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skateboard ramp materials? BSAKing@hotmail.com 04-30-2008
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Posted by S. Barker on April 30, 2008, 11:28 am
I second the epoxy paint suggestion. Not to slick, not to rough. Vinyl
might just be too soft. would slow the boardheads down.

s

> My son and his buddies are building a large skateboard ramp in the
> back yard and need to cover the plywood structure with something
> smooth for their skateboards.
>
> Masonite is popular, but is prone to damage by moisture.
>
> Special skateboard coverings are very expensive and out of their price
> range.
>
> I had thought perhaps a vinyl flooring and glue it on if I could find
> one not too slippery.
>
> Does anyone have any other suggestions for a suitable material to
> check out? Price and moisture resistance are the key I guess.
>
> tia



Posted by BSAKing@hotmail.com on April 30, 2008, 11:57 am
>
>
>
>
>
> > My son and his buddies are building a large skateboard ramp in the
> > back yard and need to cover the plywood structure with something
> > smooth for their skateboards.
>
> > Masonite is popular, but is prone to damage by moisture.
>
> > Special skateboard coverings are very expensive and out of their price
> > range.
>
> > I had thought perhaps a vinyl flooring and glue it on if I could find
> > one not too slippery.
>
> > Does anyone have any other suggestions for a suitable material to
> > check out? Price and moisture resistance are the key I guess.
>
> > tia
>
> They use marine plywood around here and replace the whole thing every
> couple of years.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

the kids here still put a covering over the plywood whatever it is.

Posted by Jeff Wisnia on April 30, 2008, 2:44 pm
BSAKing@hotmail.com wrote:
> My son and his buddies are building a large skateboard ramp in the
> back yard and need to cover the plywood structure with something
> smooth for their skateboards.
>
> Masonite is popular, but is prone to damage by moisture.
>
> Special skateboard coverings are very expensive and out of their price
> range.
>
> I had thought perhaps a vinyl flooring and glue it on if I could find
> one not too slippery.
>
> Does anyone have any other suggestions for a suitable material to
> check out? Price and moisture resistance are the key I guess.
>
> tia


Seven years ago I helped our then 14 year old son build a portable ramp,
but we never considered covering the plywood with anything more durable
than paint.

It never really got a lot of use, most of the fun was in the building of
it I guess.

I documented the project, spanning three months, with a not very high
resolution digital camera of that era:

http://home.comcast.net/%7Ejwisnia18/ben/qpipe.html

Thanks for the mammaries!

Jeff

--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.


Posted by David Nebenzahl on April 30, 2008, 8:22 pm
On 4/30/2008 5:13 AM BSAKing@hotmail.com spake thus:

> My son and his buddies are building a large skateboard ramp in the
> back yard and need to cover the plywood structure with something
> smooth for their skateboards.
>
> Masonite is popular, but is prone to damage by moisture.
>
> Special skateboard coverings are very expensive and out of their price
> range.
>
> I had thought perhaps a vinyl flooring and glue it on if I could find
> one not too slippery.
>
> Does anyone have any other suggestions for a suitable material to
> check out? Price and moisture resistance are the key I guess.

I asked some experts on the subject--my neighbors are hardcore skaters,
have a half-pipe in their unit, and have built outdoor ramps--and they
tell me the ultimate stuff you'd want to use is "Skatelite":

http://www.skatelite.com/home.html

Expensive, but money well spent, they tell me.

Forget Masonite: they have their indoor ramp covered with it, but it'll
deteriorate in no time outdoors.


--
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute
conversation with the average voter.

- Attributed to Winston Churchill

Posted by David Nebenzahl on April 30, 2008, 8:40 pm
On 4/30/2008 5:22 PM David Nebenzahl spake thus:

> I asked some experts on the subject--my neighbors are hardcore skaters,
> have a half-pipe in their unit, and have built outdoor ramps--and they
> tell me the ultimate stuff you'd want to use is "Skatelite":
>
> http://www.skatelite.com/home.html
>
> Expensive, but money well spent, they tell me.

Sorry; missed the part of your post where you said stuff like this was
out of their price range. Maybe worth checking out anyhow.


--
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute
conversation with the average voter.

- Attributed to Winston Churchill

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