V.E.S. Custom Santa Cruz Eye Build

Grip tape removed cleaned up and ready for the V.E.S. process. I didn't do any touch up on the top graphics. Doing to much graphic touch up will hurt this boards overall look I'm going for. Again the goal is to clean this board up but keep its history.

But depending on the boards graphics and location of damage, I like to sometimes tastefully fill in the blanks on the graphics just enough and leave the rest raw to be covered by the V.E.S. process. I feel that filling in the blanks just enough sometimes in the right locations gives the board a better over all look when done. And the best part about  the V.E.S. seal, is that it helps blend any of the work that has been done making it very hard to see, if you can see it at all.

You can see the old drilled holes through the grip tape that have been filled with a hardened white wax to keep dirt, air, and water out that can harm the board over time. And all the hardware was colored to match the trucks. I wanted the look of this board to look great all the way around and match.

Here is the finished board. I could have gone more flat with the boards finish, but this is a V.E.S. custom board and we only make one of a kind!!

Back in the day when I saw this board I was like WOW !!!!

And when I stand on this board now, it takes me back to the late 80's to a time I tore up and down the streets of Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee, Ludlow, Indian Orchard and a few weekends down town Boston to ride the Red - Brick!!!!