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Painting poles

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GNARnia
Posts: 1233 - Karma: 54
i just painted my poles they look pretty sick i just wondered would that paint come off easily with all the beatings poles go through?

Nov 11 2005 11:47AM
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mattyb.
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pic?
Nov 11 2005 11:52AM
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actchill
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painting poles is sooo hott right now
Nov 11 2005 11:53AM
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Subjekt
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well if the original paint comes off easy im sure yours will too.
Nov 11 2005 11:54AM
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GNARnia
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i just applied wut is hopeully the last coat...i can put one up either later tonight or tommorow

unleess u want a pic of them drying...cuz i put a piece of paint tape over the black from the actual pole so when it dries and i take it off...it has a black stripe on it
Nov 11 2005 11:55AM
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MarkusH
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painting poles is the shit
Nov 11 2005 11:58AM
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ArabianKnight
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the paint has pretty much no chance of staying on. i painted my poles and the panit was destroyed after one weekend. the only way that it would have works is ir you sand the orrigonl pant off and make the metal very rough. clearcoats dont help either.
Nov 11 2005 12:40PM
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GNARnia
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i put primer on it...does that work
Nov 11 2005 12:41PM
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theORANGEshovel
Posts: 857 - Karma: 99
i painted mine gold and i have done about 5 summer skiing and they have took a beating but it seems to say on pretty good....my mom is a artist...she says if it comes off sand the pole and then paint it cause when its rough its easy to stay
Nov 11 2005 12:42PM
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RedbAss
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we took a stell brush to some aluminum poles. That looked sweet
Nov 11 2005 1:02PM
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ArabianKnight
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your mom is right. i dont think primer will help much
Nov 11 2005 3:09PM
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PhilBenjamin
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Sand em and use epoxy paint, a couple layers should do. But use epoxy, it hardens.
Nov 11 2005 3:41PM
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ski_and_distroy
Posts: 328 - Karma: 11
Im gunna get cation tape duck tape for mine!
Nov 11 2005 3:52PM
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Pman13a
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it works but scrapes right off when a pole hits anything
Nov 11 2005 4:28PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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are you gay?
Nov 11 2005 4:29PM
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scientist
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my paint just came right da fuck off
Nov 11 2005 4:31PM
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R.Fahey
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making your own pole baskets is even more hot right now. i have some sick ones.
Nov 11 2005 4:37PM
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ArabianKnight
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great idea
Nov 11 2005 4:45PM
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japanada
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hahahaha, what shapes do you have?
Nov 11 2005 4:50PM
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JamesB
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i was thinkin of doin that but im afraid the paint will smudge and fade off
Nov 11 2005 5:01PM
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R.Fahey
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i make them outta Aluminum... so they're way shiny, super light, and original. I have two sets of heart shaped ones, and i'm gonna make some stairs here soon.
Nov 11 2005 5:16PM
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crooks
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is epoxy a glue?
Nov 11 2005 5:17PM
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hiphopopotamus
Posts: 1177 - Karma: 45
i spray painted my cheep poles to look like joysticks, it is imposible and takes so long
Nov 11 2005 6:47PM
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eheath
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i painted mine silver with spray paint, kinda lame, and they were old shitty loaner poles
Nov 11 2005 6:49PM
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imotion
Posts: 1343 - Karma: 11
my poles are bright pink with lime green baskets and accents on the grip.

only prob, it makes your flailing arms more noticeable
Nov 11 2005 7:01PM
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djikstra
Posts: 2471 - Karma: 6,014
PAINTING POLES IS BAD... it distracts from the skier... u dont want ur poles standing out, u want like skis and shit to stand out so when u shifty and shit its quite obvious and looks dope, but poles dont look super good, or atleast most dont focus on them....just my opinion
Nov 11 2005 7:01PM
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Pman13a
Posts: 3800 - Karma: 452
i dont like crazy looking poles, i just like them white so they are tight like joysticks
Nov 11 2005 7:05PM
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theORANGEshovel
Posts: 857 - Karma: 99
i painted mine gold.....cause i got the pes and wanted to match kinda so i painted them gold and they have come off in small scraps but not bad at all
Nov 11 2005 10:54PM
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klimp
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what u gotta do is mix and match poles, i use two different types of poles, its the way to go, altough i do it cuz somehow i broke one pole, but people always seem to notice
Nov 11 2005 11:01PM
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Irotate360
Posts: 6836 - Karma: 22
what color should i paint my poles...i have rental poles that need a new paint job on them
Nov 12 2005 1:20AM
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corey74
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i bought some clear coat when i painted my poles and just put a shit load of it on.. cut i makes the paint look shinnier and it also protects the paint a little bit better
Nov 12 2005 1:23AM
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ridethemountain
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Taqke black and pink
Paint it like a chess board
Nov 12 2005 4:18AM
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williams
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very very true. if you focus on the persons poles it looks soo bad. you notice every little flail
Nov 12 2005 8:21AM
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Luc.
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if u are going to paint anything especially something that si going to take a beating...sand...primer....sand....primer....sand....wet sand....paint...paint....clear...clear...
Nov 12 2005 10:08AM
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