Colored skateboard grip tape how to#

Most grip tape companies found online or at your local skate shop offer an array of grip tape styles to help you get inspired. Photo Credit: MRZ Sakura Yosozumi Different Styles of Grip Tape

Spray paint (optional): The oldest trick in the book since the ollie.

Stickers (optional): Stickers on top of your board are a great way to create colorful patterns beneath unique cuts.

Scissors (optional): can make cutting squares and lines much easier.

Michael’s sells paint pens for the low and offers coupons on their website daily. Be gentle as grip tape can damage your pens easily.

Paint pens: paint pens are a more effective art supply for customizing your grip tape than spray paint.

If you are a minor please consult with an adult before handling any sharp objects.

Razorblade or box cutter: for cutting and customizing your grip.

We’ve listed several key types below to help you get started on your grip tape masterpiece.

Sheet of grip tape: Thank you captain obvious, but seriously.

Placing magazines or cutting on top of cardboard can protect your mom’s dining room table. Be careful of cutting the surface below when slicing your grip.

A flat surface: a flat surface will help prevent cutting mishaps, air bubbles, or shaky lines while customizing your grip.

So here’s what you’ll need to get started on the right foot or left foot if you’re regular stanced. However, proper preparation and high-quality supplies can make all the difference between loving what you see and the intense desire to start over. Photo Credit: Ferra Candy Jacobs What You’ll Need To Get Started:Ĭustomizing your grip tape doesn’t take a lot of tools and when done correctly, shouldn’t make a mess or burn a hole in your wallet. We’ll cover everything you’ll need to get started, a catalog of grip styles, and some proven tips and artistic methods to reach your custom grip tape dreams.

Colored skateboard grip tape how to#

Now it’s your turn as Dew Tour brings you our guide on how to customize your skateboard grip tape. Some of the raddest grip tape art comes from our athletes who’ve transferred their love for skating into this intimate form of expression. Whether you’re a hopeful beginner or a hardcore skate rat, if you’re looking to further express yourself, why not start with your skateboard? During our Dew Tour contests, the only thing more unique than the skaters themselves is their custom grip tape. In a sport with countless creative individuals, customizing your grip tape is a fun and creative way to flaunt your individuality and complement your aesthetic as a skater. While the opportunity for self-expression crowns skateboarding one of the most liberating activities on the planet, it naturally creates an intense desire to stand out. Naturally, skateboarding wouldn’t have it any other way. Everything from fashion, skating style, trick selection to attitude, no two skateboarders are the exact same. Just different kinds of sticky materials or grit or some shit.If you’ve stepped on a skateboard, you know skating is one of the most potent forms of self-expression. I guess this part just comes down to preference though, and it sure as hell isn't the color that makes it bad. I've used Jessup grip with color, and it was absolute shit. Grip doesn't grip because the brand of grip is just shit.'

'Saying 'grip doesn't grip cos it's coloured' is absolute bullshit. I won't argue with any of this really, since I agree with nearly all of it, except this one point. Now all shut up, except for those who have actually skated coloured grip.

That said, i prefer black because it's less poserish, but still, people shouldn't rag on coloured grip, because it's really good. You're deck shows up better in footage, and it's easier to catch tricks. Why? Because in dark environments, its easier to see your deck. I actually find colour grip far more beneficial. You think you're some kinda skateboarding Jesus or something? Have you just got such a God complex that you believe you couldn't possibly ever have a bad day? Wow, what a prick. The reason you had a sucky day at the park is not cos of the colour of your grip. Grip gripiness depends on the brand, not the colour. Whats this about 'darker colours grip better' as well.

It's nothing to do with colour, it's the brand. I've seen a lot of black grips which we shit too. In fact, I've had 3 lots of coloured grip, and it was always far grippier than the black stuff I've used. Grip doesn't grip because the brand of grip is just shit. Saying 'grip doesn't grip cos it's coloured' is absolute bullshit. You are speaking based on hear say, and your logic is fucked. You know what guys, I can tell a lot of you are talking without ever having tried coloured grip.