"Barracuda" - new board for the ladies

(smedman) · (smedman) **Join Date: Feb 2006** 01-16-2008, 2:44 PM

I just finished up a new shape for the wife...

I posted a little more detail on this at http://forums.wakeoutlaws.com/t1335.html&pid=5653#entry5653

but here are a few pics of the board coming together:
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Pinstriping complete -- still have to do the final gloss coat to make it shine...
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more to come...

(mhetheridge) · (mhetheridge) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 01-16-2008, 6:47 PM

sweet.

surfdad 01-17-2008, 4:39 AM

I do love the graphic work you are doing on the boards, Matt. What paint did you use and is the whole thing brushed?

It looks like you have a scaled rendering you are woring off of...from asp? or?

(riverrunner) · (riverrunner) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 01-17-2008, 9:19 PM

Looks great smed!

(smedman) · (smedman) **Join Date: Feb 2006** 01-18-2008, 1:33 PM

Thanks guys.

Jeff - the paints are acrylic waterbased paints from Michaels. I've been in there so much lately they probably think I'm doing scrapbooking or something... :-)

not sure about ASP. what is that?

Steps were:
1. seal the board with DAP fast n final
2. paint the hot pink and lighter pink
3. glass the board and hotcoat
4. sand hotcoat (as smooth as possible for more artwork)
5. paint the flower (i cut some triangular shapes from butcher paper to use as the template.
6. paint the black pinlines
7. retouch any minor pinline mistakes
8. gloss the board
9. scrape off gloss coat as it began to fisheye over the flower :-(

(major bummer)
10. re-sand entire bottom
11. re gloss
12. go to bed

in the end - came out really nice but A LOT of work doing artwork. i can't stop though b/c i really like how the boards look... and more importantly so does the wife. :-)

(melanie) · (melanie) **Join Date: Apr 2001** 01-18-2008, 1:39 PM

Sexy.

(tonedef) · (tonedef) **Join Date: Jan 2008** 01-21-2008, 10:20 AM

Matt it was really nice meeting you and your wife this weekend! I wasn't sure what to think about you your boards but after seeing them at the show this weekend i can't wait to ride one of them. They look awesome!

(smedman) · (smedman) **Join Date: Feb 2006** 01-21-2008, 12:40 PM

Hey Tony,

Thanks for stopping by. It was great to meet you as well! Looking forward to riding with you guys!

(smedman) · (smedman) **Join Date: Feb 2006** 01-21-2008, 12:43 PM

Finally got the gloss coat on the board just before the show.

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(mhetheridge) · (mhetheridge) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 02-09-2008, 7:18 AM

That turned out to be a really nice board.