do this to your board everyone

Levi, you are an evil genius. 

Been doing this since Brody posted something years ago.

Great minds think alike.

For some reason it takes forever to get it to load and pull up, but yeah, this one was posted about 3 years ago now.

gonna do it right now on my crew and reverse crew. high 5

Dang it, my tuning kit is back on the East Coast. Did Sierra carry the Dakine tuning kits this year? Going to have to buy a file from Home Depot before I rock that Reverse Crew.

thx, I'll do it right now.

I have done this since I started riding.... works great, I beat on my boards and they still look pretty good.

I just went to look at my Burton Joystick and it looks like it is that way from the factory.  Or maybe it's not near as much as you did it?  Should I go over it again?

Originally posted by fiveflat I just went to look at my Burton Joystick and it looks like it is that way from the factory.  Or maybe it's not near as much as you did it?  Should I go over it again?

go over it again. I do it on my burtons and it helps more. I try to do it in at a 45 degree angle and then round it. cuz the corners are what catches.. So first, take it at a 45 angle then go back down in a rounding motion

Originally posted by TROLL do you need to put a resin or anything on it after filing to protect the board from moisture??

Nope, all you are essentially doing is filing down the top sheet and maybe a little bit of the fiberglass. But you aren't getting to the core so it's good to go just like that

Originally posted by chenmt seems like basic tech. why haven't the major companies done this already to incorporate into their boards straight out of the factory.... seems like just another little "tech" they can brag and pitch to sell their boards. plus the shaved topsheet edges wouldn't have to be white, they could paint them in.

I'm guessing it's just added labor...which translates to added cost for the consumer.  A lot of the cheaper boards don't come with detuned tips and tails, either...even though most people do it themselves before they ride them.

does it void warrenties though?

its possible though.

i just got my new board yesterday....i have NO idea how to do this... haha anyone around the nor cal bay area able to help out?

Originally posted by iammedan i just got my new board yesterday....i have NO idea how to do this... haha anyone around the nor cal bay area able to help out?

1) Go to a hardware store and buy a file. I have 2 different files I use, a wider more coarse one that I used for the first time and a finer file for a smooth finishing touch.
2) Take the more coarse file (if you got 2) or whatever file you have and go around the whole board. Angle the file at a 45 Degree angle with the corner of the topsheet and file down a bit to get rid of the "edge" of the topsheet.
3) If you got the fine file, take it back around again to smooth it out. When I'm on this step, instead of doing a 45 degree angle, I rock it back in forth with the 45 degree angle as my mid point. This will "round" the topsheet down and in my opinion be even more effective than simply a 45 degree angle.

this is absolutely genius. will give it a shot this week. 

Is it safe to use a Sharpie pen and paint the white border lines to black so it matches my top sheet?

should i just use the bastard file?  or a stone?

meh sounds like it takes to much hard work

has anybody tried this on an arbor board? they have the tendency to chip along the edges and I usually just sand it down, maybe I'll try it on my old board.

Nice thanks J! I didn't realize that I am leaving PDX so soon! Next Wednesday! I'm going to try to squeeze in a ride that day with you since we get back early enough for me to make my flight anyway. Hope my cousins are okay with me ditching them for the last day that I'm here.  

I'm going to try this out on a board I just sold, before I ship it out.

hmm, how interesting.  will sandpaper work? or should i get a file