Modern manufacturers of sports equipment produce a huge amount of diverse design boards for snowboarding. However, with a frequent use, even the most expensive model over time loses its original appearance. In this case, special snowboard stickers come to the rescue, which, in addition to its main purpose - updates of the board design, perform a number of useful functions.
Description and appointment
Every day, the winter sports is gaining increasing popularity, where snowboarding is occupied by a special place. Of course, In order to enjoy riding on the board, you must master sufficient skills and skills. But no less important is the quality of the sale of equipment and the very snowboarding bought for this sport.
The boards differ in each other in several features, the main of which are the length, width and flexibility indicator.
For any avid snowboarder, the board becomes a true friend who accompanies it almost always and everywhere. And, of course, after a certain time, it will reflect the result of the path passed on the board in the form of scratches, scuffs, chips.
Someone will say that the appearance of the board speaks about the professionalism of the snowboarder - maybe it is. However, you see that the updated facade is much presentable looks in the eyes of others and speaks of the status of its owner.
So what do you need stickers for a snowboard, except for the change of the eve of the design?
- The sticker allows even "killed" the board to put in order, updating its appearance. Allows you to change the old design on something new.
- The drawing serves as a board decoration. Moreover, in order to save a significant amount, many of them acquire a snowboard in a monophonic design, the value of which is an order of magnitude lower than the cost of bright and colorful boards. After that, separately acquire a sticker with the designed design, which is placed independently without excess costs.
- Ability to express yourself. Everyone can choose a drawing in accordance with its character and interests that will express his individuality. Modern technologies can even order a sticker with the pattern that is needed.
- Increases the life of a snowboard. The film is protecting the boards from excessive moisture and frost.
- Increases impact resistance.
The sticker is an additional protective layer, which reduces the risk of crack or chip.
- The glued film reduces the level of sliding shoes, which contributes to the stability of the feet of the snowboarder on the board during riding. Anti-slip sticker reduces the risk of injury.
Review of species
A vinyl film is used for the production of stickers on the board to the board, which is applied a full-sized image. There are several types of vinyl foundations:
- transparent;
- color;
- glossy;
- matte;
- Self-adhesive.
The main method of manufacturing stickers on the board is as follows:
- Full-size printing on a self-adhesive film with waterproof colors;
- applying a matte or transparent film on the image as lamination;
- Trimming the film in accordance with the size of a snowboard, which is carried out after gluing the film on the board.
In order to prevent the rapid erase of the image applied to the board, the transparent film for lamination is glued on top to the entire surface. Thanks to her, the sticker will not only continue longer, but also acquires a beautiful glossy shine.
For beginners there is a line of stickers from slipping, which are fixed between the fasteners for shoes. They are several species.
- Rubber. Move from porous silicone rubber, which has a rough surface. The minus is that they quickly become unsuitable.
- Plastic. Different with good wear resistance.
- Abrasive ribbon which is fixed using rubber glue tape. Promotes a strong adhesion with a shoe sole, the service life is higher than that of plastic stickers.
- Metal. Have the best clutch. However, such products are worse held on a snowboard. Before conspiring such a lining, you need a predetermined surface at first degreased, and after - heat.
Stickers are made of a rectangular shape of a slightly larger (by 2-3 cm) of a standard board. Easter cuts off immediately after applying the film on the board.
Design options
Many fitness equipment manufacturers offer a wide range of stickers with a variety of design. This option is perfect for everyone who wants to update the appearance of its board recognizable pattern.
Fans of original stickers with personal design you can contact the company specializing in widescreen printing.
Such products will cost a little more expensive than the finished sticker, but you can get a sticker with the picture you like.
Basically, as ideas for the design of films on snowboarding, they act:
- abstract patterns;
- Prints for girls;
- vintage images;
- inscriptions;
- Heroes anime and cartoons;
- Heroes of computer games;
- animals motifs;
- Music themes.
There is an opportunity as a sketch to use even your photos or any other image. The main thing is to take into account the shape and size of the snowboard so that the selected drawing is evenly distributed over the entire surface of the board.
