# Which blank deck?
**URL:** https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/which-blank-deck/1219
**Category:** General
**Created:** [June 28, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/which-blank-deck/1219 "2020-06-28T15:51:50Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@Marc\_Clarke](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Marc_Clarke)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/which-blank-deck/1219/1 "2020-06-28T15:51:50Z")
Hi, I am not a skateboarder but I want to do a custom artwork on an an 8inch deck for my son in France, can anyone recommend a reasonable quality deck that isn’t too expensive. Thanks
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### Author:  [@anon90826813](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/anon90826813)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/which-blank-deck/1219/2 "2020-06-28T15:57:12Z")
I wouldn’t spend time on something he’ll be skating, only if it’s something to put on the wall. It will be ruined within 5 minutes.
If it is decoration then there are loads online, ebay etc that are not usable for skating but are good enough to look like a decent deck. Now, morally, is it the right thing to buy, does it harm the industry buying shit from non skaters? maybe, but is that something you’re concerned about as a non skater?
If he wants to use it then lots of skate shops have older stock, deals on shop/ company team boards you could paint over, sand and redo.
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### Author:  [@Marc\_Clarke](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Marc_Clarke)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/which-blank-deck/1219/3 "2020-06-28T16:01:01Z")
Thanks for the quick response (excellent name BTW) I would prefer to buy a deck he could use though why would you suggest it would be only for deco? Cheers Marc
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### Author:  [@Marc\_Clarke](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Marc_Clarke)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/which-blank-deck/1219/4 "2020-06-28T16:02:57Z")
Sorry flambé you have already answered my 2nd question I am a silly old man
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### Author:  [@anon90826813](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/anon90826813)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/which-blank-deck/1219/5 "2020-06-28T16:07:56Z")
I bought some of these last year to do some art on, they look real good but I personally wouldn’t have skated it, the holes were not drilled with care and they didn’t seem flat where the trucks would mount. They actually came from a skater owned distro company so I didn’t feel that bad about buying cheap shit.
[https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Blank-Pro-Skateboard-Decks-8-0-8-125-8-25-8-375-8-5-8-75-NEW-inc-FREE-GRIPTAPE/263767542606?hash=item3d69c54b4e:g:SsMAAOSwwAdbKR5w](https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Blank-Pro-Skateboard-Decks-8-0-8-125-8-25-8-375-8-5-8-75-NEW-inc-FREE-GRIPTAPE/263767542606?hash=item3d69c54b4e:g:SsMAAOSwwAdbKR5w)
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### Author:  [@Marc\_Clarke](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Marc_Clarke)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/which-blank-deck/1219/6 "2020-06-28T16:12:56Z")
Thanks again.. Sorry for the hassle but do you think I could use copic markers or would acrylic paint be the best option?
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### Author:  [@anon90826813](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/anon90826813)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/which-blank-deck/1219/7 "2020-06-28T16:15:33Z")
They do come pretty glossy but are plain wood on the bottom, so I dunno, depends how viscous the markers are.
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### Author:  [@Marc\_Clarke](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Marc_Clarke)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/which-blank-deck/1219/8 "2020-06-28T16:17:18Z")
Cheers buddy I will buy 2 or 3 and experiment, thanks for the help appreciated
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### Author:  [@ERGOT](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/ERGOT)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/which-blank-deck/1219/9 "2020-06-28T20:48:52Z")
Have you tried Posca markers? They could work nicely.
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### Author:  [@Marc\_Clarke](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Marc_Clarke)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/which-blank-deck/1219/10 "2020-06-28T20:53:47Z")
Thanks Ergot, from doing some research a pos ca pens and traditional acrylic paint combo seems to be the way to go. Also I am going to probably use use jart Decks and sand them down as my lad uses these.
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### Author:  [@Mush](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Mush)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/which-blank-deck/1219/11 "2020-06-28T22:00:23Z")
I’d be interested to see what your end product is.
Just because I’m nosey like that.
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### Author:  [@ciaran](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/ciaran)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/which-blank-deck/1219/12 "2020-06-28T22:41:51Z")
> [@Marc\_Clarke](#):
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> Thanks Ergot, from doing some research a pos ca pens and traditional acrylic paint combo seems to be the way to go. Also I am going to probably use use jart Decks and sand them down as my lad uses these.
Yesterday I sanded down an old board and then sprayed some white paint for a background before going at it with paint from a Posca and a small paintbrush. Worked well. Could do with a smoother finish, but certainly fun to do.
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### Author:  [@dontcomply](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/dontcomply)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2020, 9:58am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/which-blank-deck/1219/13 "2020-06-29T09:58:17Z")
cheers for the heads up on that, was gonna buy one of their pool shaped boards not long back to see if i could get away with it but after reading that ill give it a miss.