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Painting skis

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husker05
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has anyone painted their skis? i think most of the new graphics this year suck, want to do something different, but wondering if it will come out ok.... post pictures if you've done it!
Oct 23 2005 11:01PM
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Tinga
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tons of people have done it just do it well cause you payed a lot for those skis so make it look good
Oct 23 2005 11:02PM
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husker05
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was thinking about doing the invaders, everybody is gonna have them this year, and they really aren't that good looking......anybody have any pics yet?
Oct 23 2005 11:10PM
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MarkieR
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really, no matter what you do, the shit's gonna chip off like a champ, so make it simple, so you can do it mulitple times throughout the season.
Oct 23 2005 11:11PM
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husker05
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is there any kind of coating to spray on after that will help the paint, or a special kind of paint to use?
Oct 23 2005 11:14PM
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VKarma185
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it seems like sharpie is the best choice with ski painters...guess it lasts longer and doesn't chip
Oct 23 2005 11:16PM
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MarkieR
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i have used acrylic paint, and a clear coat. shit chipped off. spray paint chips off too, but its a hell of a lot easier to spray your skis a few times than it is to paint that shit with a brush.
Oct 23 2005 11:16PM
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husker05
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alright, nobody has any pictures of skis they've painted?
Oct 23 2005 11:37PM
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MarkieR
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Oct 23 2005 11:42PM
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lalalalaura
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^wow. that looks like it toke a ton of time to do, rad rad job.
Oct 23 2005 11:44PM
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MarkieR
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yeah, thats what i mean by spraypainting something so you can do it over, that shit got really chipped up by the end of the season.
Oct 23 2005 11:45PM
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ihatemyscratches
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get paint markers if you want to spend a lot of time. if not make a stencil on the computer and spraypaint two or three colors. any more is a bitch
Oct 24 2005 9:13AM
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iggyskier
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this was done with sharpy.

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Oct 24 2005 10:38AM
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Pklink04
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^how many sharpies though?
Oct 24 2005 10:42AM
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Krongos
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i painted my 4frnts. just tape over what you dont want to paint with masking tape and give it a few coats of spray paint, and then a coat or two of clear to prevent chipping. Dont forget to mask your edges so you dont get any paint on your edges or your base.
Oct 24 2005 10:51AM
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iggyskier
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A red one
A Yellow One
Two Black ones with a thicker tip
Oct 24 2005 11:17AM
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TWoods
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There have been tons of threads about this. Let me find one that came up before.
Oct 24 2005 2:35PM
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TWoods
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https://newschoolers.com/ns3/web/forums/readthread.php?thread_id=148163&

go there, and use my directions. I have painted a bunch, and have almost no problem with chipping.
Oct 24 2005 2:37PM
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Gorilla.Steeze
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thats awesome.
Oct 24 2005 2:53PM
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