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How to paint crowbars

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Polar_Beer
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Ok, i have a blk frame that is perfect for testing paint patterns and textures.(almost no face foam, about 1.3 layers left) and i want to know what kind of paint to use and some ideas for some dope patterns, after i paint them i'll def take some pics to show how they turned out.

Feb 27 2008 7:24PM
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sander_h
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Phenom tape
bein bored with phenoms and tape
Feb 29 2008 12:36AM
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Polar_Beer
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nice, i need some tape thats not white lol, then i could experiment w/ some dope designs.  like the one i will post in about 2 mins. the finished candy canes.
Feb 29 2008 1:21AM
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Polar_Beer
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Candycane Crowbars w/ fire irid.

Candycane Crowbars blk irid.

i went with more of a fade pattern but i still think they look pretty dope. couldnt decide on the lens though.
Feb 29 2008 1:35AM
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dammitmike
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^ nice dude that looks awesome with the fire lens
Feb 29 2008 1:59AM
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0123456789
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those are sick but i would make both the outriggers white, or instead of black make it red so it goes with the fade
Feb 29 2008 9:28AM
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.makuma.
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soooo fresh
Mar 1 2008 2:06PM
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artfullydodged
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try using a couple of materials as templates. For example i used that metal grating people put over gutters to paint a shirt and it gave it an almost snakeskin like look. if you want, cut a template out of a manilla folder (their easy to cut and hold up well) just be creative and try your ideas on paper before taking it to the goggle so you know you like it
Mar 1 2008 4:38PM
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Polar_Beer
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thats an awsome idea, im just gonna have to find some small or intricate templates since its not a flat surface.  i'll try a template on my next ones. but for now heres the latest crowbar creation.
Sickest ones yet.

Custom Crowbars

i think they turned out pretty evenly considering the freehand.
Mar 1 2008 5:43PM
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Polar_Beer
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thats and awsome idea, i think i'll definitly try a template for my next ones but for now heres these folks.

Custom Crowbars
Sickest ones yet.
i think those turned out darn good considering they were freehanded w/ fine point sharpie.
Mar 1 2008 5:45PM
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Polar_Beer
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damn it........ sry for the double post gay wireless went out and i thought it didnt go up....
Mar 1 2008 5:47PM
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0123456789
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those are sick is it marker? or paint casuse it looks kinda bare in parts like markers would make

Mar 1 2008 5:54PM
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Polar_Beer
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yup still sharpie
Mar 1 2008 5:57PM
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0123456789
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they look legit
Mar 1 2008 6:12PM
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JC_Nolan
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i like these the best, but i agree with what osme one else said: two white rigs
Mar 1 2008 6:22PM
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Polar_Beer
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if oakley sold any of these designs, the blk/white one, the candy cane, or the orange and green one, would you guys buy them?
Mar 1 2008 6:29PM
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0123456789
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possibly the candy cane but i think they would make it like a rising sun thing like this

http://www.awesomeavenue.biz/Images/Music-Videos-Rocumentary-Movies-DVD/Devo-Live-in-the-Land-of-The-Rising-Sun-DVD-md.jpg

in the top

like starting in a corner or some things thatd be sick
Mar 1 2008 6:50PM
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Polar_Beer
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haha devo, they had a song in not another ski movie. great band. and yeah probably but still i think oakley needs a little more then basic colors, text, and pro modle goggles. like more patterns and what not.

Mar 1 2008 6:54PM
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0123456789
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haha na i didnt mean they nee d a devo pro model, but that could be dope, but like the sun in the corner, like the red one with the white background. lol
Mar 1 2008 8:32PM
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dammitmike
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i wouldnt be suprised if they did the white black one or something similar because there was the thread with the guy who won snowboard big air at the xgames wearing a pair that faded from baby blue on one side to brown on the other with one baby blue outrigger and one brown.
Mar 1 2008 9:41PM
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Polar_Beer
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lol yeah, torgstien horgmo, i posted that vid for a sugestion of goggles in the ns crowbar thread and like 1 person saw it.
Mar 2 2008 12:43AM
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masta_LE3B
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that was probably me...
Mar 2 2008 1:18AM
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Polar_Beer
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thats who i was thinking of lol.

Mar 2 2008 1:34AM
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Polar_Beer
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todays creations, crowbars wraped in green bandana. a little frayed in some places but i think they turned out awsome! especially w/ that denim strap.

