I have a 9’ longboard that is faded and old. I am looking into getting it vinyl wrapped.
Does anyone know the best way to do this?
Will I need to sand the board down first for the vinyl to stick?
Also, I have found many pictures of Vinyl wrapped boards, but they all seem to be pieces of art rather than for actually surfing them. Would I be able to use a vinyl wrapped board in the sea?
The vehicle wraps look good and seem to hold up pretty well, over compound curves, so I would imagine surface prep to be similar. Ding repair after its on is probably not gonna be so straightforward tho.
Its not an option I would even consider myself, but I don’t see any reason it wouldn’t be do-able.
I don’t recall which member it was, but some years ago a sways guy was wrapping his boards. I’m pretty sure he did it for work, too, or something. I think about it all the time because my work is right next door to a big sign making/vehicle wrapping operation. I doubt it would add much weight, but the inability to see dings is my biggest concern.
Yes, I do agree with you on that. Thanks to all the advice, I think I am just going to get a new board. I have found a decent custom board on Gumtree for a reasonable price. Thanks again for the comments.
The company I work for does vehicle wraps and occasionally surfboards too. Most of the surfboards we do are for retail stores and eateries. We’ve done menus on a number of surfboards. The board just needs to be wax free. Its just a big sticker. One of our employees did a printed wrap on his HP Shortboard with the logos of his sponsors on it. Looked good.