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DIY Longboard Design
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The Longboard
I got this longboard online and it happened to be bacon print of all things 😅 it didn’t really matter though cause I was gonna DIY anyways
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Sandpaper
The first thing I did was try and use sandpaper to remove the paint. Didn’t go well…..
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Scratched up
I not only tired myself but I was very irresponsible and I didn’t use any sort of hand protection and the skin on my fingers were so damaged. So yeah don’t do that
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Lacquer? What’s that?
Used lacquer thinner to remove the rest of the paint
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No more pork
the thinner worked really well. It was only $10 too.
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Pink + White Spray paint
Used two different colours to create a gradient effect. This was the pink bottle: Peonie
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Gradient
This was pretty difficult to do as spray paint colours are not consistent. I tried my best.
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All done
I used permanent marker to write some words. I also put white covers on the wheels to show how it would look once it’s all complete. I’ve been trying to find white wheels but they’ve been sold out everywhere.
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- “I’m afraid if I travel too far I’ll never turn back
- I’ll head out to a place where the trees
- are so filled with stories
- that they drip honey from their leaves
- And all the other living beings
- don’t care to know a single thing about me“
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