Curb Skating

[Fletchsb]

Brand new member here!
Back in the day I used to skate curbs and parking blocks all the time.  Most painted some not.  Fast forward 20 something years, being a responsible father of 4, I decided to buy a parking block instead of lifting one.  First run at a slappy just bit in hard.  If I run my trucks back and forth it flakes away the curb more than I remember.

I waxed it a bit and will let the sun melt it in.  Maybe run a torch over it and wax it a couple more times.  I can't remember having a block grind away like that just running trucks over them.  Is this normal?  Maybe not made like they used to be.  Or do I just need to keep seasoning it a bit?

[givecigstosurfgroms]

Slappies seem too hard if you ask me.  Im not doing any wall rides or slappies.  I like to swim downstream

[43]

Grab a can of this and go to town.

[Paco Supreme]

You got sold a shitty curb you rube.

That said, rub brick and cake on clear lacquer.

Failing that just go find a curb near your house, there’s countless

[Fletchsb]

  ha I feel like a rube.  I've got a solid ollie back but shit like a shove it feels akward and difficult.  The parking block was going to be my redeeming go to.  It was so natural for me back in the day.  I'll give the lacquer a shot, what about parking block paint, anyone give that a shot?

[Paco Supreme]

Paints a far more expensive option, $5 for a can of rustoleum gloss spray vs like $40 for a can of curb red

[Fletchsb]

True, sounds like a plan.  How long do you need before skating the lacquer.  I figure I can rub it down with a brick.  Then lacquer a few good coats on it.  Thanks for the suggestions!

[curbslayer]

curb sounds soft. shitty curbs will always be shitty. the above methods will work but not long if the curb sucked to began with. i would layer that clear coat as thick as i could. spend a day just building up coats. then wax the next day and skate. only thing is a soft curb will always be soft.