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LC.
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Has anyone ever painted their poles? I can get a good deal on some nice Leki ones, but the graphics are horrible (check it here). If I just spraypainted them would it be ok, or would it flake off in the cold? Or strip the paint off, and spraypaint? How about primer or topcoat?
Aug 11 2003 12:13AM
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jman
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those don't look that bad
Aug 11 2003 12:15AM
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yeti
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uumm they are just poles...it's not really worth all the effort :-)

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Aug 11 2003 12:23AM
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strode
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those are fat poles dood





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Aug 11 2003 12:44AM
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RideBLUNT
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y do u want to paint those? what would u color them?


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Aug 11 2003 12:53AM
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LC.
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I want to paint them because they don't match any of my other gear - haha, very 'gay', I know - they'll just look bad. I'll paint them black, fading to white or yellow.
Aug 11 2003 12:58AM
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RideBLUNT
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well, here's my advice... scrape the old shit off or use paint remover if it will work, sometime the cover they put on bloack the remover. Just scrape it off with something metal, then re-paint it whatever color and make sure to put a cover over it.


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Aug 11 2003 1:12AM
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alpentalik
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charles grant spray painted his pink...they looked neat


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Aug 11 2003 1:24AM
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RideBLUNT
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I think a pro should do some awesome ass trick like a dspin 10 with really tight ass pink pants, like skin tight


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Aug 11 2003 1:25AM
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wiglaf
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GT at wsi^ neon one piece


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Aug 11 2003 1:43AM
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BrodyLeven
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If you get GOODE poles, they are inexpensive and quality. and they are already sick neon 80's colors, so.............. super dope.


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Aug 11 2003 1:43AM
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wiglaf
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yeah im going to paint my poles white
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Aug 11 2003 1:44AM
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dr.awkward
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^ya^ white poles actually look really cool. Mickael has em sometimes and they just look cool
Aug 11 2003 1:59AM
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CorkWormTurn
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dude get some chrome spray paint and chrome em out. got have bling.
Aug 11 2003 2:03AM
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Mr.Cheese
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dutch tape


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Aug 11 2003 3:05AM
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RideBLUNT
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haha, don't take ur white poles into deep powder or if they come off in a bad fall u'll lose em.


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Aug 11 2003 3:38AM
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ECfreeski3
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you think having diff color poles would look good? like one red pole, one white?




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Aug 11 2003 5:08AM
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Vtsnowski
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Who cares what your poles look like




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Aug 11 2003 5:18AM
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ECfreeski3
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who cares what you think about this thread?




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Aug 11 2003 5:46AM
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you want to powder coat them.

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Aug 11 2003 2:57PM
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hanklambo
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just re-paint them every now and then...
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Aug 11 2003 3:03PM
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i spray painted my lower 1/4 of my poles crome. i just spray them on, and one season later, it's still there. no need to prime/sand them.
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Aug 11 2003 3:37PM
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who looks at poles
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Aug 11 2003 4:19PM
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LC.
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Yeah - cool. I think I'll just srap them to start with. If It comes off, I can either re-spray or try strip/prime/spray.

And different coloured poles - no. If I did that, I'd always want say, the red one on my left and blue one on my right. Horrible habit I've got.
Aug 11 2003 5:24PM
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wolfmansbro
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poles are poles. that is not worth the effort to paint a brand new pair of poles. if you want to paint a pair of pulls go get a pair for like 5 bucks or even free ones from a shop/hill/goodwill and duct tape those or spraypaint them. dont waste you time on painting brand new poles
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Aug 11 2003 5:31PM
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skimack
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Who cares, last season I skied with one red and one green pole because I used to have two reds, and one broke so I stole a green one from the rental department at my shop. No one notices.
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Aug 11 2003 10:25PM
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mo-rod
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if u care about the look of ur poles use sand paper and clean em down, so all the paint is gone and then spray paint them. make sure its warm out when u spray paint and that u let them dry and then add a second coat.

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Aug 11 2003 10:27PM
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http://www.GOODE.com


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Aug 11 2003 11:05PM
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Freeskifro
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i had a array of random poles this year cuz i kept breaking mine.


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Aug 11 2003 11:20PM
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270oUt
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i saw a guy at my mountain and his friend took his pole and was bending it and was like wow.. aren't these those unbreakable poles!! and his firend is like whoa.. i didn't know they were unbreakable and bends them and they snaped
hahaha... what a retart
Aug 12 2003 1:59AM
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mo-rod
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my dad snapped one of his GEXE poles I have a pair of goode and they are great!
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Aug 12 2003 2:52AM
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SkeeOrDye
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powder coat.
Aug 12 2003 2:55AM
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railslider
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i have used those poles before, i really hated them, they just felt wierd, the way that they are bent just makes them kinda wierd to ski with




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Aug 12 2003 2:56AM
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lagwagon
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i use bamboo its better more flexy and doesnt snap much and its cheap
im never buying poles again.
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Aug 12 2003 10:41AM
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mo-rod
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One day at um band camp... I mean skiing I saw one kid grab a bamboo pole and smack two kids out of another kids mouth.
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Aug 12 2003 3:00PM
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mattster
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my poles get all scratched from me landing on them they turn a nice metalic grey
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Aug 12 2003 4:35PM
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mo-rod
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Above the baskets on my none flexi poles I have a layer or two of electric tape that goes 4 inches up the shaft.

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Aug 12 2003 4:37PM
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1212j5j5
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Same with mine, but i put ducttape over them.. only guy at blue with duct tape poles... NO BODY COPY ME!
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Aug 12 2003 4:37PM
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mo-rod
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I know who you are there was someone with ducktape on their poles on ly level 1 freeski at blue like 19 months ago
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Aug 12 2003 4:42PM
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Stevens_Pass_Parkie
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RENTAL POLES ALL THE WAY!
Aug 12 2003 9:06PM
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Phrosty
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i think you should change the rest of your set up to match the poles.


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Aug 13 2003 12:23AM
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A_Crew
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i just painted mine today gold fading to black to go with my PE's i just sanded them and wiped them down and did a few coats of paint
Feb 13 2005 12:38AM
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jj20
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yo..spraypaint will come off waay to easy..dont waste yoru time with that..get some cooper based paint from a auto parts store..i used the same kinda of paint to paint my brake calipers..it works good.
Feb 13 2005 12:51AM
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TahoeSkiPunk720
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poles are poles. you dont notice the graphics much when you ski anyways. people are going to judge you on your skiing abilities, not your poles.



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Feb 13 2005 2:44AM
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johanblaze
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i painted my poles with some plain old spray paint. it didnt chipped off, and i think its better than the origional paint. it used to be my black poled would have big silver scrathes from hitting my skis or my boots with them, and now that doesnt happen with this paint. do it.

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Feb 13 2005 2:51AM
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dg101
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use tremclad, it should hold up
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Feb 13 2005 3:33AM
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~Joe~
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heh, i painted my skis and poles just becasue i was bored, it was kinda fun thinking up the idea and painting them, and it seperates you from everyone else

Feb 13 2005 9:58AM
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~Joe~
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BTW, what i did was sand then a bit, paint them one color, put some tape over random parts, paint it again, cover some parts, then paint them again, you can do this however many times youde like with a bunch of different colors, but make sure you dont take the tape off inbetwen colors
Feb 13 2005 10:02AM
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pbplaya69
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buy a pair of black skiis such as the thalls, then paint your poles gold, that be hot
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Feb 13 2005 10:54AM
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johanblaze
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^ yeah that would be so cool! RAINBOW POLES! look like the bigest faggit on the fucking mountian. ahahaha. if thats what you want go for it..
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