Spot enhancing.

[Brguy]

I need you help, guys. There's a spot I want to skate, it's about 6 feet to ground level and it has a ledge that's like knee high on it, making the drop a little bit higher than 6,5. I'm already planning on just jumping the ledge to flat, but I had the idea to do a 50-50 or something and drop to the other side. Thing is, the ledge is crusty as fuck(whole spot is, to be honest), not even crusty like any skate spot, but so crusty you see the little rocks mixed in the cement. Do you guys know of any way to make it grindable?

[bongboarder420]

Rub brick, lacquer and wax

[bongboarder420]

Basically like this video



But after rub bricking and before putting wax on, spray a couple layers of lacquer on the ledge and wait a day to let it sit and wax it after

[SneakySecrets]

You should post some before and after pictures.  I love this kind of stuff.

[S.]

Basically like this video



But after rub bricking and before putting wax on, spray a couple layers of lacquer on the ledge and wait a day to let it sit and wax it after

That's a solid advice. It is also a good option to just paint a really crusty ledge. You can also combine the two methods: Sand it down a bit and then apply the paint, then wax it.

[S.]

You should post some before and after pictures.  I love this kind of stuff.

Yeah, I like that shit too. Show some pictures of your work!

[Lloyd Braun]

I'm a huge fan of rub brick/lacquer/clear coat method. Although no doubt the easiest it angle iron and liquid nail.

[Reese]

On the topic of general spot enhancing..

What's the ideal method for making steep ditch transition spots more skateable? The ones where you really have to kick up into/out of

Also OP, if you're still into that spot. Pinch some angle iron and liquid nails that hoe to the ledge

[Murge]

On the topic of general spot enhancing..

What's the ideal method for making steep ditch transition spots more skateable? The ones where you really have to kick up into/out of

Also OP, if you're still into that spot. Pinch some angle iron and liquid nails that hoe to the ledge

If you’re talking about what I’m thinking you could pour a little bit of quick Crete to get the transition you want.  If you want a bigger transition get some bricks and build like a little stairs and and then put loose rocks etc over the bricks to make a ramp. The pour concrete over that. Your basically using the bricks to kind of make a skeleton for the ramp the. The loose rocks gravel to fill it in like muscle then concrete layer on top as the skin. If you need to smooth out the transition into the concrete I usually use bondo.

Also I’m thinking about getting a bed  rail that holds a bed sawing of the legs and weird bits so it’s basiallt angle iron to liquid nails to a ledge. Hoping it works. Cause I think bed rails are cheap or free online most the time.

[sharkin]

Yep I’m laying on a bed right now and I can agree these rails under me feel pretty nice. They’d probably work well as ledge coping.

[bongboarder420]

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On the topic of general spot enhancing..

What's the ideal method for making steep ditch transition spots more skateable? The ones where you really have to kick up into/out of

Also OP, if you're still into that spot. Pinch some angle iron and liquid nails that hoe to the ledge

[close]

If you’re talking about what I’m thinking you could pour a little bit of quick Crete to get the transition you want.  If you want a bigger transition get some bricks and build like a little stairs and and then put loose rocks etc over the bricks to make a ramp. The pour concrete over that. Your basically using the bricks to kind of make a skeleton for the ramp the. The loose rocks gravel to fill it in like muscle then concrete layer on top as the skin. If you need to smooth out the transition into the concrete I usually use bondo.

Also I’m thinking about getting a bed  rail that holds a bed sawing of the legs and weird bits so it’s basiallt angle iron to liquid nails to a ledge. Hoping it works. Cause I think bed rails are cheap or free online most the time.

My friend did that and made a couple ledge spots, they work pretty good just gotta grind off the little notches

[formula420]

Yep I’m laying on a bed right now and I can agree these rails under me feel pretty nice. They’d probably work well as ledge coping.

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