questions that don't deserve their own thread

[moonordie]

Do all twin tails feel short and stubby or is it just me? Road the crail and the ishod, hated them. But I feel like there’s gotta be one out there that works

Which Crail? I skated the G069 and loved it.

[GT]

Which shoes now days have the best look to reminisce of all black with white laces 90-92 big pants small wheels shoes style ?

[jums]

All black half-cabs.

[boofactory]

Is there anyway to make a board slide like a slick, like applying lacquer to the nose and tail or something? I know wax will get the job done but I’m just curious

[Lou Strux]

Is there anyway to make a board slide like a slick, like applying lacquer to the nose and tail or something? I know wax will get the job done but I’m just curious

There’s always the old Z-Skinz “stick on” slick.  Oddly, they still have some available at good ol’ reliable Skull Skates.

http://www.skullskates.com/catalog/product_info.php/manufacturers_id/10/products_id/1939

[Plan9Customs]

Which shoes now days have the best look to reminisce of all black with white laces 90-92 big pants small wheels shoes style ?

Black Chukka boots. Period correct even.

[GT]

Is there anyway to make a board slide like a slick, like applying lacquer to the nose and tail or something? I know wax will get the job done but I’m just curious

Slizza slick tape
https://www.instagram.com/slizzaslicktape?igsh=czltdnpqMGJhbW1x

[Xen]

Flashback with that stick on slick - anyone tried it recently? Waaaay back that shit would slide for a day or so and then peel up.

[Plan9Customs]

Flashback with that stick on slick - anyone tried it recently? Waaaay back that shit would slide for a day or so and then peel up.

Sounds pretty close to real slicks then. They’d last about 2 days then go through and start flapping until it got pulled off out of anger.

[Mbrimson88]

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Is there anyway to make a board slide like a slick, like applying lacquer to the nose and tail or something? I know wax will get the job done but I’m just curious

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There’s always the old Z-Skinz “stick on” slick.  Oddly, they still have some available at good ol’ reliable Skull Skates.

http://www.skullskates.com/catalog/product_info.php/manufacturers_id/10/products_id/1939

I tried that a few times back in 1990 or so and it worked to a point, but we only really put it on the end of the tail to make it last longer, as well as slide.

Young and impressionable...

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Flashback with that stick on slick - anyone tried it recently? Waaaay back that shit would slide for a day or so and then peel up.

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Sounds pretty close to real slicks then. They’d last about 2 days then go through and start flapping until it got pulled off out of anger.

That was always the white backing stuff wasn't it?

I remember desperately trying to stick it back down if it came off too quickly, but then once it all came off, the board would be so sticky underneath as well.


* Found this online:


https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157687267001187&set=p.10157687267001187&type=3

[Ourladyoftheflowers]

Got some bone Swiss for the first time ever, gamechanger. I’m about 6 months in and one of my wheels seized up. Cleaned my bearing with isopropyl alcohol and now three out of four are seizing up. I didn’t have speed cream or anything to put in em. Are they just fucked now or does this happen after cleaning them without using lube?

[GT]

Got some bone Swiss for the first time ever, gamechanger. I’m about 6 months in and one of my wheels seized up. Cleaned my bearing with isopropyl alcohol and now three out of four are seizing up. I didn’t have speed cream or anything to put in em. Are they just fucked now or does this happen after cleaning them without using lube?

Shields off WD40 but like a drop of

[Jogging José]

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Got some bone Swiss for the first time ever, gamechanger. I’m about 6 months in and one of my wheels seized up. Cleaned my bearing with isopropyl alcohol and now three out of four are seizing up. I didn’t have speed cream or anything to put in em. Are they just fucked now or does this happen after cleaning them without using lube?

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Shields off WD40 but like a drop of

No, WD40 is not a good lubricant and does more damage in the long run. Use a drop of Speed Cream, sewing machine oil or motor oil….

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

oh here we go......this actually deserves a thread......

[moonordie]

Using WD-40 is as smart as kicking your own balls

[Thebird]

Maybe I'm crazy here, but does anyone else ever feel like when you go to set up for a trick on a deck with steeper kicks, it slows you down more than setting up on a mellow deck?  Especially nollie and fakie.  I don't know, maybe this is in my head, but I really feel like I lose more speed on steeper shapes. 

[geezer]

Which shoes now days have the best look to reminisce of all black with white laces 90-92 big pants small wheels shoes style ?

Shelltoes

[Xen]

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Flashback with that stick on slick - anyone tried it recently? Waaaay back that shit would slide for a day or so and then peel up.

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Sounds pretty close to real slicks then. They’d last about 2 days then go through and start flapping until it got pulled off out of anger.

Ridden a few REAL slicks and never had an issue with them peeling up at all (all within the last few years tho). NHS slicks are still the best as they actually feel like they make a significant difference compared to the DLX ones, heavy tho.

