I’m about ready to strip disgusting spray paint(possibly simple acrylic Krylon) from the surface of a 10’5" 1970’s tanker that I just scored. Yes, the current owner actually sprayed a coat of paint on it just to protect it from UV damage while he stored it. It still yellowed underneath. Looks like a cool ol’ aged board. It may very well be a Chuck Dent shaped board, according to the previous owner. Anyway, Some of the paint is already flaking off. What is the easiest and safest way to remove the paint and not damage the surface of the original glass? I’d rather not have to completely re-sand and gloss the board just yet, since it appears to be fairly water tight. Thanks, Grant.
This old tanker I got has a concave in the nose. I was just wondering when concaves first became popular in longboards? Way back to 60s, 70s etc???>>> I’m about ready to strip disgusting spray paint(possibly simple acrylic > Krylon) from the surface of a 10’5" 1970’s tanker that I just scored. > Yes, the current owner actually sprayed a coat of paint on it just to > protect it from UV damage while he stored it. It still yellowed > underneath. Looks like a cool ol’ aged board. It may very well be a Chuck > Dent shaped board, according to the previous owner. Anyway, Some of the > paint is already flaking off. What is the easiest and safest way to remove > the paint and not damage the surface of the original glass? I’d rather not > have to completely re-sand and gloss the board just yet, since it appears > to be fairly water tight. Thanks, Grant.
This old tanker I got has a concave in the nose. I was just wondering when > concaves first became popular in longboards? Way back to 60s, 70s etc??? If my memory serves me correctly, I read somewhere that the nose concave youve mentioned, was developed by Phil Edwards and Mickey Munoz in the mid 60’s to win a noseriding contest held by Tom Morey. Previously Bob Simmons had used concaved bottoms in the late 40s-early 50s. His ran the almost the entire length of the board and were used with twin fins. Quite ahead of his time for sure.
If my memory serves me correctly, I read somewhere that the nose concave > youve mentioned, was developed by Phil Edwards and Mickey Munoz in the mid > 60’s to win a noseriding contest held by Tom Morey. Previously Bob Simmons > had used concaved bottoms in the late 40s-early 50s. His ran the almost > the entire length of the board and were used with twin fins. Quite ahead > of his time for sure. And Rabbit Kekai, in Hawaii shaping his wooden “Hot Curls”, years before that…