DIY boards/graphics

[FirstBlood82]

I removed the graphics with nail polish remover, saw a how to do on my facebook feed (some guy from New Soul/dope skateboards did it, props). so i tried it.
Before:


After: (the one to the far right sucked though)


and removed some pieces on those two: (before/after)

[Eric ricks]

I removed the graphics with nail polish remover, saw a how to do on my facebook feed (some guy from New Soul skateboards did it, props). so i tried it.
Before:


After: (the one to the far right sucked though)


and removed some pieces on those two: (before/after)

Damn! Killin it!

[Eric ricks]

I got some blanks that im wood burning. Long process though.

Ill post em up when ready.

Wood burnt decks look killer imo

[ZEBRA]

Base board is a Girl 8.0 that I hated the graphic on
Went with a theme on local businesses, and a local soda that I may as well live on
came out alright, i think?

Yeah, you killed that. Looks awesome

[El Chupacabra]

So I was fuckin around with my digital printer and hey, turns out I can print on wood!



DTG print, waterbased ink.

[El Chupacabra]

More fun on the printer.  



I can print griptape now too!

Pretty stoked that I can print boards. Cruisers at least for now. Anyone need a custom graphic?

[Andmoreagain]

Base board is a Girl 8.0 that I hated the graphic on
Went with a theme on local businesses, and a local soda that I may as well live on
came out alright, i think?

This is awesome.

What did you use to adhere the paper to the wood so well? I'm thinking of doing something similar soon.

[El Chupacabra]

Sharon Tate

[El Chupacabra]

Heres another custom cruiser I made. This one is a baby coffin!



Decal, printed and transferred.

[20matar]

How do you make all of that stuff? You're definitely not fucking around. I always felt compelled to comment with something, but sadly, the most I can say is "really cool, brah". How can a printer even print on wood?

[El Chupacabra]

How do you make all of that stuff? You're definitely not fucking around. I always felt compelled to comment with something, but sadly, the most I can say is "really cool, brah". How can a printer even print on wood?

Thank you! Im actually using a modified Epson photo printer thats been converted to work with water-based garment inks. I normally print tshirts with it, but I got curious one day and figured wood was basically a natural fiber so there ya go!

The dodge one above me is actually a waterslide decal though. Printed with the same printer and transferred onto the board very carefully!
The ones I print directly onto the board have much more of a "hand printed" quality (namely, mistakes) because of the curvature of the deck. The lines tend to blur as the board moves away from the print head. This one is a direct to board:

[HyenaChaser]

I removed the graphics with nail polish remover, saw a how to do on my facebook feed (some guy from New Soul/dope skateboards did it, props). so i tried it.
Before:


After: (the one to the far right sucked though)


and removed some pieces on those two: (before/after)

These are rad, that's a really simple and effective way to take some wack shit and make it look good. Link to the how-to?

[FirstBlood82]

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I removed the graphics with nail polish remover, saw a how to do on my facebook feed (some guy from New Soul/dope skateboards did it, props). so i tried it.
Before:
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/gristryne/image_2_1.jpeg

After: (the one to the far right sucked though)
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/gristryne/image_4.jpeg

and removed some pieces on those two: (before/after)
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/gristryne/image_3.jpeg

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These are rad, that's a really simple and effective way to take some wack shit and make it look good. Link to the how-to?

Dont have the link, but use stickers or something similar around the stuff you want to remove, use nail polish remover  + cotton and scrub.
Do it outside or in a well ventilated area, use shitty clothes so you dont get paint or nail polish remover on them. Beware that the nail polish can drip, dont let it drip on the graphic you want to save, it will remove the colour instantly.

[Alotoflizards]

Does anybody on here have experience wheatpasting on a board you're gonna skate? Wondered if it would make it harder to do slide tricks cause the wheatpaste would probably be pretty sticky

[Nate]

Does anybody on here have experience wheatpasting on a board you're gonna skate? Wondered if it would make it harder to do slide tricks cause the wheatpaste would probably be pretty sticky

Maybe some sort of acrylic sealer? Or just get rails.

[Alotoflizards]

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Does anybody on here have experience wheatpasting on a board you're gonna skate? Wondered if it would make it harder to do slide tricks cause the wheatpaste would probably be pretty sticky

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Maybe some sort of acrylic sealer? Or just get rails.

Yeah I had stumbled across a thing called "mod podge" earlier and it came up when I googled acrylic sealer. And rails are a great idea, might just order a pair now that you mentioned it. Thank you!

[El Chupacabra]

Krylon Crystal Clear would probably work well enough. Just apply it liberally.
Post results! Im curious to see if it'll work.

[The Woodsman]

The image quality is shit but after compressing the image to fit the forum it's all I could do.

[20matar]

The image quality is shit but after compressing the image to fit the forum it's all I could do.

You could have uploaded it somewhere like imgur.com.

[The Woodsman]

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The image quality is shit but after compressing the image to fit the forum it's all I could do.

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You could have uploaded it somewhere like imgur.com.

I tried to post the actual photo but all I could do was the link, because I'm an idiot.

https://m.imgur.com/gallery/yldFz

[The Woodsman]

The only way I can attach the actual photo is to make it take up the whole screen and that's just annoying.

Anyway here's another graphic I did recently.

http://ibb.co/d1rEov

[Paco Supreme]

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The image quality is shit but after compressing the image to fit the forum it's all I could do.

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You could have uploaded it somewhere like imgur.com.

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I tried to post the actual photo but all I could do was the link, because I'm an idiot.

https://m.imgur.com/gallery/yldFz

use tinypic and you can resize it

[The Woodsman]

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The image quality is shit but after compressing the image to fit the forum it's all I could do.

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You could have uploaded it somewhere like imgur.com.

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I tried to post the actual photo but all I could do was the link, because I'm an idiot.

https://m.imgur.com/gallery/yldFz

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use tinypic and you can resize it

I tried, every time I try to upload a pic it gives me an error

[El Chupacabra]

So I got me a box of blanks and have been back at it with the digital printer.

[thespacewolf]

So I got me a box of blanks and have been back at it with the digital printer.

Dam these are crazy sick, what's the process with getting these printed?

[El Chupacabra]

Thanks man! I'm stoked on them. So I printed these on a digital garment printer. I usually just print shirts, but I kind of hacked the machine to print on boards. It's by no means perfect, namely due to the concavity of the deck, but I'm having my fun.

[Paco Supreme]

Those look sick, the smudges in the lettering, purposefully or not, look so good.

[mynameisnotjeff]

That Zodiac killer graphic is awesome!!!
Killer job dude!

[Elderly Gentleman]

So I got me a box of blanks and have been back at it with the digital printer.

Dude!  That is sick!  What type of fabric printer are you using?  I totally want to look into doing this.  This is great!  Do you clear coat the board after putting the print on it?  Does it smear easily otherwise?

[thespacewolf]

Thanks man! I'm stoked on them. So I printed these on a digital garment printer. I usually just print shirts, but I kind of hacked the machine to print on boards. It's by no means perfect, namely due to the concavity of the deck, but I'm having my fun.

Thats crazy, always wanted a garment printer. I'm still really confused on how you hacked it to print boards haha