custom skate's?

logan · Posted: Jan 22, 2005 10:58 pm Post subject: custom skate's?

Let's see your custom painted wakeskates, and if you did anything to the top, show it off!

RUSSIAN · Posted: Jan 23, 2005 3:11 pm Post subject:

here is my 4-track. I only painted it to reseal it. I got my Integrity shortly after and kinda wish I had kept it original. Oh well, atleast now it will hold up

logan · Posted: Jan 23, 2005 3:35 pm Post subject:

RUSSIAN, sweet! just so you know i only painted the skate, my friend she had to sharpie it so i let her... My little bro wrote nautiques on the foam, not me as well...Im rippin off the foam from my skate right now, too. How hard is it to grip it?

RUSSIAN · Posted: Jan 23, 2005 3:48 pm Post subject:

very easy. i went to a skate shop and got 2 strips of jessups grip tape. Line it up and peal back a small peice of the backing paper. when it's where you want it, start pealing back the rest of the paper and put pressure with your hand as you put it on. when your done use something to go around the edges of the tape, this will help it stay down. then walk around on it for a few minutes, this will help the glue to get a better seal. good luck

logan · Posted: Jan 23, 2005 4:03 pm Post subject:

RUSSIAN, thanx im gonna get some of it, should i do black or clear? I was thinkin maybe clear to show the wood under neath and some stickers, what do you think?

Kento911 · Addict Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 958 City: Devore

I haven't painted it, but it's custom

http://www.wakeskating.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3916

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Jan 24, 2005 7:30 am Post subject:

Kento911, nice haha

cut off a gate Cool

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

Authentic_04, black. dont go for any color or anything. just get some nice jessup grip.

cRaZyMo · Outlaw Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Posts: 106 City: Naples

Kento911, how does ur gate ride after cutting off the ends of the kicktails?

Kento911 · Addict Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 958 City: Devore

awesome, actually the kick tails still work just fine with only 3/4 on an in. of length to them, but best of all the bondo I filled in the ends with added weight, and the reduced length makes it friggin awesome, it was decent before, but I really dig it now, when my karma finally arrives, Im going to chop it too

logan · Posted: Jan 25, 2005 4:23 pm Post subject:

The Headless Chicken, would Copelands(not sure if you've heard of it, but it's where im gettin grip tape) have jessup? or will normal skate grip tape work fine? because im not sure what they have.

wakeboarder55 · Outlaw Joined: 01 Jul 2004 Posts: 202 City: nor cal

my copelands does have jessup

logan · Posted: Jan 25, 2005 4:57 pm Post subject:

ok cool, thanx

RUSSIAN · Posted: Jan 25, 2005 6:29 pm Post subject:

some places may not sell it off the roll though. Alot of places sell it pre-cut, which will be to short

logan · Posted: Jan 25, 2005 6:37 pm Post subject:

RUSSIAN, thats what i was thinkin, if they do sell pre-cut what should i do?

RUSSIAN · Posted: Jan 25, 2005 7:10 pm Post subject:

where do you live?
I got mine from a skate shop in fremont. Try to go to a real skate shop, maybe call first

logan · Posted: Jan 25, 2005 7:27 pm Post subject:

I'll call a couple shops, i live east of stockton by New Hogan Resovoir...It's called Valley Springs.

RUSSIAN · Posted: Jan 25, 2005 8:12 pm Post subject:

yeah, I don't know any places out that way

RUSSIAN · Posted: Jan 25, 2005 8:13 pm Post subject:

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention the right way to cut the grip. Let me know when you get it, and I'll try to put it into words Very Happy

logan · Posted: Jan 25, 2005 8:39 pm Post subject:

RUSSIAN, ok thanx

cRaZyMo · Outlaw Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Posts: 106 City: Naples

Kento911, would u recomend a karma over a 4-trac? wich is heavier

Vance · Addict Joined: 25 Sep 2004 Posts: 994

heres mine. 484.

logan · Posted: Jan 26, 2005 4:50 pm Post subject:

Vance, nice

Kento911 · Addict Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 958 City: Devore

cRaZyMo, they are two totally different styles of board, really hard to campare, the Karma is heavier, and bigger, the 105 is actually 112-114 approx from tip to tip, the 4 tracs come in 40,41, and 42 I belive, I would say demo them they are waaaaaay to different for me to make that choice for you

logan · Posted: Jan 26, 2005 6:22 pm Post subject:

Kento911, has the karma come yet or is your karma catching up to you and delaying your karma to come? karma is an mf'er...

Kento911 · Addict Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 958 City: Devore

got it today

logan · Posted: Jan 26, 2005 6:36 pm Post subject:

Kento911, when do you plan to ride it? I expect a full review on Wakeskating.com!!! Laughing

Kento911 · Addict Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 958 City: Devore

SuBjEkTeD37, well Im tryin gto get the winch done this weekend, so sometime before the 5th.

logan · Posted: Jan 26, 2005 8:00 pm Post subject:

Kento911, cool

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Jan 31, 2005 9:07 am Post subject:

Any one on here have a witch?

Kento911 · Addict Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 958 City: Devore

Liquid*Force*Rider, you mean winch, Im working on it, anything you want to know about mine can be found here

http://www.wakeskating.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2997

it's kinda long, but that is basically documenting my process from start to about a week ago

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Jan 31, 2005 1:52 pm Post subject:

Kento911, Don't you think a 13.5 hp motor is going to be moving ya pretty fast? Shocked

Kento911 · Addict Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 958 City: Devore

Liquid*Force*Rider, yes, but it's got a trans, so Ill be able to keep it at 20-22 mph, but it's also going to allow me to deep water start my 225lb @ss

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Jan 31, 2005 2:08 pm Post subject:

Deep water start Shocked

that is amazing man

pics or video when complete please Very Happy

Kento911 · Addict Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 958 City: Devore

Liquid*Force*Rider, definately, and actually I am in the process of postin gnew pics right now, so in a bout 5 mins there will be updated pictures