How to Pull Up Skate Stoppers

Skate stoppers are ugly, interrupting smooth ledges and handrails with unsightly knobs and protrusions. Property managers who've decided that the skateboard-stopping technology is actually worse than the problem of skateboarding may want to remove skate stoppers. Skateboarders are also often interested in skate stopper removal. It is possible to pull up skate stoppers, but it requires many tools and a lot of effort. Get permission from the property owner before removing skate stoppers.

Things You'll Need

  • Hack saw
  • Crowbar
  • Vise grips
  • Screwdriver
  • Hex wrench
  • Paint stripper
  • Paint (if modifying handrails)
  • Concrete patching material (if modifying cement)
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Instructions

    • 1

      Get permission from the owner of a property before removing skate stoppers.

    • 2

      Remove the skate stoppers with the appropriate tools. Paint stripper can dissolve any epoxy resin that may be binding the stoppers to the surface. A crowbar can pry up a skate stopper's aluminum or plastic components. Vice grips and a hack saw will help cut off any bolts driven into concrete or pavement. The hack saw can also remove the knobs attached to handrails.

      If the obstacle is a series of skate stoppers disguised as ornamental animals, a screwdriver or hex wrench can remove the ornamental part without damaging it, exposing the more functional connecting component.

    • 3

      Repair any blemishes caused by skate stopper removal. Re-paint handrails to cover up any chipped paint from the cut off handrail knobs, and fill any cracks and divets in cement with a concrete filler.

    • 4

      Put away the tools. If you have permission to skateboard on the property, you will now find it much easier.