The Longboard Project.
A large majority of the time I see students around campus riding their longboards. Each longboard has their different shape, sizes, and colors. Many college students cruise around campus with their longboards enjoying the nice ride before arriving to their next class. So about a month ago or so, I hear Isabelle talking about longboards and wanting one everytime someone with a longboard passes by. I remember Jeff telling me that riding a longboard is a great experince, so I’ve decided to save up some cash to buy Isabelle one. Originally, I was going to jsut buy a premade one, but I thought it would mean more if it was custom made. Also imagining the type of board Isabelle wanted seem pretty sweet. What kind of board was Isabelle thinking about? Well, since she’s Filipino, she wanted the Filipino flag for her board to show her pride for her country. So during that month, I would ask Jeff some questions about the longboard and some recommendations. He showed me different sites and all the parts required to make the longboard. I probably would’ve gotten nowhere without his help. Thanks Jeff.
Also, with Namphuong’s help, I was able to find out what kind of board to get Isabelle since the two talked about it alot. Heres the board type:
MINI Rounded PinTail
So thanks Namphuong for the info. You are a ninja fo sho!
So then after reviewing all the parts needed for the longboard, it was time for me to buy everything, but then there was a problem. At the time, my debit card wasn’t working, so I needed someone with a debit or credit card. Thanks to Khiem, I was able to give him money to buy the necessary parts to make the longboard. So if it weren’t for Khiem, I probably would have ended up delaying this board even longer. Thanks Khiem for the help.
So once I’ve recieved all the materials, I was ready to begin, but sadly I got sick and ended up in the hospital, which delayed even more. Something always delayed me from working on the board, so I figured I as well tell Isabelle about it. Haha she seem very happy about it even if it was unfinished.
Once I got out of the hospital and was feeling better, I started to paint the board. This was my first time painting the board, so I kept messing up. Took awhile till I actually got the colors to look right. Each wait was long since I had to let one color dry before putting on the other colors. The most difficult was putting on the sun. The first time I put on the sun, it turned out quite ugly since the poster board cutting of the sun was really flimsy around the rays. After I was done with the flag, I made two white stripes on the other side. Heres how the flag looked so far:
So next, I had to add the coating. This process probably took the longest since I had to do three coatings for each side. I also had to sand it after the third coating, but I may of sanded it too hard since the day I used the grip spray, it caused the stripes to crinkle up and it ended up looking ugly. So I had to sand off as much of the crinkled stripes as I can and redo the stripes again. After finishing the coating and grip spray the second time, I attached the truck to the board. Luckily Jeff helped me earlier in the week to attach the wheels to the truck. Screwing on the bolts probably took a chunk of time, but not as much as the painting process. Here are the results:
So in the end, I realized its really hard to make a longboard (or at least the first time). It takes a lot of time and effort to make it perfect, but I did find it fun. Perhaps in the future, I can make one for myself and learn from my mistakes from the first attempt. Anyways, hope you love your new board Isabelle! <3
