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Tookie
Joined: 06 May 2008
Posts: 25
Location: Oahu
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 Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:32 pm Post subject: Barefoot Delight! |
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Well, hopefully.
Was crusin walmart the other day, and was thinking about the hamburger feet, duct tape being too slippery.
Got me thinking about rubber mats, tried googling some but those were too expensive. Then comes walmart with 6 dollar car floor mats! The rubber is kinda weak, tears easily, but that won't matter.
Bought some glue, bought the mats...bought some candy to keep me sugary.
Glued them tonight, should set tommorrow so I'll try to get some pics and reports of how it is tommorrow night!
Hopefully it'll be a good barefooters alternative to sand paper 
*Update 10/28*
Glue didn't take hold very well, good thing I tried pulling on it before it slid out from under me. Gotta try to rough up the board a bit before I tried glue it again, with more glue mwahuahahaha.
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petary791
Joined: 11 Nov 2008
Posts: 52
Location: East Lansing and Grosse Pointe, MI
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| Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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What about waxing the board? Or carpeting?  |
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Tookie
Joined: 06 May 2008
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Location: Oahu
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| Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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Haha, was thinking about that. But the reason wax works on surfboards and bodyboards, is cuz the water helps keep it solid and on the board. On a skateboard it would eventually melt/soften to the point of being ineffective. At least for the hotter places like Hawaii
Carpeting would probably get moldy eventually, since when it rains sometimes when I'm out, that and it would get gross looking eventually hahaha.
Was think astro turf maybe, but right now I got some rubber mats drying on the board so I'll see how it works. |
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timbo666
Joined: 30 Aug 2009
Posts: 21
Location: Coventry - England
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| Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:21 am Post subject: |
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On the tiny snowboards that don't have binding (same size as a skateboard) they use high density foam. Same idea as wax though, your wet booted feet kind of stick to the foam.
A thick ish layer of high density foam migh be good? Maybe look at balance boards for ideas? Indo boards etc. They sometimes use a ribbed rubber sheet instead of grip tape which works good on socked and bare feet.
or, just remove all your grip and just use the board? |
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egret
Joined: 18 Jun 2008
Posts: 84
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| Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:39 am Post subject: |
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Too bad Hamboards don't make an LDP deck. Their grip is perfect for bare feet.
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