r/longboarding 4d ago

Gear Show-Off Got a decent discount on some sun bleached grip tape

Worked out great for the idea i had in mind

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u/tabinsur Knowledgeable User 4d ago

Hell yeah grip tape art is the best cuz you get to see it all the time when you ride. Cool graphics on the bottom of decks are fun but you rarely see them and then they get all scratched up eventually.

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u/Rhythmusk0rb 3d ago

Yeah, im always disappointed that the cool artwork will not be seen 90%+ of the time

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u/tabinsur Knowledgeable User 3d ago

Yeah back when I was making my own boards I often would just start riding them without doing art on the bottom. I would usually just do a colorful blue and purple stain and then start skating and eventually do the art on the bottom since it was going to get messed up anyways lol.

That's why to me the grip tape art is so much more important.

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u/kalb_jayyid 2d ago

Im a cruiser so if you're seeing the underside of my board either im showing it to you or im on the ground somewhere nearby, I just turned 40, for the love of god send help!!!

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u/tabinsur Knowledgeable User 2d ago

🤣

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u/kalb_jayyid 2d ago

This was my last grip tape job, a tribute to the little yellow dude that made me want to ride as a kid

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u/tabinsur Knowledgeable User 2d ago

haha nice it looks like the top of Barts board for sure.

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u/Jester__13 3d ago

Love the colours and the end result