spray painting a surfboard

[Guitarandsurf92]

hey if i spray painted a surfboard would it stay on. and also if i didnt like it would i be able to take it off without damagin the board?

[dougirwin13]

Scrape all wax off.
Wipe it down with wax cleaner.
Wipe it down with acetone.
Spray on your design.

It'll stay there.

Take it off with acetone if you need to.

Some people sand before the initial acetone wipe.

That's for a poly board.

-doug

[Guitarandsurf92]

is nail polish remover the same as acetone?

[dougirwin13]

Dunno. Doesn't look or smell the same. Not to say it won't work.

Acetone is real cheap at any harware store.

-doug

[kitesurfer]

Dunno. Doesn't look or smell the same. Not to say it won't work.

Acetone is real cheap at any harware store.

-doug

And it smells real good too. Doug do you need to spray a clear laquer over as well or is that if you're using water based sprays???

KS

[drowningbitbybit]

To get a real good glossy finish, and to prevent too many scratches and chips, lacquer is the way to go

Get it in a spray can, like the paint (check that its waterproof and also is recommended for the type of paint you're using!) and layer it on SLOWLY once you've finished the spray.

But be warned - lacquer takes longer to dry than you think! It looks and feels dry but needs a few days to harden, so spray it a week or two before you plan to go surfing. And several coats. Then it'll look lovely!

[mywave]

post the pcis when your done... one way to get the spray paint off if you dont like it is to sand it off but be CAREFULL

[tomcat360]

or you could cheat (like WRV does) and spray it with acrylic automotive finish afterwards.

They do that instead of a resin gloss coat, and it covers up the fact that they horribly oversand the hot coat.

Gotta have a license though.

[Jimi]

If you want it to stay on for a decent length of time, go to your local boat chandlery/paint shop and tell them you want to paint fiberglass. they'll give you the correct primers and top coats. If you just spray any old paint onto it, even if you use a clear coat over the top, it will fall off very quickly without the right primers. If you do it right, it won't need any clear over the top to be durable.

[gdude335]

remember, post pictures when finished!

[WooD]

A dude in my area paints boards for people, he does some damn good work. Check the link.

http://www.fluidgroove.net/cgi-bin/ikonboard/ikonboard.cgi?s=14278572062a10fa7319105a721a2534;act=ST;f=12;t=239