe wheel gets he most wear and wheel bite.....

[close]

wouldn't you be able to remove wheel graphics with acetone?

Save $15 and buy blank wheels

[fulfillthedream]

the silver tool is really good but gets crapped out after the filing thing on top wares down.

[mynameisnotjeff]

When I started I would use Pledge to clean my deck, trucks and wheels. It definitely helped with slides from the wax.
I tried cleaning bearings once and it didn't work out. Since then I kinda just get a new pair but, after buying Swiss I'm considering that Bones cleaner.

[Francis Xavier]

When I started I would use Pledge to clean my deck, trucks and wheels. It definitely helped with slides from the wax.
I tried cleaning bearings once and it didn't work out. Since then I kinda just get a new pair but, after buying Swiss I'm considering that Bones cleaner.

[Level 60 Dwarf Paladin]

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I turn them in too but yah, I rotate them so my next set up I'm removing them all together.....

i think my front toe wheel gets he most wear and wheel bite.....

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wouldn't you be able to remove wheel graphics with acetone?

Or by skating them...

[SodaJerk]

When I started I would use Pledge to clean my deck, trucks and wheels. It definitely helped with slides from the wax.
I tried cleaning bearings once and it didn't work out. Since then I kinda just get a new pair but, after buying Swiss I'm considering that Bones cleaner.

It's a small investment to preserve a larger investment

[FrenchFriedClownFingers]

if you don't like wheel graphics just use a spare piece of griptape and sand it off, it also works for trucks that have shit printed on them

[j....soy.....]

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I turn them in too but yah, I rotate them so my next set up I'm removing them all together.....

i think my front toe wheel gets he most wear and wheel bite.....

[close]

wouldn't you be able to remove wheel graphics with acetone?

[close]

Or by skating them...

They just look thrashed....part of it is bones wheels graphics are bad.....

[20matar]

I just fashioned some bearing cleaner conoction out of a Gatorade bottle, a piece of iron whose English name I can't recall, and some metal nuts. It works the exact same way.

[Paco Supreme]

I wouldn't think of this as maintenance but do any of you guys try to purposefully flatten a board before set up? I saw a Instagram post of a dude backing his car over a new board, it can't possibly work right?

[sharkin]

I wouldn't think of this as maintenance but do any of you guys try to purposefully flatten a board before set up? I saw a Instagram post of a dude backing his car over a new board, it can't possibly work right?

I can't imagine flattening your board after it's cured would do anything other than weaken it and create stress cracks

[Francis Xavier]

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I wouldn't think of this as maintenance but do any of you guys try to purposefully flatten a board before set up? I saw a Instagram post of a dude backing his car over a new board, it can't possibly work right?

[close]

I can't imagine flattening your board after it's cured would do anything other than weaken it and create stress cracks

Yea that wouldn't do shit but pressure crack it,leave your board in the trunk of your car if you want it flat and useless. Heat works the wood molecules ,thats why boards that chill in front of windows at shops are a no go,they're typically warped and weak.

[Paco Supreme]

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I wouldn't think of this as maintenance but do any of you guys try to purposefully flatten a board before set up? I saw a Instagram post of a dude backing his car over a new board, it can't possibly work right?

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I can't imagine flattening your board after it's cured would do anything other than weaken it and create stress cracks

That was my first thought, can't knock people for board related quirks though

[bluntstofakie]

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I wouldn't think of this as maintenance but do any of you guys try to purposefully flatten a board before set up? I saw a Instagram post of a dude backing his car over a new board, it can't possibly work right?

[close]

I can't imagine flattening your board after it's cured would do anything other than weaken it and create stress cracks

[close]

Yea that wouldn't do shit but pressure crack it,leave your board in the trunk of your car if you want it flat and useless. Heat works the wood molecules ,thats why boards that chill in front of windows at shops are a no go,they're typically warped and weak.

watch around 5:10. Rodney leakin' daewons secrets and shit.

[Francis Xavier]

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I wouldn't think of this as maintenance but do any of you guys try to purposefully flatten a board before set up? I saw a Instagram post of a dude backing his car over a new board, it can't possibly work right?

[close]

I can't imagine flattening your board after it's cured would do anything other than weaken it and create stress cracks

[close]

Yea that wouldn't do shit but pressure crack it,leave your board in the trunk of your car if you want it flat and useless. Heat works the wood molecules ,thats why boards that chill in front of windows at shops are a no go,they're typically warped and weak.

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watch around 5:10. Rodney leakin' daewons secrets and shit.

Oh shit haha! Daewom Schmitt

[SodaJerk]

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I wouldn't think of this as maintenance but do any of you guys try to purposefully flatten a board before set up? I saw a Instagram post of a dude backing his car over a new board, it can't possibly work right?

[close]

I can't imagine flattening your board after it's cured would do anything other than weaken it and create stress cracks

[close]

Yea that wouldn't do shit but pressure crack it,leave your board in the trunk of your car if you want it flat and useless. Heat works the wood molecules ,thats why boards that chill in front of windows at shops are a no go,they're typically warped and weak.

[close]

watch around 5:10. Rodney leakin' daewons secrets and shit.

[close]

Oh shit haha! Daewom Schmitt

Goddamit! We already had Darwin.

[Francis Xavier]

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I wouldn't think of this as maintenance but do any of you guys try to purposefully flatten a board before set up? I saw a Instagram post of a dude backing his car over a new board, it can't possibly work right?

[close]

I can't imagine flattening your board after it's cured would do anything other than weaken it and create stress cracks

[close]

Yea that wouldn't do shit but pressure crack it,leave your board in the trunk of your car if you want it flat and useless. Heat works the wood molecules ,thats why boards that chill in front of windows at shops are a no go,they're typically warped and weak.

[close]

watch around 5:10. Rodney leakin' daewons secrets and shit.

[close]

Oh shit haha! Daewom Schmitt

[close]

Goddamit! We already had Darwin.

I just blew my own mind,damn my thumbs!haha

[tangar]

Will the grip gum(or the Home Depot version) take bubble gum off of griptape?

[SodaJerk]

Will the grip gum(or the Home Depot version) take bubble gum off of griptape?

Nah you're gonna need a wire brush for that.

[art hellman]

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Will the grip gum(or the Home Depot version) take bubble gum off of griptape?

[close]

Nah you're gonna need a wire brush for that.

if it's gum or poo, youre better off just re-gripping it

[tangar]

Nah it's not that bad, I got most of it off. I am against re gripping boards tho. No reason in particular, i guess My grip would have to be really fucked up for me to justify re gripping.

[DaSk8D00D]

For anyone looking for ways to recolor your suedes or leather skate shoes, I did so for the first time last night with some pretty good results using Leather Studio leather paint & Tulip Color Shot Instant Fabric Paint. You have to be diligent with your masking of the rest of the shoe (which will be tedious if you want a clean job), but the paints themselves are fairly easy to use and do a good job of seeping into the materials. For the toecap, I stuffed the hell out of the shoe so all the creases were pressed out as much as they could be.

[streetsoup]

Any tips for reviving an old chipped board?

And also, is there anyway to dye the soles of your shoes black?