Fabric graphics (how?)

**Pablo Diablo** · 12-13-2002 07:08 AM

Sidewalk surfer mentionned this in another post :

If you wanna add fabric graphics (definatly the easiest and best looking way) go find a cotton print clothe. and glass it to the board. it dries with alot of texture, and you could probly use it as grip, with the right coatings. you can do it at the same time as the glass or you can put it under the glass, or over it.

I don't get it,

:freak: does it mean you just put the cloth on the board and apply fiber glass on top of it. I'm really no expert but I have used fiberglass to repair the nose on my S9 cosmic 2. It came out very nice and solid put not clear or see thru. How do you glass the cloth and keep the glass nice and clear? Someone please enlighten me.

**sidewalk_surfer** · 12-13-2002 08:15 AM

what do you mean? you lay the fabric over the board, and pour the resin over. work it in. let it dry. it is not that hard

**Pablo Diablo** · 12-13-2002 08:44 AM

Like I said: im no expert. Just learning... What I didn't get was if you put fiber glass cloth over the fabric, it wil hide the fabric somewhat wont it? Now that you said to just pour resin on top, it makes more sens. Thanks

**QuestionMark** · 03-05-2003 06:59 AM

where can I get that graphic cloth anyway?

**mauiskategeezer** · 03-05-2003 08:35 AM

Any fabric store worth it's doors being open should have a few bolts of "Aloha" fabric... or whatever else you dream up while you're there. Soooo many posibilities. Stick to cotton and polyester blends. Usually costs $3 - $5 a yard.

I do it like this:

RUBBER GLOVES ARE A MUST!!

On a flat workbench, tape down a sheet of 2mil plastic at all four corners. Lay your cloth on that, mix resin, squeegie from one end to the other. Go lightly til it penetrates the cloth and then the plastic will help keep it in place. Keep working it in with the squeegie until it looks well "wetted out".

Place the deck on the wet cloth. Push it down a little to get an initial cling goin on... you're gonna fip it over now. Take off the tape at the corners. Now, take all four corners and wrap them around the deck. Slide hands under each end, grasp and flip it over. Get any plastic/cloth that is still under the deck at the corners, out from under the board. It should be laying there with the deck on bottom, cloth and plastic stuck to it. OK.

Now take CLEAN squeegie and GENTLY start working out the air pockets. Once they're gone you can vac bag it ... OR... just let it cure up like that. When it's cured, peel off the plastic and trim the edge with scissors.
At this point you can add texture or a layer of glass or whatever.

Another method is to put the fiberglass on the plastic, wet it out, layout the cloth, wet it out, then put all that on the deck the same way. This will result in a semi smooth finish without too much resin in the matrix.

At MauiLine, a 52" Holomama with glass on both sides uses about 8-10 fluid oz of resin.

Have fun!

**Arizona Zeller** · 03-06-2003 12:22 AM

Sounds like an excerpt from the up-coming Mauiline instruction manual. lol! Just checking, how's the manual project going? Had time to work on it? Oh, yea, thanks for the info in this post!

**ol'dude** · 03-08-2003 06:01 AM

Originally Posted by mauiskategeezer

Stick to cotton and polyester blends.

Howzabout silk, oh master of cloth? Strong stuff...

**mauiskategeezer** · 03-08-2003 09:27 AM

Sure why not... Rayon works too.

**ol'dude** · 03-08-2003 10:13 AM

Cool!
Time to sacrifice a genuine imitation Aloha Shirt to the skate-gods...

**mauiskategeezer** · 03-09-2003 08:03 AM

PLENTY more where that came from!

Hey amn, iron the pocket real flat, then lam it up!! lol A board with a shirt pocket...

**ol'dude** · 03-10-2003 05:23 AM

**Pablo Diablo** · 03-13-2003 04:13 PM

Hey Geezer, thanks for the tutorial! Great stuff. Can't wait to get my hands on your book. Are you planning to include photos or drawings for us visually inclined ?