[Mbrimson88]

Got some bone Swiss for the first time ever, gamechanger. I’m about 6 months in and one of my wheels seized up. Cleaned my bearing with isopropyl alcohol and now three out of four are seizing up. I didn’t have speed cream or anything to put in em. Are they just fucked now or does this happen after cleaning them without using lube?

Sometimes cleaning them doesn't get everything out, or can remove the good stuff that keeps them rolling.

Quite simply there are options, but lube is 100% required, be it liquid as people have said, or dry grphite powder, but the two do not mix at all either.

WD40 is a cleaning agent too, so although it might work short term, it doesn't work long term for bearings.  It does smell nice though.

I think people often can get confused about some things and what works or doesn't work, or even the fact that cleaning bearings will bring them back to rolling like new, but more often than not it can cause other issues, eg things not put back together correctly in some cases, damaged parts getting them apart and back together.


More than anything, if they have seized up and are not rolling, using something on them to get them rolling again (not just lube) is the main thing, so WD40 does help in that regard, but you can't just drop lube straight in them after that either, as the two work against each other.

[Ourladyoftheflowers]

Wanted to update. Had a chance for a quick post work sesh today and after I rode em around for a few minutes they loosened up and are now spinning great.

Still gonna grab some lube for em tomorrow just so I can keep ‘em going as long as possible

[Plan9Customs]

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Flashback with that stick on slick - anyone tried it recently? Waaaay back that shit would slide for a day or so and then peel up.

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Sounds pretty close to real slicks then. They’d last about 2 days then go through and start flapping until it got pulled off out of anger.

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Ridden a few REAL slicks and never had an issue with them peeling up at all (all within the last few years tho). NHS slicks are still the best as they actually feel like they make a significant difference compared to the DLX ones, heavy tho.

*when I said real I meant as in not stick on NOT from Real. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

I’ve only had 2 slicks(2nd was an accident since I didn’t know) had an Underworld Element Stranger slick that I blew through the slick on the nose/tail/mid within 2 days and it was flapping around so off it came. Last one was a friends company that I wanted to support and liked the shape so didn’t know it was a slick until I got it from him. A few board slides and it cut through in a few spots so I gave it to a friend for an art project. Both were the white epoxy stuff that’s about 1/16”.

@Mbrimson88 yeah it looked like the stuff you posted in that everslick picture. When I ripped it off it left a huge mess. Don’t recall it being overly sticky but got a new deck a couple days later so can’t say I recall that well.

[rob]

I always wondered but when I saw that Indy timeline thing is it me or do theeves look basically like a copycat stage 7??

[JM]

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Got some bone Swiss for the first time ever, gamechanger. I’m about 6 months in and one of my wheels seized up. Cleaned my bearing with isopropyl alcohol and now three out of four are seizing up. I didn’t have speed cream or anything to put in em. Are they just fucked now or does this happen after cleaning them without using lube?

[close]

Sometimes cleaning them doesn't get everything out, or can remove the good stuff that keeps them rolling.

Quite simply there are options, but lube is 100% required, be it liquid as people have said, or dry grphite powder, but the two do not mix at all either.

WD40 is a cleaning agent too, so although it might work short term, it doesn't work long term for bearings.  It does smell nice though.

I think people often can get confused about some things and what works or doesn't work, or even the fact that cleaning bearings will bring them back to rolling like new, but more often than not it can cause other issues, eg things not put back together correctly in some cases, damaged parts getting them apart and back together.


More than anything, if they have seized up and are not rolling, using something on them to get them rolling again (not just lube) is the main thing, so WD40 does help in that regard, but you can't just drop lube straight in them after that either, as the two work against each other.

Buy the Bones cleaning water bottle, and follow those instructions. I use acetone to shake and clean the bearings in there, and then keyboard air can spray them out to dry, and then two drops of speed cream.

It’s also entirely possible you have a set of FAKE Swiss.

[rikki]

Buy the Bones cleaning water bottle, and follow those instructions. I use acetone to shake and clean the bearings in there, and then keyboard air can spray them out to dry, and then two drops of speed cream.

It’s also entirely possible you have a set of FAKE Swiss.

Isopropyl alcohol is less toxic and easier on the plastic parts of bearings, so I'd prefer that over acetone.

If you don't want to invest in the Bones cleaning kit, just do this:

1. Pour isopropyl alchohol into a ceramic / glass jar, enough to cover the bearings.
2. Remove bearing shields, put bearings in the jar.
3. Stir for a while with a knife/screwdriver/whatever you have to get the dirt moving --> it'll fall to the bottom.
4. Pick the bearings from the jar, place them on some solid paper/cardboard to dry (don't use thin napkins or anything that might go soggy and end up adding gunk to the bearings).
5. Let the isopropyl alcohol evaporate until dry. This won't take too long.
6. Add just 1 drop (2 is really not needed) of Speed Cream or sewing machine oil (NO WD40 for chrissakes!) per one whole bearing.
7. Spin the bearing to even out the oil.
8. Put shields back on.
9. Proceed to rip the shit out of whatever spot you intend to skate next.

