Used to thrash skateboards and patch them with wood glue and duct tape, now I just buy a new deck after cracking my last one on a rail in 20 minutes

Back in high school I'd ride a cracked deck for months. Would sand down the splinters, fill the gap with wood glue, wrap it in duct tape, and call it good. Did that for like 3 years straight. Last week I snapped my board doing a kickflip down a 3 stair and just ordered a new one online that night. Felt kinda wasteful but honestly the glue fix always made the board feel dead and heavy. Anyone else ditch the patch job and just replace now?

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ninas7010d ago

You're actually onto something with the weight thing. Wood glue soaks into the wood grain and dries rock hard, so that patch job might only add a few grams but it changes how the board flexes. Couple that with layers of duct tape wrapping around the nose and tail and you've basically got a dead sponge that doesn't snap back. Plus all that tape traps dirt and moisture over weeks, making the whole thing feel soggy. A cracked deck flexes in unpredictable spots too, so your pop and landing just feel off no matter how clean the patch looks.

craig.parker10d ago

Wait that glue fix actually made the board feel heavier or did you just get used to snapping new decks and forgot what a beat up board feels like?