Graphic on Your Original Skateboard Looking Wrecked? Check This.

**Russ Phelan** · 07-05-2009 06:52 PM

So I ride my boards pretty hard, and the graphics on my Originals tend to get wrecked pretty quick, and look terrible. Now I'm not usually one to complain, but these things were pretty ugly.

Anyways, turns out the graphics dissolve in Windex Multi-Purpose Grease Cutter. No joke, spray it on, let it sit, and wipe it off with a paper towel. It'll take you about 20 minutes of hard labor, but by the end, you'll have a great looking fiberglass+natural wood finish. Check out the pics for the results.

Russ

**tarzan** · 07-05-2009 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by savesilence

So I ride my boards pretty hard, and the graphics on my Originals tend to get wrecked pretty quick, and look terrible. Now I'm not usually one to complain, but these things were pretty ugly.

Anyways, turns out the graphics dissolve in Windex Multi-Purpose Grease Cutter. No joke, spray it on, let it sit, and wipe it off with a paper towel. It'll take you about 20 minutes of hard labor, but by the end, you'll have a great looking fiberglass+natural wood finish. Check out the pics for the results.

Russ

Not sure what this means, one: windex multi-purpose grease cutter is really good and cleaning stuff, or two: original has some bad graphic materials this really makes me wonder how good a quality boards they have now.

**tchewning** · 07-05-2009 07:03 PM

I'm not sure that it's a good thing that the graphic on your deck comes off that easily, but interesting find. What board did you do that to?

**turbochrged** · 07-05-2009 07:03 PM

hmm...interesting....i dont have an original so this doesnt really apply to me...

has/can anyone done/do this technique on other boards from different manufacturers?

**FL_RIDER_93** · 07-05-2009 07:20 PM

you guys are being dumb, idk how the graphic coming off correlates with deck construction quality. BTW pretty much ALL boards with composite do that. dervish superglider mysterymodel boomerang etc.

**tarzan** · 07-05-2009 07:40 PM

Originally Posted by FL_RIDER_93

you guys are being dumb, idk how the graphic coming off correlates with deck construction quality. BTW pretty much ALL boards with composite do that. dervish superglider mysterymodel boomerang etc.

oh well i did not know that. and the correlation to board constuction quality was a knee jerk reaction. now that I think about it, it was half retarded

**Russ Phelan** · 07-05-2009 07:52 PM

It's an Apex 34 in the picture.

Yeah, so the graphics are screen printed on by hand. They still make sick boards, and I can vouch for the deck quality 100% They are just a bit of a small company.

You've got to admit the natural finish looks kind of nice, though.

Russ