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Painting SKi Poles

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LATARIANmilton
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I was wondering if anyone has ever painted there poles with there own sick colors. What paint did you use, did you spray any enamel over it to keep it protected? How did you protect them if you didnt use enamel? any input would be sick if its even possible caus im considering it.
Oct 12 2005 12:03AM
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andrewg
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lmao
Oct 12 2005 12:04AM
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DENALI44
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i just used some cheap spray paint, the paint chips off a bit from wear and tear but my poles still had some sick pink stripes, before they snapped
Oct 12 2005 12:05AM
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VKarma185
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umm i sanded the original the best i could and then used flat black/flat white to make some sick snow camo...takes about 5-10 minutes and it's a lot better cause it's your own creation
Oct 12 2005 12:13AM
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DougEfresh
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Stop being so art-sy and just fucking ski!
Oct 12 2005 12:33AM
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VKarma185
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or if you feel like paintin your ski poles in the middle of the summer cause there is no snow then you should and not think twice about it cause it's not that big of a deal
Oct 12 2005 12:35AM
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Mahre
Posts: 2507 - Karma: 490
make your own poles to paint...dont ruin the siiick graphics they already have
Oct 12 2005 12:38AM
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millhouseskis
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not worth it... shit will get bashed off and chipped anyways
Oct 12 2005 12:55AM
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SteveXs2
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Unless you do it properly.

Basically just sand them down to the bare metal, prime them, paint them, and clear coat them. There's a lot more process that that if you really want to do a good job, but that's the rundown.

I use duplicolour (get it @ Canadian Tire in Canada... dunno where in the US) spraypaint for everything so I'll probably use it for my poles.
Oct 12 2005 1:23AM
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LATARIANmilton
Posts: 866 - Karma: 418
aight word, thanks dudes, just wondering caus the poles i have right now are really beet and bent, thinking about giving them a fresh coat till i get some new ones, something thatll look real nice
Oct 12 2005 1:42AM
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Tha_Grouch
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try to checkerboard them like joysticks... and post the picture.. please. haha.
Oct 12 2005 1:44AM
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KeegLove
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ya lots of people do it just make sure that you do alot of coats or it will come od=ff in a day or 2 but ya deffinately not something that is seen scarecly
Oct 12 2005 1:44AM
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mattster
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arround christmas time i sprayed them white first. then i wrapped some masking tape arround them and sprayed them red. it was pretty dope, candy canes
Oct 12 2005 1:56AM
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LATARIANmilton
Posts: 866 - Karma: 418
i'd just be copying them if i did checkered and it would look a lot worse, i think i should just do my own thing.
Oct 12 2005 1:56AM
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Tha_Grouch
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fine!! see if I care.
Oct 12 2005 3:34AM
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Riley.
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What? Fuckin Newb...I hate saying that but seriously go home.
Oct 12 2005 3:36AM
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tls5099
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get a trash can full of paint and just dip your poles in it.. it works the best, but it costs alot of money to fill such a large area with paint.. trust me though, it works the best

syke, just use crayons
Oct 25 2005 6:29PM
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lowrider101
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wow u fat 12 year olds come up with the most retarded ideas ever, your not supposed to fuck dogs its just unnatural
Oct 25 2005 6:34PM
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4frntSkier
Posts: 4008 - Karma: 143
well they are poles so it takes no effort to touch em up if they chip
Oct 25 2005 6:34PM
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mattyb.
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i painted mine this past weekend black and white stripe and i put some clear stuff on top idk what, and they are sick,they have neon grips too
Oct 25 2005 6:35PM
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NoTeefa
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why the hell does it matter if they chip or the paint runs or whatever? My poles cost 5$ i am going to break them in a few weeks, so why should I worry about doing a good job painting them?
Oct 25 2005 6:40PM
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timofysmif
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sand it and use tremclad paint and put clear coat or some protectent on it so it doesnt scratch or come off easy
Oct 25 2005 6:44PM
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Subjekt
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im painting my poles this year too, im also waiting for lowrider to die.
Oct 25 2005 6:44PM
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Me.
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I wanna paint mine like a barber pole.
Oct 25 2005 6:49PM
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lowrider101
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^ oh no way!!!!! thats the sickest most original idea ever i wish i had thought of it. oh wait.... i forgot i dont ski with poles most of the time.
Oct 26 2005 12:19PM
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timofysmif
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yeah
Nov 13 2005 9:57PM
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GNARnia
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im painting mine all white with a black line in a random area...it the paint starts to chip im probably gonna sand it down..i used a metal primer (grey) and then i used white...both spray paint
Nov 13 2005 10:10PM
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rusteezee
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yea um spray paint. and clear coat, jea jea jea jea. but really i love my sick graphics i made. pretty sick like checkerboards/;really original desgin casue im super artsy
Nov 13 2005 10:12PM
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BillyMFBadass
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i taped mine up with red, yellow, and green electrical tape
Nov 13 2005 10:12PM
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3ski6guy0
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i painted mine with just normal spraypaint. color stays on just fine.



http://media.nscdn.com/uploads/member/pictures/1131678489copper_rail.jpg if it doesnt work
Nov 13 2005 10:19PM
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sherpasrock
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like others have said, i just used a flat black spray paint, it looks good just pitch black. ill probably add some design some time, but for now they are just black.
Nov 14 2005 12:04AM
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LATARIANmilton
Posts: 866 - Karma: 418
well i finally painted them, straight white and tried to do some really tight blue stripes near the top,hah, didnt turn out great i learned sharpies go really well on the spray paint i used. It this super bonding stuff. I think im just going to draw some designs on them. ill try to post some pics if youre interested, if i could do it over, i would paint them straight white that just got a them with sharpies of different assorted colors.
Nov 15 2005 1:06PM
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Antoine.
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common buddy they're poles
Nov 15 2005 1:23PM
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LATARIANmilton
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just for fun man, i was bored. whatever, it was fun doing it.
Nov 15 2005 2:41PM
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