How do you paint a surf board?
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Okay so good question, Col thinks he is right but SJB is.  The question was how too paint a surboard, not a foam blank. Col told us how to paint a blank before its been fiberglassed and SJB told us to do it when the fiberglass was already on, meaning it was then a surfboard.\n\nAnyway it is done a lot with already made surfboards. They lightly sandpaper the existing fibreglass where the spray work is going to be done, they lightly sandpaper it so the paint will hold better. Then they put a new coating of resin (fibreglass) onto the board, wolla , all done and lookin good.  \n\nPaint jobs look wicked on boards,  who'd wanna be riding a stock standard board when you can stand out.
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Very very simple. Take a baloon ( white or any light color), blow it to its complete size. Then, tie it at the end so that the air does not go out of the baloon. Then paint on it as the planet should be. Par example, Paint with blue and brown for the planet Earth. If you want to hang it, use a wire.
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I know this isnt the question you asked: make sure you get a paint that sticks.  \n\nYou could easily spray a layer of primer on, typically a darker gray, then paint on whatever you want.  The point is that your new material is thick enough all around that light isnt soaked into the darker base.\n\nYield and control are totally dependent on your system comprised of "tools, materials, methods, and people".  Without understanding the system its hard to make an estimate.  \n\nIf you cant make a numerical estimate, you should try running the process for a couple of days, and see what you can make.
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Ebay is always a good one to look at.  If not, contact your local surf shop.  There are always used boards in local shops.  If you're just starting, don't be tempted to buy any board that is smaller than about 7 foot unless you want to have a bad time learning.
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Check out Paint.NET (http://www.getpaint.net/), it's a great alternative to Adobe Photoshop and it's free.\n\nThere is no real way to do layers in standard Paint.
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Assuming you know how to strip the bike back to the frame, then its best just to sand the original paint with a low grit wet and dry paper (use it wet for better results) then apply 4-5 coats of white primer 4-5 coats of top coat (sand the top coat back with a high grit wet and dry paper between each coat) and 3-4 coats of Lacquer
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By using Paint Brush, make a picture and then save it. Press make it as a wallpaper. You are done.
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dude just use spray paint thats wut i did
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I wouldn't recommend buying a surfboard online.  For instance, there could be pressure dings and cracks that the picture doesn't pick up, and shipping can also be somewhat of at b*tch.  If you live in or near Encinitas or Solana Beach then you might check out the Surfride shops on the 101 Coast Highway.  There's one just north of Encinitas on the 101 North past Encinitas Blvd. and one just south of Pipes in Solana Beach  They both have excellent selections, or you could ask around, but I still recommend against buying online.
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We would make skim boards out of plywood (about 25 years ago). Get a piece of plywood, cut out the shape you would like. Round the edges of the board, cover with resin (one side at a time). If you'd like you can use fiberglass w/ the resin, but its not really necessary. Sand down the rough edges and you're ready to go. Skim boards today have core made of resins and are lighter than plywood. The height of the board is about the height of a body board (4 ft). The width varies on the shape.
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The ideal way?\nSand them/prime using a high adhesion primer/paint with melamine paint.
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USE HTML AND PAINT DUH
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photoshop or paint would probably work and the site www.photobucket.com MIGHT have something that would let you
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1. water\n2. food coloring\n3. vinigure or sodium (for bubbling)\nsorry if this doesnt work\nhavnt done it in a long time
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The way I do it is through paint shop pro, or photo adobe then use animation shop, you can find a lot of great online tutorials using google
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How about just painting the tip with some red or "safety orange" paint?
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There are a number of packages out there. I personally use Paint Shop Pro 9 - it's very effective and professional! (I wouldn't use Paint - it doesn't do a good job unless you have a LOT of artistic skill and a LOT of free time!)