top stain color poll

[assvogel]

Always ask for anything other than yellow. Had to settle for yellow, because it was the last one and it's been bumming me out.

Blue, teal, green, purple and orange are the best, red is a bit questionable, natty wood poor, but dark brown ok, black was surprisingly good on my last board. Dipped boards nah.

[lilboosie]

damn this yellow top hate is wild to me. dlx yellow tops are my favorite.

[Ourladyoftheflowers]

Honestly anything that isn’t natural is fine with me. I love red tops I never understood why people consider them bad luck.

If I had one wish it would be that baker would make sure their bottom plys were stained. Last two baker boards I had were over 70 bucks and when I got some slides in and saw natural bottom ply it kinda broke my heart

[Texas_Tone]

Yellow is the best, I even like natty tops, definitely not skating a full dip ever, and this is purely aesthetic choices, being superstitious over top ply colors is kinda fried

[BeachChicken]

Natural and yellow are gross enough to make me not wanna buy Bakers decks.

[Pastasash]

why do ppl not like full dip? never had one but would try one out

[whale]

Orange top makes you skate better

[JM]

why do ppl not like full dip? never had one but would try one out

Full dip is like a scratch off: you never know what color you’re going to win. 

Super fun. And even better if you win your favorite color.

[Creachteach]

Yeah, I’m hopping on the yellow top hate band wagon.
Yellow would have been great as a bottom ply, because then slide marks would glow up on full graphics.

Been unlucky enough to wind up with two yelllow tops in a row.

Is it weird that I like it when the stuff that goes on my board is colour coordinated?

Like this:
Also had the yellow Indy bushings in there.

[Texas_Tone]

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why do ppl not like full dip? never had one but would try one out

[close]

Full dip is like a scratch off: you never know what color you’re going to win. 

Super fun. And even better if you win your favorite color.

Every full dip I’ve had has been natty underneath never color, I’d be kinda hyped on colors underneath a full dip

[GumOnMyGrip]

Orange has magical properties. By far, no 1.

Then,

Green, yellow, blue, pink, purple, brown, natural, red. No Dip ever.

  Never had a bad orange deck. Completely agree.

[Nth syd bear]

I voted Pink so I could see the poll

I reckon dsm and ps have the nicest looking stains

After skating mini logo decks I think stopped caring as much

There are many replies in this thread that made me nod my head in agreement

Red stains are cool,  I dont need other people's superstitions I have plenty of my own

[ToySanta]

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Illegitimate poll. You forgot Fred Gall.

[close]

Fred Gall transcends the visible spectrum of color. Therefore he cannot be a choice, and no deck could withstand the frequency at which his particles vibrate.

Saluted, sir.

[Xen]

Yeah, I’m hopping on the yellow top hate band wagon.
Yellow would have been great as a bottom ply, because then slide marks would glow up on full graphics.

Been unlucky enough to wind up with two yelllow tops in a row.

Is it weird that I like it when the stuff that goes on my board is colour coordinated?

Like this:
Also had the yellow Indy bushings in there.

I've been matchy matchy on purpose a few times, it can be fun and make that board 'special' like doing a grip job; it's personalized.

[somethingmustbreaknow]

it does not matter for me, i prefer variety.
no dipped boards, not never, and no egg roll

[backside_frontside]

Quasi was running a black stain for their top plies that was quite nice. It’s been a few years since I skated Quasi tho, not sure if they still do that.

[Democratic Republic Of Mongo]

I like the contrast of a yellow top ply. A yellow bottom ply under a darker graphic is also ideal. I don’t really like brown or natural top plies/bottom plies.

The only dipped boards I like are black.

[GreenLineAcid]

Yellow is definitely my first pick. Pink is nice though and purple. Pastel/brighter colors are best generally.

[Goggzy60]

Anything that’s not red or natural does but prefer green or purple

[JM]

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why do ppl not like full dip? never had one but would try one out

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Full dip is like a scratch off: you never know what color you’re going to win. 

Super fun. And even better if you win your favorite color.

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Every full dip I’ve had has been natty underneath never color, I’d be kinda hyped on colors underneath a full dip

The white dipped cathedral series from Real has normal color stains underneath (two top, one bottom)

[turdtastic]

Nice topic,

Teal makes me feel happy, but i love a nice Green or Dark Purple, both great.
Anything but Yellow or Red, no superstition but they just bum me out

All of this!

[WashingtonNECKTIE]

Kinda surprised pink is top dog

I would have thought more on the blue/teal/green side would be more popular

Edit: obviously i didn't look that close cause blue and green were in the top 5

[Maccat]

Teal and Orange are god tier tops that always look sharp.

If it’s green, gotta be lime flavor. Brighter the better.

Natural decks are gross to look at. I’ve never enjoyed a single one.

[Mbrimson88]

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Things have changed over the years.

Once it was orange or yellow as that was what all the best boards had at the time - DLX 8.18 mainly back in the mid 00s, for whatever reason, but now I am really liking teal, just because it is an in between colour, but also it seems that the teal tops on DLX boards often were more mellow than others.

Pure speculation, but it seemed to be the case with a number of boards I have had, so any teal tops, I always squirrel away and the ones I have skated always seem just right for me.

Funny how that goes though.


* Happy to see teal added, so that gets my vote, even if I am a little late to this party.

[Existential Pie Sitch]

I voted blue but I meant teal.  Orange is a nice surprise

[roba]

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why do ppl not like full dip? never had one but would try one out

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Full dip is like a scratch off: you never know what color you’re going to win. 

Super fun. And even better if you win your favorite color.

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Every full dip I’ve had has been natty underneath never color, I’d be kinda hyped on colors underneath a full dip

i had a pop board, black dip, black bottom and top ply, it looked kinda sick ngl

[Crust]

Orange or green pop really nicely when used on occasion

[bombsaway86]

I posted this in the big board thread last year

I’m not usually a fan of yellow veneers, but this one is an exception with that top graphic. Black Label Jason Adams curb shark, 9” x 14.5” wb.

[c-dock]

Brown or natty has to be my favorite, honorable mention goes to blue and oragne

[Mean salto]

Such a big disparity between pink and red, for what is essentially the same colour.

Same with coloured wheels. Pink pretty cool, red is star wars Kmart complete.