[moonordie]

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Got some bone Swiss for the first time ever, gamechanger. I’m about 6 months in and one of my wheels seized up. Cleaned my bearing with isopropyl alcohol and now three out of four are seizing up. I didn’t have speed cream or anything to put in em. Are they just fucked now or does this happen after cleaning them without using lube?

[close]

Sometimes cleaning them doesn't get everything out, or can remove the good stuff that keeps them rolling.

Quite simply there are options, but lube is 100% required, be it liquid as people have said, or dry grphite powder, but the two do not mix at all either.

WD40 is a cleaning agent too, so although it might work short term, it doesn't work long term for bearings.  It does smell nice though.

I think people often can get confused about some things and what works or doesn't work, or even the fact that cleaning bearings will bring them back to rolling like new, but more often than not it can cause other issues, eg things not put back together correctly in some cases, damaged parts getting them apart and back together.


More than anything, if they have seized up and are not rolling, using something on them to get them rolling again (not just lube) is the main thing, so WD40 does help in that regard, but you can't just drop lube straight in them after that either, as the two work against each other.

[close]

Buy the Bones cleaning water bottle, and follow those instructions. I use acetone to shake and clean the bearings in there, and then keyboard air can spray them out to dry, and then two drops of speed cream.

It’s also entirely possible you have a set of FAKE Swiss.

That sounds extremely likely. Do you have photos of the box by any chance?

[Síota]

Is anyone on Bones (wheels) and Ventures (pros like)?

[hiljentaa]

Is anyone on Bones (wheels) and Ventures (pros like)?

PJ Ladd, Felipe Gustavo, Trent McClung

[Síota]

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Is anyone on Bones (wheels) and Ventures (pros like)?

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PJ Ladd, Felipe Gustavo, Trent McClung

Cheers and gnar'd

[JM]

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Got some bone Swiss for the first time ever, gamechanger. I’m about 6 months in and one of my wheels seized up. Cleaned my bearing with isopropyl alcohol and now three out of four are seizing up. I didn’t have speed cream or anything to put in em. Are they just fucked now or does this happen after cleaning them without using lube?

[close]

Sometimes cleaning them doesn't get everything out, or can remove the good stuff that keeps them rolling.

Quite simply there are options, but lube is 100% required, be it liquid as people have said, or dry grphite powder, but the two do not mix at all either.

WD40 is a cleaning agent too, so although it might work short term, it doesn't work long term for bearings.  It does smell nice though.

I think people often can get confused about some things and what works or doesn't work, or even the fact that cleaning bearings will bring them back to rolling like new, but more often than not it can cause other issues, eg things not put back together correctly in some cases, damaged parts getting them apart and back together.


More than anything, if they have seized up and are not rolling, using something on them to get them rolling again (not just lube) is the main thing, so WD40 does help in that regard, but you can't just drop lube straight in them after that either, as the two work against each other.

[close]

Buy the Bones cleaning water bottle, and follow those instructions. I use acetone to shake and clean the bearings in there, and then keyboard air can spray them out to dry, and then two drops of speed cream.

It’s also entirely possible you have a set of FAKE Swiss.

[close]

That sounds extremely likely. Do you have photos of the box by any chance?

ooooooooooo check this article out. Good picture of small details to check.
https://shredzshop.com/blogs/news/everything-about-bones-bearings

[Ourladyoftheflowers]

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Got some bone Swiss for the first time ever, gamechanger. I’m about 6 months in and one of my wheels seized up. Cleaned my bearing with isopropyl alcohol and now three out of four are seizing up. I didn’t have speed cream or anything to put in em. Are they just fucked now or does this happen after cleaning them without using lube?

[close]

Sometimes cleaning them doesn't get everything out, or can remove the good stuff that keeps them rolling.

Quite simply there are options, but lube is 100% required, be it liquid as people have said, or dry grphite powder, but the two do not mix at all either.

WD40 is a cleaning agent too, so although it might work short term, it doesn't work long term for bearings.  It does smell nice though.

I think people often can get confused about some things and what works or doesn't work, or even the fact that cleaning bearings will bring them back to rolling like new, but more often than not it can cause other issues, eg things not put back together correctly in some cases, damaged parts getting them apart and back together.


More than anything, if they have seized up and are not rolling, using something on them to get them rolling again (not just lube) is the main thing, so WD40 does help in that regard, but you can't just drop lube straight in them after that either, as the two work against each other.

[close]

Buy the Bones cleaning water bottle, and follow those instructions. I use acetone to shake and clean the bearings in there, and then keyboard air can spray them out to dry, and then two drops of speed cream.

It’s also entirely possible you have a set of FAKE Swiss.

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That sounds extremely likely. Do you have photos of the box by any chance?

Got em from a shop, the box seems legit. Has the made in Switzerland and the since 1981 on it. Took em out yesterday and they rolled like a dream. Now the wheels are spinning. Still gonna grab some speed cream today just in case though cause I was running them raw yesterday