How do you "prepare a board"?

[MatthieuLaunay]

So tomorrow I'm gonna go pick up my new eden foamie. It's my second foamie. For the first one I got, I had the people at the surf shop do all the preparation for me and apply the traction pads. But this time I thought i might just do it myself. So I was wondering if anybody could tell what I need to do when preparing the board and putting on the traction pads. The board I'm getting does not have this kind of glass finish to it, it has more of a textured feel. I heard that when you have those kinds of boards, you have to sand the boards down or something.


Anyway, I just hope people can come with pointers so that i know what to do tomorrow.

[Klaustrophobia]

if it's textured, sand the application area and then wipe with alcohol. untextured, just need the alcohol.

[ZapBulletRider]

Same way you "prepare your anus"

[painthappy]

if it's textured, sand the application area and then wipe with alcohol. untextured, just need the alcohol.

Pretty much what he said.

Same way you "prepare your anus"

Seriously... WTF?

[ankskim]

to prepare the board, you must first create small talk with it. the casual 'come over to my place' must be dropped to excite him/her. bring him/her over. and start getting real close. make out with him/her until the clothes come off, only then will it be 'prepared'.

[T-REXX]

It's real easy. I like using 100 grit sandpaper, acetone, and super glue.

Sand traction areas down (PAST YOUR TRACTION POINTS!!!)
wipe with acetone
lay traction pads
super glue edges
go get a beer!

[underpressure02]

Here are a few youtube vidoes that may help you out.



I also measured left to right to make sure everything was centered perfectly.

[underpressure02]

Here is the other video. I could only post one at a time.

[Jim Gordon]

Here's another tip.....and I have never had any of my pads come up. After you put on your traction, lay the board on your carpet and without any shoes walk on the pads to set them.
Edit.....One more thing, clean your hands with rubbing alcohol also, and try not to touch the sticky back of the pads when putting them on.

[OG Mike D]

What I normally like to do is put my board outside in the sun for about and hour to get it nice and warm before I apply the traction. I didn't watch the video's but I also like to measure everthing out first; I use masking tape down the middle for a center reference and then trace the pads with pencile, and cut off the tape where the pads would go over it (leaving the rest of the tape on as a center reference helps). Then do what Jim said ^, then put the board inside in the shade to cool. Good luck.

[Klaustrophobia]

what's the point of heating it up? and going a little bit beyond what jim said, i put a few textbooks on mine overnight. might not be necessary, but it doesn't hurt to do a little extra.

[Jim Gordon]

Yeah.....like OG said^, don't put pads on a cold board, they just don't stick as good.

One more thing....this happened to me. I put the pad down and didn't like how it wasn't straight as I like. So I tried to pull it up and ripped it in2! =[ I did put it back together again and it seems to work OK.

[ZapBulletRider]

Pretty much what he said.



Seriously... WTF?

Well if you're not going to listen to me, at least listen to Wicket.

[T-REXX]

what's the point of heating it up?

It helps the glue melt and conform to the surface...

[underpressure02]

What I normally like to do is put my board outside in the sun for about and hour to get it nice and warm before I apply the traction.

I did the same thing with my new board. Left it in the sun for an hour or so and got it really hot. Also left the pads out upside down so the side with the glue was baking in the sun to get it extra sticky. After I put the pads on I took it inside walked on it then put it back in the sun for another 15 mins or so and pressed down a few more times to make sure everything was set good.

[Jim Gordon]

I did the same thing with my new board. Left it in the sun for an hour or so and got it really hot. Also left the pads out upside down so the side with the glue was baking in the sun to get it extra sticky. After I put the pads on I took it inside walked on it then put it back in the sun for another 15 mins or so and pressed down a few more times to make sure everything was set good.

LOL.......if that doesn't do it, nothing will!
Edit: I see why your name is underpressure.=]

[dangercartjason]

Well if you're not going to listen to me, at least listen to Wicket.