SK8KINGS Skid Plate – Black or White – SEX Bolt Hardware Included.
Prolong the life of your decks with our SK8KINGS nose and tail guards. The King Plate II is designed to fit both the nose and tail of many freestyle decks. Please measure for closest fit. King Plates are double drilled with countersunk bolt holes – gives extra life before you grind down to the bolt head. Super strong Sex bolt mounting hardware included. Hardy yet light with a beveled edge for good control. CNC cut from UHMW plastic.
SKID MATERIAL: UHMW ( ultra high molecular weight polyethylene) offers a combination of exceptional properties. This thermoplastic material is tough with superior impact strength. it is corrosion resistant and exhibits virtually no water absoption. It is also wear-resistant, non-sticking and self-lubricating.
Each skid plate sold individually with mounting hardware (enough for one nose or one tail) finish color may vary from pictured depending on stock available. Order quantity of “2” if using this size on both nose and tail of your deck.
Mounting your King Plates! The black cylinder nuts go from top to bottom through the deck (so the low profile head is nearly flush with the deck top) and the screws goes in through the bottom — tightening into the black cylinder — similar to the way a typical lock nut would work. Lay the plate on the deck surface you will mount to – mark the deck surface through the center of drill holes – and then drill for the size of the black piece (drill bit size is 7/32). Tip – Use a pointed screwdriver or similar to make a slight indention on each drill hole to have a start point for your drill bit to grab. With deck secure – drill straight through.
When it’s mounted – the top will be basically flush and the screw heads will be recessed in the drill hole countersink underside of the plate.
ROUND EDGE SERIES:
- KP I (VER 2)
4″ WIDTH X 1.25″ HIGH - KP I (VER 1)
4.44″ WIDTH X 2″ HIGH - KPI (VER 3)
4.94″ WIDTH X 1.75 HIGH - KP III
6″ WIDTH X 1.625 HIGH
BLUNT EDGE SERIES:
- KP II
5.33″ WIDTH X 1.69 HIGH - KP IV (FOUR)
6.38″ WIDTH X 1.69 HIGH - KP V (FIVE)
8″ WIDTH X 1.69″ HIGH - KP V1 (SIX)
9″ WIDTH X 1.69 HIGH
Skid plates were once a fairly common way to prolong the life of a skateboard, but now almost solely exist on the underside of freestyle boards. Why do we still use them? Because razortail + pogos = dead board. And considering how quickly freestyle can razortail a skateboard, anything that can protect a kicktail is worth using. I know the video’s a bit long, but it (hopefully) covers everything you’ll need to know about putting skid plates on your deck. You can also use them to hold together delaminated boards if 80s-style board repair is your thing.