Show Me Your Curbs

[biaherl]

Made this with a mate awhile back. Our first time making one was a good learning experience. We‘ve left it down at another curb we skate weekly. Good fun. Orange undercoat and black oil base on top as well as a coat of lacquer. Looks a little rough on the side but holding up well and has been skated weekly for 4-5 months now.


Little clip of me skating it for the first time
http://www.instagram.com/reel/CqVA4TpDzRh/?igshid=NzJjY2FjNWJiZg==

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[Ray C. Usery]

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Made this with a mate awhile back. Our first time making one was a good learning experience. We‘ve left it down at another curb we skate weekly. Good fun. Orange undercoat and black oil base on top as well as a coat of lacquer. Looks a little rough on the side but holding up well and has been skated weekly for 4-5 months now.


Little clip of me skating it for the first time
http://www.instagram.com/reel/CqVA4TpDzRh/?igshid=NzJjY2FjNWJiZg==

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Did you guys use mold release wax or turtle wax on the melamine and what kind of automobile is that?

[modern life is war]

@Ray C. Usery looks like a Holden Torana

[Orangepulp1000]

Did you guys use mold release wax or turtle wax on the melamine and what kind of automobile is that?
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Nah we didn’t we just sprayed the form with lacquer before pouring the Crete. Unsure if it did anything but it slid right out.

Modern life is war is correct it’s a 1968 HB Holden Torana running a modern 3.8ltr v6 and a bunch of other things.

[radcunt]

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My curb is allllll fucky now from the winter. I think I need to scrape off the old wax and hit it with more lacquer because it does not want to slide.

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i have a spot that someone waxed but never bricked or lacquered. just caked on wax. it grinds but it would be way better if prepped properly. i think i am going to just use a rock to get the old wax off.

Get a little handheld butane torch and melt that shit.  $5, curb lovers best friend.  I keep one in my curb box, with a rub brick & wax.

[Gene_Harrogate]

Angled curbs are pretty hard to find in my neck of the woods so coming across this spot was quite a find. 
First pics are after rub bricking.

These are after lacquer, wax, and first session.

[Ray C. Usery]

That was a lot of rub bricking


Great find

[modern life is war]

Has anyone ever had issues with the cops when rub bricking a spot?

Was getting a new curb going at my usual spot tonight and I was taking turns between skating and rub bricking it. Skate for a few mins, rub for a few mins. In one of the periods where I was skating the cops rolled through the car park. Didn't stop, just rolled through. Not sure if someone called them or they were just coincidentally driving through but not sure what they would have done if I was rub bricking when they came through.

@Gene_Harrogate that looks like a perfectly angled curb. The ground looks a little rough, not sure if it's just the pics though... I'm wondering if it would be possible to fix crusty asphalt by mixing straight portland cement and water and then just wiping it into the asphalt with a sponge. Anyone ever tried that? It would definitely discolor the concrete and be very obvious but might work to fix the crust a little

[Gene_Harrogate]

@Gene_Harrogate that looks like a perfectly angled curb. The ground looks a little rough, not sure if it's just the pics though... I'm wondering if it would be possible to fix crusty asphalt by mixing straight portland cement and water and then just wiping it into the asphalt with a sponge. Anyone ever tried that? It would definitely discolor the concrete and be very obvious but might work to fix the crust a little

Yeah it really is, right at about 5.5" high.  The ground is definitely on the crusty side but manageable if I keep to a certain path. 

[Plan9Customs]

Angled curbs are pretty hard to find in my neck of the woods so coming across this spot was quite a find. 
First pics are after rub bricking.

These are after lacquer, wax, and first session.

Looks like a fun one.

[modern life is war]

I got the other side of my usual spot rub bricked and waxed. Feels almost too nice right now, it goes so well that I think I need a big session on it to break it in so it actually feels like I'm grinding on it

[JANUS]

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My curb is allllll fucky now from the winter. I think I need to scrape off the old wax and hit it with more lacquer because it does not want to slide.

