First Board Freshly Painted :D

**Shorty1038** · 11-21-2009 09:24 AM

About a week ago I ordered my first longboard I got a KS Scimitar. I ordered it with no logo so I could throw down some custom paint

. I am by no means what you would call an artist aha. But through viewing multiple threads and reading up on multiple tuts I decided to undertake the huge challenge of painting the board. I laid down a base coat of black and then for the life of me couldnt decide what to put on the board, I then made up my mind and picked a symbol from thepiratebay.org (a torrent site) to stand for free speech and horseshit like that ha. So I made the stencil myself and got to work. and heres how it came up.
I used Krylon Spray
Homemade Stencil
Minwax Polyurethane.
Taping

Painting

Stencil

Now the board is curing as we speak

Ill post pics when it is all together!

**cmarts** · 11-21-2009 09:31 AM

That is a badass stencil.
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**Shorty1038** · 11-21-2009 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by cmarts

That is a badass stencil.
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Thanks man,
That was my biggest challenge, was deciding what stencil to use.

**RyanTheMann** · 11-21-2009 11:43 AM

That came out great - clean, simple, and badass. Nice.

**mateo** · 11-21-2009 11:57 AM

using higher grit sandpaper would have made it a little smoother especially if you sanded inbetween coats of black, looks good though

**Shorty1038** · 11-21-2009 12:13 PM

Originally Posted by RyanTheMann

That came out great - clean, simple, and badass. Nice.

Nothing too complicated hah thanks.

Originally Posted by mateo

using higher grit sandpaper would have made it a little smoother especially if you sanded inbetween coats of black, looks good though

The pic was inbetween coats, i wet sanded with 320 grit.
and with out a huge flash on it, it look really smooth.

**8ftbed** · 11-21-2009 03:23 PM

atta boy!! It gets addicting though and each one will be better. When it's all done and put together, try taking pics early in the morning or late in the afternoon when the sun is low.

I'll be looking for final pics and your impression on first rides.

**Shorty1038** · 11-21-2009 11:02 PM

Originally Posted by 8ftbed

atta boy!! It gets addicting though and each one will be better. When it's all done and put together, try taking pics early in the morning or late in the afternoon when the sun is low.

I'll be looking for final pics and your impression on first rides.

haha well I have to admit on the kracked skulls thread you gave me alot of tips, so thanks again. haha my mind was already trying to think of new things to do!

Final Pics!!!

Riding tomorrow morning SO STOKED!!!!!

**mateo** · 11-21-2009 11:50 PM

where in texas do you live

**Shorty1038** · 11-21-2009 11:55 PM

In the DFW area.

**8ftbed** · 11-22-2009 09:52 AM

heh, heh.. that's about 1/3 of the state

Your Scimmy came out very clean. If you get froggy, you could always do something with those top plates. Maybe black with a like a red pin stripe down the center or something. wut? do I hear the gears whirring in that head?

**Shorty1038** · 11-22-2009 12:57 PM

hahah 8ft you spawn so much work from me, in the good way. That would be a stain job correct? Minus the stripe but I dig the idea big time haha

**Chucksta** · 11-22-2009 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by cmarts

That is a badass stencil.
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its an 80's anti-piracy campain "home taping is killing the music industry" ahahah if they only would've known.

Nice paintjob, taping of the edge of the KS is annoying.

**Shorty1038** · 11-22-2009 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by Chucksta

its an 80's anti-piracy campain "home taping is killing the music industry" ahahah if they only would've known.

Nice paintjob, taping of the edge of the KS is annoying.

haha yea I know man, but the pirate bat adopted it to STAND for piracy! hah

o yay it still wasnt perfect and it was such a little pain.

**RyanTheMann** · 11-22-2009 02:32 PM

Dead Kennedys FTW

**8ftbed** · 11-22-2009 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by Shorty1038

hahah 8ft you spawn so much work from me, in the good way. That would be a stain job correct? Minus the stripe but I dig the idea big time haha

You could just spray paint it... or stain. Whatever's handy or blows your skirt up.

Oh wait!! Did you ride it? Don't worry about the creaking. Everybody gets it, some are concerned. I was at first. One of the groms riding my stuff this summer said it must be why it's called Kracked Skulls.

It mellows/almost goes away eventually. I'm pretty sure it's from the top plate bolted to the ends. I came to that conclusion when I had similar creaks from my Demon with whiplash guards which is a metal plate like the KS wood one.

**Shorty1038** · 11-23-2009 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by 8ftbed

You could just spray paint it... or stain. Whatever's handy or blows your skirt up.

Oh wait!! Did you ride it? Don't worry about the creaking. Everybody gets it, some are concerned. I was at first. One of the groms riding my stuff this summer said it must be why it's called Kracked Skulls.

It mellows/almost goes away eventually. I'm pretty sure it's from the top plate bolted to the ends. I came to that conclusion when I had similar creaks from my Demon with whiplash guards which is a metal plate like the KS wood one.

ohhh mannnn the things rides like magic. haha yea the creak I ignore it haha
but for real its awesome, low and fast!
Hit about 25 today, which was scary as hell but worth it hahah