SHOW YOUR BOARD (part two)

**morg811** · 03-09-2012, 11:57 PM

OMGGG all these sexy boards

**Jim Gordon** · 03-10-2012, 08:55 AM

I like the not so square......Square.

**Manny** · 03-12-2012, 08:36 AM

I like that Squin!

**njskimmer8** · 03-19-2012, 10:26 PM

Anyone ordering a new board soon to add to this thread? I should be ordering my exile carbon first week of april.

**skimmybits** · 03-19-2012, 10:28 PM

walruz996 will be ordering a syndrome soon

**Chrith** · 03-20-2012, 07:25 AM

having some 3/4ths envy. but i'll probably be getting a surfboard instead.

**mitchell p.** · 03-20-2012, 12:40 PM

no traction yet. shitty wax job for a quick session. all black freak pads comming soon. posted a pic earlier from when hank sent it to me from the shop. here a pic of the top. and the bottom again. oh yea.... its the lightest, fastest, best turning board ive ever rode. but a word for the wise. if you chose to get competition weight with exile. be prepared to have a very light board. took a little bit to get used to. ml pro shape/carbon/domke rocker/resin art bottom.

**Maw3547** · 03-20-2012, 04:07 PM

Not gonna lie, i don't like that board

**mjs** · 03-20-2012, 04:59 PM

it looks like a peanut butter turd

**mitchell p.** · 03-20-2012, 05:54 PM

well i custom ordered the board. i asked for split orange and clear carbon. ( I was shooting for scrappy flores old board) and the resin art in those colors. im guessing when the orange pigment saturated through the carbon it gave it that peanut butter color. so maybe i should of thought of that before asking for that color. but regardless of how it may look it still rides great. so im not complaining.

i filled out the order and thats how it came. but in all truthfulness if i would've walked in and bought a board from a shop. i would not of picked this. but im stoked. i just spent closee to 500 on it so even if it had a giant cock on it. i would ride it. period.

**Manny** · 03-20-2012, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by mitchell p.

but regardless of how it may look it still rides great. so im not complaining.
i filled out the order and thats how it came. but in all truthfulness if i would've walked in and bought a board from a shop. i would not of picked this. but im stoked. i just spent closee to 500 on it so even if it had a giant cock on it. i would ride it. period.

Agreed and agreed.
Enjoy the new shred stick Mitchell.

**mitchell p.** · 03-20-2012, 06:12 PM

thanks dude. been skimming for atleast 7 years. and its the best thing ive ever had underneath my feet.

**lucasskim** · 03-20-2012, 06:38 PM

sick exile mitchell! sounds like it rides like a dream. and i'm diggin the gnar colors

**matty kerns** · 03-20-2012, 07:02 PM

looks sick. stoked exiles options are getting sicker!

**ankskim** · 03-20-2012, 07:17 PM

personally. if i spent $500 on a board, i would make sure that it is exactly what i wanted. but im glad you're stoked.

**SDSkim** · 03-20-2012, 07:33 PM

i wonder how they make other orange boards. . . orange. I mean, wouldnt the orange pigment soak into the carbon thus making it brown? It only makes sense.

**mitchell p.** · 03-21-2012, 05:39 AM

Originally Posted by ankskim

personally. if i spent $500 on a board, i would make sure that it is exactly what i wanted. but im glad you're stoked.

Would you like to see my order form? i left them a short story on how i wanted it to look and was very clear about what i wanted.

personally. i haven't bought a new board since 05 and it was an exile. ive rode that same exile into the fracking ground. and its still a beast. The customer service was excellent. Hank sent a picture to me while it was still in the shop. and from the date it was ordered on exiles site it was at my house in 15 days exactly. An Absolute great process.

(PS) Ive been working at a surfboard manufacturing shop for quite awhile now. i do all the sanding and polishing and a little bit of hot coating. so i understand things happen and it may not turn out exactly how the customer wanted. but, am i going to package this board up, tell aaron and hank i want my money back? no of course not. thats not how things work. would they do it for me? probably. but now exile has to sell a peanut butter poop board or it just goes to waste. and on top of that they have to make a new board for me. nahhhh. ill shred this board for as long as it holds up.

and on another note. i didnt spend 500 to have it look good so all of the young gremlins at the beach could come up and say "holy shit brah that so effin dope". i spent that money for a skimboard that should last me some years. as i had said earlier my last exile was shaped in 05 and i rode it all last summer and it was sick. technically i spent 20 bucks on cosmetics for the resin on the bottom.