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i have a spot that someone waxed but never bricked or lacquered. just caked on wax. it grinds but it would be way better if prepped properly. i think i am going to just use a rock to get the old wax off.

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Get a little handheld butane torch and melt that shit.  $5, curb lovers best friend.  I keep one in my curb box, with a rub brick & wax.

I have one of these at home

Think it’s overkill? And is it really as simple as melting old wax and wiping it off?

[finecojeffe]

no it's not overkill, it's just conspicuous

[rawbertson.]

latest curb cuts

[modern life is war]

Fuck yeah rawb

[streetmeat]

Angled curbs are pretty hard to find in my neck of the woods so coming across this spot was quite a find. 
First pics are after rub bricking.

These are after lacquer, wax, and first session.

aye, drop a pin to a fellow curb local

[rawbertson.]

my newest spot <3

https://streamable.com/n8t565

[Made In China]

Here's a couple of oldish clips at my favorite curb spot in town. There's actually a bunch of other curbs here too, some lower ones, a taller one or two, and these two perfect long ones that are dug out. But this green one in specific is my favorite. Perfect height, long and slick, and you can hit it both ways. Going to miss this spot once I move soon </3

[Paco Supreme]

One of the guys swapped out a busted light for this bright as fuck one. Night winter sessions are a go now

[BartHarleyJarvis]

This red curb at the mall is basically perfect, I think I’ve posted it before. There is security patrol but it’s not much of a bust before the mall opens at 10am

[sweet son of a bitch]

@ Gene_Harrogate looks good.
I just sprayed mine yesterday.

[Síota]

Gonna lacquer this to fuck tomorrow. It's right beside my flat and smooth as

[JANUS]

@ Gene_Harrogate looks good.
I just sprayed mine yesterday.

You might need more lacquer, homeslice!

[modern life is war]

Gonna lacquer this to fuck tomorrow. It's right beside my flat and smooth as

Is this concrete or some kind of stone?

[sweet son of a bitch]

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@ Gene_Harrogate looks good.
I just sprayed mine yesterday.

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You might need more lacquer, homeslice!

It’s a possibility.

[JANUS]

If it grinds, it grinds, though. Looks like a fun spot!

[Síota]

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Gonna lacquer this to fuck tomorrow. It's right beside my flat and smooth as

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Is this concrete or some kind of stone?

It's marble! All the curbs in this part of the city are like that. Super slippery when wet. Alot of the older ones (this is brand new) have chunks outta them.

[rawbertson.]

posted this a while back

I fixed it up , its really good again



I used Quikcrete Fast Drying cement. The instructions on it are terrible. You need to mix it in a pail first. I don't know if I would recommend this product again for doing huge chunks, I think using proper slow drying cement would have been better. It is a tiny bit chalky / dusty, but it definintely does work.

I found if I spray lacquer it after it dries, it kind of seals in the dust and then holds it all together and you grind right through it no problem. Have hit many sessions on it and it seems fine. Theres a few spots I could have done a bit more and I might need to go over again later cause sometimes i get caught on them, but for the most part I am grinding through it no issue and not even thinking about the chunks at all ,especially around the bend.

I did another spot



this one i did a better job on as I had more idea what I was doing. will get some better pics later but I posted up a clip of me bs 5050ing the whole thing. It had huge chunks out of it as well and it looks awesome now. there is 1 spot where it didnt work good cause i think my friend hit it too early before lettting it dry and chunked it a bit... but i think it doesnt even really matter it was such a small chunk. smaller cracks this stuff works a lot better on.

[modern life is war]

@rawbertson were those chunks in the curb put there intentionally by someone trying to stop you from skating?

if i were going to fix chunks like that i'd use Spec Mix mortar, the absence of rocks and addition of lime in the mortar would make it easier to shape and get into the smaller areas... similar price to rapid set concrete.

[Gene_Harrogate]

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Angled curbs are pretty hard to find in my neck of the woods so coming across this spot was quite a find. 
First pics are after rub bricking.

These are after lacquer, wax, and first session.

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aye, drop a pin to a fellow curb local

@streetmeat just sent you a DM.