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Getting some art on your stick is cool and really easy. You can customise new or old boards but you need to prep an old stick more to make sure there’s no wax residue. The main thing is being prepared. Know what design you’re going to do. Have the right Boardstix pens and equipment to hand before you wade in.
Boardstix paint pens were created by surfers for surfers who want to explore ways to make their signature on the world, to express they are, ad paint their surfboards. They come in a variety of packs and have very quality and a high finish.
There are three types of Boardstix pens and they come in a wide variety of colours. The Premium pens are perfect for filling in and have a 5mm tip. The Grip pens have a 3mm tip for fine lines and details. The Broad tip pens have a 5mm and are perfect for quick fills and bold lines.
THINGS YOU NEED:
• Board (derrr!) • An area you can work in and make a mess • White Spirit • Rag • Fine Sanding Paper • Pencil • Eraser (Rubber) • Boardstix paint pens • Masking tape • Lacquer • An idea of the art you want on your board…
HOW TO:
01. Step one is simple. Clean that mofo. If it’s a fresh stick then just make sure the factory dust is off and it’s clean. A quick wipe with white spirit should sort it out a treat. Old boards do the best wax removal job ever then white spirit or DEWAX.IT to get the sheen of wax off.
02. Key in (lightly sand) the area you want to paint with über-fine sandpaper. This helps the paint stick by giving the board a rough, clean surface.
03. Sketch out your design in soft pencil. Spend all the time you need to make sure it’s right.
04. Once happy with the pencil outline make sure you figure out how your artwork will progress and mask areas with masking tape if need be.
05. Use firm strokes to build up your colour. Nail it first time as going back over with paint pens can get ugly.
06. Add more colours and paint the hell out that thing.
07. Nearly there, make sure you’re happy with everything.
08. Once happy remove the masking tape if used.
09 Once dry spray a lacquer coat to protect your work. Lacquer also gives a new clean surface to add some fine
detail.
10. Then if you’ve added anything one last lacquer and you’re good to go!
The Scottish Surfing Federation hope to send a Scotland team to the ISA World Surfing Games in Nicaragua from the 31st of May – 07th of June 2015 and have launched a Crowdfunder to raise the cash to fund the Team travelling.
The team will be made up of six surfers – two ladies and four men and the team was selected at the Scottish National Surfing Championships in Thurso, Scotland on Easter Weekend is Shoana Blackadder (Thurso), Megan McKay (MacDuff), Scotty Main (Thurso), Mark Boyd (Thurso), Ali Matheson (Carrbridge), Allyn Harper (Sandend).
There is some great stuff on there
http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/scotland-surfing-team-2015
Nixon have partnered with surf forecaster Surfline to bring us the newest revolution in wearable tech The Ultratide; a tide watch which includes real time surf forecast. Yup surf forecasting on your wrist.
The Ultratide delivers real-time conditions for your favourite breaks via Bluetooth® technology. Tide, wave height, swell direction, wind direction and speed, water and air temperatures; all the data you need, so you’ll never not know when to go. It is as they say, the World’s smartest surf watch.
The watch auto geolocates to show you the conditions for the nearest surf spot to your current location, and stays continuously updated with current Surfline forecast data for your favourite surf spots around the world. You can choose from the thousands of surf spots in the Surfline network, and get 10 Surfline forecast data points displayed in easy to read format directly on the watch. You can also create custom surf alerts, and there is a one touch set up that synchs watch and iPhone. The Surfline Forecast data points include: current Surfline rating, current surf height, current swell height(s), forecasted swell height(s), current swell direction(s), forecasted swell direction(s), current water temperature, current air temperature, current sky condition, and 48hrs of tide data with predicted time and height details in both imperial and metric values.
So no more hitting refresh, all you got to do is look at your wrist. Pretty remarkable…
For over 25 years, Secretspot.co.uk have kitted out cold water surfers around the world with the finest equipment on the planet.
They pride themselves on knowledge and expertise when it comes to getting surfers in the water with the right gear and after sales service in their shops and online. But like any business they are always thinking of ways to improve their service; so for the past year they have been implementing a new way to pay for your equipment and can now offer all UK customers the option to spread the cost of purchases with various finance options. Applying is simple and can be done online and in store, all you have to do is spend over £500!
Customers are able to combine anything including clothing and footwear as long as the total spend is over £500. There is a number of finance options available and full terms and conditions can be found at secretspot.co.uk – simply click on the “finance available” image on the homepage.
