| One great way to decorate your skateboard is to | | | | properly. The most important thing to remember |
| cut an intricate pattern in the grip tape. This can be | | | | while spray painting your deck is to not overdo it. |
| done easily with a sharp x-acto knife or other kraft | | | | If you overdo it with the spray paint, then it will leak |
| knife. You can get creative and cut cool shapes in | | | | down into the deck and make it heavier. The paint is |
| your grip tape. | | | | also less likely to dry, in turn staining whatever it |
| Some people like to carve the shape of their home | | | | touches with paint. |
| state out of their grip. It's much easier to accomplish | | | | On the off chance that you're not feeling crafty, or |
| with a state that isn't very complex, such as Nevada. | | | | can't get into spray paint, paint pens, or an x-acto |
| Cutting states into your deck is a little more difficult if | | | | knife, you can decorate your board with some |
| you live in a place like California. | | | | regular felt tip pens. These felt tip pens won't show |
| If your skateboard deck has an image on the top, | | | | up very well on the grip tape, but could be used to |
| you can carefully remove the grip around that image | | | | decorate a blank skateboard deck. |
| to let it show through the top of the deck. This | | | | Felt tip pens are likely to rub off, as well. Most |
| becomes easier when it's a simple square logo on the | | | | skateboard decorations come off after time, but |
| deck. Generally, the simpler a logo is, the nicer it will | | | | regular markers come off much easier than |
| look. | | | | something a little bit more permanent, like a paint pen |
| If you don't feel like cutting holes in your grip, you | | | | or spray paint. |
| can try decorating it with paint pens. One excellent | | | | If you've put a lot of effort into your art, you |
| thing about paint pens is that they're easy to use. | | | | probably want to keep it protected. If you have any |
| They also tend to last much longer than other | | | | kind of lacquer or clear coating, it should do the job |
| solutions. | | | | nicely. It won't be a permanent protector, but it will |
| Paint pens can be pretty costly, however. They're still | | | | work well in the short run. |
| great if you want to decorate your deck without | | | | Now that you can proficiently decorate your |
| cutting shapes out of your grip tape. Paint pens allow | | | | skateboard, you should go out and show it off to |
| you to get a little more intricate, too. You can easily | | | | the world. I would recommend that you use |
| write letters or numbers on the deck. This would be | | | | permanent solutions like spray paint or paint pens |
| difficult to do if you were only going to cut shapes | | | | before using a marker, and also I want to remind |
| out of the grip tape. | | | | you that cutting holes in your grip looks awesome if |
| If you have spray paint, you can make some cool | | | | done correctly. Follow these instructions correctly, |
| stencils. Stencils are great because they're cheap, | | | | and your skateboard will be decorated for a very |
| easy to make, and look great when they're applied | | | | long time. |