**vicskim76** · 03-21-2012, 10:44 AM

I like this guy.

**Luff** · 03-21-2012, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by Maw3547

Not gonna lie, i don't like that board

You don't like a board because of the color combo? Spoken like a true woman.

**mitchell p.** · 03-21-2012, 03:40 PM

well since so many people are curious here is my order.

Custom Hybrid or Pro Shape Epoxy Skimboard by Exile Skimboards

SKIMBOARD SIZE: MEDIUM LARGE
SKIMBOARD SHAPE: Pro Shape
SKIMBOARD REINFORCEMENT: DOUBLE CARBON FIBER EPOXY (Add $64.00)
COMPETITION WEIGHT: COMPETITION WEIGHT PLEASE!
THICKNESS: 3/4" Tapered to 5/8" in the Nose and Tail (Thin, Thick, Thin)
TOP COLOR: GLOW ORANGE (#02 IN CATALOG)
BOTTOM COLOR: I WANT RESIN BOTTOM ART (Add $20)
BOTTOM ART: NO THANKS
RESIN BOTTOM ART: BRIGHT GREEN (#01 IN CATALOG), CANARY YELLOW (#05 IN CATALOG), CHERRY RED (#12 IN CATALOG)
LOGO CHOICE: TOYBLOCK (Logo on Brandon Sears Pro)
LOGO POSITION: TOP LEFT
LOGO COLOR: MIDNIGHT BLACK (#16 IN CATALOG)
FINISH: TEXTURED DECK
ROCKER: DOMKE ROCKER
Special Requests:: Called the shop earlier. spoke to hank. I have two request. for the first one i would like the top to be split in half vertically with the left side being Glow orange (#02) and the other being Midnight black (#16) or clear carbon (whichever is easier). Hank and i spoke about how the lines may not be that crisp where the color meets. I was thinking that it may look better if it was blended together loosely or like the resin bottom art. i leave it up to you, whatever you think will look the best.. As for my second request i would like the resin bottom art to have some words written into the art. i was hoping that on the bottom, on the top right of the nose ( The same size and length of the exile logo as well as the same placement except on the bottom), you could write my name Mickey in cursive. And that's it. If you have any questions or if any of my request are not do able please feel free to call me. Mickey

**mitchell p.** · 03-21-2012, 03:42 PM

And in no way, shape or form am i saying exile is a bad company or anything like that. couldnt be happier with the customer service. just wished it would of turned out differently.

edit* didn't even realize until i read my order again. but they messed up which side the orange was suppose to be on. i wondered why they would put a black logo over carbon because you cant really see it. but i asked it to be on the side with the orange.

theres only one thing ill say about it and ill drop it. if an order came into my work (surf board manufacturer) that asked for glow orange and after it was completed the color was off as well as the color being on the wrong side. my boss would of contacted the customer. explained what has happened. and what would the customer want to do. Or he would of sold it at a lower price, bitched out whoever fracked up, and sent a board that the customer wanted.

but it is what it is.

**3CTskim** · 03-21-2012, 08:02 PM

new pads...

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**lucasskim** · 03-21-2012, 09:47 PM

looks goood

**Johnnypython** · 03-21-2012, 09:49 PM

dayum i like that ^ whats the bottom look like?

**3CTskim** · 03-21-2012, 11:27 PM

Originally Posted by Johnnypython

dayum i like that ^ whats the bottom look like?

orange bottom

**Hank Snapp** · 03-22-2012, 10:58 AM

Originally Posted by SDSkim

i wonder how they make other orange boards. . . orange. I mean, wouldnt the orange pigment soak into the carbon thus making it brown? It only makes sense.

Just thought I'd pop in really quick. "Glow orange" and other lighter colors on the tops of our carbon boards can possibly get "diluted" (I guess would be an alright word to use) because of the black carbon behind it. Additionally the competition weight boards tend to let the carbon show even more than the normal carbon boards. This is something I explained to Mickey agreeing to build the board the way he asked.

It's things like this that help us improve. Since this we've worked on a newer orange color that we can use on the top of our carbon boards that is much more orange although a bit darker for anyone that might want that on the top. (see pic)
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As for the line not being completely straight...This is only the second "split" top Exile has ever done (my personal board being the other). Due to our build process the tendency for the line to not be that straight is pretty high, which is again something that Mickey and I discussed on the phone prior to building the board.

**floridaskimmer** · 03-22-2012, 11:32 AM

Btw: I loved my domke, really floaty and turns fast. I didnt even pick up my voyager yesterday but then again the waves were far out so I was playing with white wash.