Customer's Vintage Powell Sword & Skull

As you can see, this board is being held together with the tail guard. The good news is that it has good shape.

7 ply separation and damage mostly on this side.

The front end of the board is in much better shape than the tail side.

Same.

Few things to fix.

My guess is that the other side of the board took some weather related damage at some point for awhile.

This is a big growing problem for this board and customer. No problem for V.E.S. !!!

This separation goes right to the truck and the middle of the board. With this amount of damage to the board's wood, as soon as you take the trucks off, the 7 ply separation starts spreading even faster to the other side.

The damaged plys can slide around when the board is rotting. Thanks to the tail guard, trucks, nose guard and rails most of the board stayed in shape.

The board still has some nice concave to it after all these years. The truck guard stickers will also be saved as part of the board's history.

Wheels and bearings could look better- let's see if I can bring some color and life back to blend in well with this board's total refurbish.

The trucks will be dealt with along with all the board's rusty hardware.

The griptape has been removed from the board and is now ready to be refurbished with its history saved.

What you see is what V.E.S. deals with all the time on old boards. Now what?

As always I will consult with my customer on how to proceed for the final look of this board. 

This is what V.E.S. offers.

Custom - Saved - Skateboard - History

Take a look. The paint underneath the griptape is now even cracking off the board.

As I have said before, most boards at this stage of age and condition will not last into the future and its value will be in constant decline. 

The V.E.S. process is changing that future with every board we get !!!

Before any work was done on this board I had to stabilize the graphics, so I could work on the board. Now that the board and its graphics have been stabilized I can now start to customize the board and its look before being V.E.S. sealed.

The big splinter that fell off this board is now back into its stock position and this corner of the board is now made stronger to last into the future. No termites getting into this board now or any time soon!

This boards 7 ply's were wide open, dry and in constant deterioration. The center of both sides were bubbling out and splitting apart.    But that's no problem for V.E.S.  

These wheels were in ok shape as most of the history was from sitting in storage.

Not too much damage from the bearings, but like any wheel of this age, the bearings, if rusty and left in, will only lead to more damage as time goes on.

This is the first step of the V.E.S. detail. I can do more but my customer likes how this looks, so I will stop. 

Now that the wheels are done, I will apply a custom product to help maintain the look and help protect the wheels from the elements.

The look and shade of this wheel will blend nicely into the final look of this board when reassembled.

Now you can see the color of the wheels. This is just one part of the board, but all together this look will age well long into the future and look good doing it while adding value $$$.

I find myself looking at this grip-tape Powell is putting out for the masses with a particular point of view.

As a company that is in the business of saving skateboard history to see the same company 

( Powell Peralta)  copying it's history makes me wonder why they haven't called me yet.

This is what real skateboard history looks like. No copy here!!!

And only Vintage Evolution Skateboards 

is saving it for the future collectors of the world that don't want a copy of someone else's past put on their skateboard.

There is only one company that can refurbish your vintage skateboard and show your board built in different ways and colors in a way, 

you may never see.

Vintage Evolution Skateboards

The vintage grip-tape was refurbished with customer's history saved and re-applied back onto it's original location. The cracks were fixed and sealed and the top graphics are no longer flaking off the board. You can now stand on your board long into the future without your skateboard crumbling under your feet.

The bottom cracking and bubbling of the wood was fixed under the graphics and the board was sealed with its history look that's now made to last far into the future for my customer. I have learned how to turn back the time of damage for these old boards. This board will display well far into the future for my customer and who ever has it next.

Customer's marks are now sealed into the refurbished vintage grip-tape. These marks saved on the grip-tape not only makes it one of a kind but it makes my customer's history with this board last.

The marks on the grip-tape wrap around to this side of the board and are now sealed in, to last. No more being worried of losing this board's history. Now that the board has been V.E.S. sealed, you can wipe any dust or dirt away with ease for many years to come.

When I got the board and removed the tail guard, paint and wood was just falling off and bad. I was able to save most of the paint and fix the wood under and around it to last for many years to come, even if skated.

This part of the board was in need of some serious work to be saved. But that's no problem for V.E.S.

This part of the tail was missing some of the wood and the plys were very separated and shifting far into the board. Now the wood has been rejuvenated and the wood was filled in to give it strength and shape.

This side of the board was the worst side. The damage went right through to the center of the board and the wood was very dry-rotted in condition and the graphics were barely holding, on both sides. Now fixed and sealed. 

All the stains and history of this board are now sealed in. The V.E.S. seal and the work I have done, are made to have this board age well in looks and function as the board will keep aging. I am able to see the future of these old  boards as I work on them all the time. I have developed a process to help reverse the damage and have them age well for a long time to come.

I could have cleaned up the sides of this board, but to keep the look of history going around this board and not go overboard on this refurbish, I decided to keep the original paint. 

I have gotten pretty good at refurbishing vintage boards to make them look original. Even with all the work I have done.

You can pick any angle of this board to look at and it will look even throughout the color spectrum of this board with history.

This skateboard came to me in rough shape. It had water damage, dry-rot wood and all its accessories showed the damage of time. Did I mention the graphics were flaking off? 

 The V.E.S. process turns back the clock of time on these old boards while giving some of  its weight and structural rigidity back. Now this board is ready for the future with a better 

value and life. 

All the hardware is vintage and refurbished for easy separation. The vintage grip-tape and its history are now V.E.S. sealed and can be 

skated or displayed. 

The V.E.S. seal has given this board an even surface even after all the work that has been done to it.

The graphics and the paint are now protected for the future, and the colors have depth to them again. I have tried to get better at showing how the board looks in my pictures, but holding it in front of you is way better.

The wheels are now refurbished with a satin sheen to match the board. The trucks are back to the look they had when new. The rails, truck pads and tail guard have a V.E.S. custom soft pad under them to help protect the board's finish.

Now I will be shipping the board back to my customer and I will post here what he thinks about the work I have done to his 

skateboard's history.

I love the old boards and if you're reading this, then you do too. This board had its challenges, they all do, but every board I do I get better at, saving our skateboards history for me, you and the future skateboard collectors of the world. 

Vintage evolution Skateboards is no gimmick,

WE ARE THE REAL DEAL!! 

If you like what you have seen here, and have an old board that you love and it's loosing it's battle with time, give me a call and see what I can do for you....