Glassing a vangaurd?

[fineout]

Hey everyone, i have a flex 5 loaded vanguard that is straight up too flexy for me. Its fun and all but when i pump i almost always bottom out. Would it be possible to throw a layer of glass on the bottom to stiffen it up? would that ruin the board? the board was free so thats why i didnt get a flex2 or 3 in the first place

[JibeCity223]

Hey everyone, i have a flex 5 loaded vanguard that is straight up too flexy for me. Its fun and all but when i pump i almost always bottom out. Would it be possible to throw a layer of glass on the bottom to stiffen it up? would that ruin the board? the board was free so thats why i didnt get a flex2 or 3 in the first place

id just try and trade the flex 5 for somehting else like a flex 4 vanguards are made to be awersome outta the shop, i wouldnt wanna risk messing up such a sickk board. try to trade it for somehting then resort to glassing and craziness. thats whut id do.

[fineout]

yea but its an old oak vanguard so its pretty much got no value for trades

[VulgarDisplayCFH]

Just do it.

[snowbored1203]

if youre gonna be touching the ground every time, then you might as well give it a try

[handeyman]

yeah or sell it, and spend a little extra cash on a new deck.

[JibeCity223]

how much do you weigh? im lookin to buy/trade a vanny myself. but if you hit the ground i might too

[doctor worm]

Hey everyone, i have a flex 5 loaded vanguard that is straight up too flexy for me. Its fun and all but when i pump i almost always bottom out. Would it be possible to throw a layer of glass on the bottom to stiffen it up? would that ruin the board? the board was free so thats why i didnt get a flex2 or 3 in the first place

it wont ruin the board, and it will stiffen it, assuming you do things correctly. there are a lot of threads here about fiberglassing boards, so its pretty easy to get it right. you may want to add two layers to the bottom.

[chicagolongboards]

If you want to stiffen it up, get some triaxial glass, or unidirectional s glass. Both are available from fiberglasssupply.com.

[Cranks]

The board may be so flexy that the fiberglass will rip free, as it is much stiffer than the wood.

[fineout]

yea thats what i am afraid of, i still might try it once i have some extra cash to throw down

[Chrizzle Chris]

Try some sliptape. It's only about ten bucks, and it'll stiffen that board up pretty good. I have used it to stiffen up a Loaded for a friend. The stuff's pretty sweet!

[ATH025]

You could remount the trucks, moving them both in by 1". This is what I did with my vanguard, and it not only stiffened the board but it also gave a functional nose/tail, plus it only takes like 5 minutes to do.