Every snowboarder likes to be a bit individualistic when he steps out onto the slopes. Now, one way that you can do this is by choosing individualistic snowboarding attire. On the other hand, another very popular way of doing this is by painting your board.
You can do this yourself, if you have the time and patience. Basically, to do a good job, you have to follow four steps - preparing the board, priming the board, painting it, and sealing it.
However, to start with, you will need a good work area. There are advantages to painting both indoors or outdoors. If you have an indoor work area, make sure that the ventilation system is good enough to exhaust the paint fumes from the area. If your work area is located outdoors, your main concern will be finding a non-windy area where the air currents are small or non-existent so they won't interfere with your paint job.
Making sure that the board is clean before you start is critical to your success. So start by wiping the surface dirt and grime from the board to be painted. You can do this with a simple damp cloth. In addition, you want to remove any wax build up. Any good wax remover from your local hardware or grocery store should do the job. Then, you want to scuff the surface of the board with fine sandpaper. This will prepare it to receive the primer coat. And, finally, plug up the binding holes with q-tips to prevent paint or primer from clogging them.
When you have the preparation work out of the way, priming the board is a simple task. Just take your spray can and spray it on according to the directions on the spray can. The main problem that you have to worry about is applying too heavy of the later. To avoid this, instead of trying to do everything with one spray pass, do multiple light passes if necessary. Continue this until you have covered the board to your satisfaction. For best results, keep the spray can moving so you don't have primer build-up in areas. And then, simply allow the primer to dry.
When painting the snowboard, first lay down the background colors - again using multiple light layers, if necessary instead of one heavy layer. When you are satisfied with the density and colors of the background, then you can use stencils to apply any designs or logos on the board.
The next to last step is to seal the board by clear coating it. This is usually a multi-phase process as you will want to apply three to four coats on the board.
Finally, to give your board that nice glossy finish, get some rubbing compound from your local auto supply shop and give the surface a nice buffing.
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