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Sharpie on skis?

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RJD2
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I dont plan on PAINTING my skis or anything..but the bottoms are plain black on a pair i have and i thought about just adding a few lines or something simple to the bottom...i doubt it would stay on but i have no idea..what if i just added some toward the bottom on each tip?
Feb 8 2006 3:45PM
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froom
Posts: 287 - Karma: 10
The thing is....I think silver sharpies are like paint markers. As long as it's above the contact point with the snow on the tips though, draw away.
Feb 8 2006 4:03PM
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617jibber
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if i were you i wouldn't draw on the bottom of my skis
Feb 8 2006 4:05PM
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Desjardins
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if you want to beable to ski on the bottom of your skis with new graphics or something, get some coloured wax or P-tex, and have at it
Feb 8 2006 4:30PM
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Desjardins
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but make sure its level once your done
Feb 8 2006 4:31PM
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Dr.Barq
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you could just go and get some p-tex in what ever color you want

then go and get a screw driver and carve the design into the bottom of your ski then fill in the part you carved out with the new p-tex,

now you have to be careful not to carve to deep becuase that can and will destroy the ski and too deep means you can see wood then youll need a "base weld"

and for all you guys saying that this wont work it will work becuase you are just removing some p-tex then replaceing it with a diffrent color,

and no i havent done this to my skis ive seen it done but i dont have enough balls to do it to my own skis
Feb 8 2006 4:50PM
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BennyB
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my friend sharpied his bases....as far as i know they ski fine...
Feb 8 2006 4:57PM
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RJD2
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does it stay on alright...or rub away?
Feb 8 2006 4:58PM
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AKFREERIDE
Posts: 1718 - Karma: 11
i did on my pistols. when i got em, i realized all those graphics were black and white. so i added color to em with sharpies. they look better now. not as plain.
Feb 9 2006 1:26AM
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japanada
Posts: 13784 - Karma: 1,957
im curious that if i was to use base cleaner to take the wax off the bases then i sharpied then re hot waxed i think that may work right? idk about having to redo it im worried about it slowing me down? any tohught or inputrs?
Nov 17 2006 3:50PM
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CTD
Posts: 6300 - Karma: 348
hahaha good god peeps. you COULD write on your bases, but it will rub off instantly. UHMW (ultra high molecular wieght polyethylene) is super hard and will not absorb sharpie ink. i doubt it would make a HUGE difference in speed.

IF you want base graphics, get a dremel or something, and carve out the negatives. get some colored ptex, and repair it with that. its called base tattooing. my bud has some DOPE headphones across both skis on his. just dont cut down to the glass.
Nov 17 2006 3:57PM
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japanada
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thats what i was gonna do. etch it out with a flat head and ptex it in. shouldnt be too hard cause im doing letters on them.
Nov 17 2006 4:03PM
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xnick11
Posts: 1866 - Karma: 171
You can try using rit dye?Its made for all types of plastics,it will last longer then sharpie.It will work on uhmw,although ive never seen it used on skis,it works on rollerblade parts cause ive use it on mine once and it holds up pretty good.
Nov 17 2006 4:06PM
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godz
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As an ex racer, this is the funniest thing i've ever heard but i guess if you just use your sticks for park, it isn't too big of a deal.

But if you use your skis for any type of speed on hard-pack, you don't want to use p-tex unless you apsolutely have to... and I highly doubt it will stay anyways. I've always had bad luck keeping p-tex on my bases and that is with rouph, deep scrapes into the base and not just clean little cuts made with a knife.
Nov 17 2006 4:34PM
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DANETRON
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hahahaha i drew mustaches all over the ninjas on my old 1260's.
it eventually wore off and didnt do shit to the skis
Nov 17 2006 4:37PM
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treesmann
Posts: 2675 - Karma: 49
thats seems too sketchy, i would be afraid of screwing it up and ruining my skis
Nov 17 2006 4:41PM
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CTD
Posts: 6300 - Karma: 348
oh haha, it is! thats why i wont do it, plus like that dude said^, its not gonna make you faster by any means. just leave your bases alone. you dont NEED graphics there. thats just the ONLY way to do it.
Nov 17 2006 5:22PM
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huckifyoubuck
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I guess it seems harmless.
Nov 17 2006 5:29PM
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