Funky Lime BigZigs... Fading logo?

**melifont monk** · 06-14-2008 03:27 AM

**phoeniks** · 06-14-2008 04:11 AM

Originally Posted by SteveC

soft wheels are prone to this, it's simply because the wheel flexes more than the graphic can.
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Not in my experience. I have a set of lime Zigs that look exactly like mrpauliepants and have from the start. But I also have a set of red Retro Zigs that look fine, where the graphic hasn't chipped at all.

**SteveC** · 06-14-2008 04:46 AM

Originally Posted by phoeniks

Not in my experience. I have a set of lime Zigs that look exactly like mrpauliepants and have from the start. But I also have a set of red Retro Zigs that look fine, where the graphic hasn't chipped at all.

Could be the different urethane, perhaps. Lets just say that a flexible wheel doesn't help any.
AEND have been having QC issues lately, but could be a completely different paint for all I know.

**ZampraZ** · 06-14-2008 04:55 AM

But it has to be something with the zigs. My gumballs are coning and soon retired but they still have the graphic on.

**fluidfruit** · 06-14-2008 05:25 AM

Originally Posted by Steve Ignorant

It's probably s9's fault anyway.

nice one indeed.

i remove the graphics from all my wheels before i put them on.

**Camel** · 06-14-2008 05:26 AM

It is the side cut of the BigZig that does it. The outer 1" of the wheel flexes heavily under pressure. Thus the graphic flakes and falls. I de-label all my zigs. One of the first things I do when i get a set is a warm soapy bath with a 3m green scrubby pad in the kitchen sink. Starts the mold release removal and scrubs the label off.

**Ogre** · 06-14-2008 06:42 AM

Graphics are applied after the pour. A realse agent is just that. It's so they rease from the mold easily, making them prone to things other than the mold to not stick to the surface. The only time this has caused a problem was when wheels were poured in different duro's , but the same color.. That is why we slalomers use a sharpie to write the duro on the wheels.

**BFich** · 06-14-2008 07:37 AM

You guys sure care a lot about your graphics.

**Ogre** · 06-14-2008 07:52 AM

Originally Posted by BFich

You guys sure care a lot about your graphics.

Yeah..It surprised me (being an O.G) that some people buy Decks based on the graphics.
I could care less about the pretty picture on my board, or the logo on my wheels. I want a set up that rides how I want it to.

**DKcruizer** · 06-14-2008 08:07 AM

whenever i get a new set of wheels, i memorize the duro, size, model, and just scratch the graphic off with a butter knife. so whatever i do to the wheels, i wont care.

**mrpauliepants** · 06-14-2008 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by melifont monk

Originally Posted by ZampraZ

But it has to be something with the zigs. My gumballs are coning and soon retired but they still have the graphic on.

Yeah, my Gumballs and Flashbacks don't have this problem...

Originally Posted by BFich

You guys sure care a lot about your graphics.

...which is why I posted a thread asking about it. Because This is the first time I've had Zigs, and I hadn't ever heard of this problem. So I wanted to make sure that I wasn't riding on $50 wheels that were gonna screw up and decide to throw me or something like that randomly.

Honestly, now that I know it's really just an aesthetic issue, I don't really care. I mean, it would be nice, for $50 to have the logo stay on... But it's definitely not the worst thing that could happen.