Crazy nice crowbars wraped in green bandana.
Green bandana crowbars

Mar 2 2008 7:37PM
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0123456789
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that strap=lame with those
but those are sick, did you just lay a bandanna over the frame and then put a lense in?   and use those retro straps they would be dopesauce
Mar 2 2008 7:40PM
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Polar_Beer
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nope that bandana is glued on and cut out . idk how a retro strap would look but i'll put the blue one on and put a pic up. i think the denim works w/ the bandana personally.
Mar 2 2008 7:42PM
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groll20
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i am impressed
Mar 2 2008 7:43PM
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Polar_Beer
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blue or blk irid lens w/ the retro strap?
Mar 2 2008 7:47PM
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0123456789
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use this strap, with a blue bandanna but try it with the green, with a blue would be off the sickter
Mar 2 2008 7:51PM
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Polar_Beer
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oh snap, if i can find a blue bandan like that im def doin it, cause that would look crazy sick.
Mar 2 2008 7:53PM
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Polar_Beer
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damn camera battery just died... i'll see if i can find a blue bandana tommorow and wrap up the cbars.
Mar 2 2008 7:57PM
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csfetter
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ct bro bandana is ILLLLLLL sikkest pair on here created man so fuckin dope came out minttt man, im thinkin bout wrappin my anti frame with a pink bandana so it matches my stretch anti strap?
Mar 2 2008 8:01PM
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dammitmike
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holy shit man that bandana idea is awesome. haha i just saw a blue bandana at walmart the other day, funny you used a green one on these cause i was looking to buy a green one and they didnt have any.
Mar 2 2008 8:07PM
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K2epro
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dude props for the idea they all look pretty sick. did u happen to use the latex paint at all
Mar 2 2008 8:08PM
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Polar_Beer
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funniest thing ever, no!  well since im taking a trip to walmart tommorow anyways, return some stuff, buy a blue bandana as previously mentioned i'll have to see if i cant pick up some latex paint as well. just been putting it off cause im lazy. if i do paint i'll probably go w/ the first full design or something like it. the blk and white ones.  or maby just w/ some diff colors. blue and white would look crazy w/ the retro strap so we'll have to see.
Mar 2 2008 8:22PM
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Hans_
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Der er ild i den

Ild i den
Mar 4 2008 2:32PM
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Polar_Beer
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i dont know what that means but that is a craaaaazy awsomee paint job, how did you tape the foam lke that cause it looks like you got the paint on those perfectly.

Mar 4 2008 2:41PM
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csfetter
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superrrrrrrrrrr cleaNNNNN ^^^ dangggg
Mar 4 2008 2:55PM
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masta_LE3B
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so clean
Mar 4 2008 8:13PM
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Hans_
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I'm a foreigner so I'm not sure what you're talking about. But I think you mean how I managed to tape my goggles - right? But I didn't use tape. I just use a 3 mm painting brush and then I painted. I'm not the best with a brush but I was doing my best.
Mar 5 2008 10:30AM
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-chiken-
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holy shit how many pairs of crowbar u got ctskier ??? You are freaking good xD Awsome job
Mar 5 2008 1:14PM
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joeski12343
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dude mad props on rasta crow bars those are sick
are they that noticable that its electrical tape in person
Mar 10 2008 8:20PM
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dammitmike
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thanks man. the tape looks almost like paint in person because its pretty thin and stretchy so it molds to the curves of the frame without any bubbles or folds. using an xacto knife i was able to cut it right along the creases where the lens and outriggers go (dont worry i pulled out the lens first). looks pretty clean i just have to redo the middle stripe on the bottom to get it to line up better.
Mar 10 2008 9:53PM
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Polar_Beer
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its been to long since i made a new creation. still havnt found paint yet but i did pick up some colored tape.
Jamaican c-bars.
first up we got the jamaican crowbars. didnt have a strap to go w/ these so i taped over outriggers(bad idea, looks horrible)

Rasta c-bars
next up we got some rasta crowbars, pretty much same as jamaican but w/ red over the blk areas.  again no strap but i did untape the outriggs.

let me know what you guys think or what you would like to see, i have white tape that i can color pretty much any color, and i have blue, gree, red, and yellow colored tape. also i could try more fabric like i did w/ the bandana ones.
Mar 23 2008 1:04AM
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groll20
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even got the tape around the O. very nice design
Mar 23 2008 2:12AM
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dammitmike
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looks good man. maybe try cutting around the holes where the outriggers go. i dunno i just think it looks cleaner with the frames one design/color and the riggers another.
Mar 23 2008 2:26AM
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Polar_Beer
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back to athletic tap and sharpie today.
went for a light blue, lime green random shapes everywhere. i think they look pretty nice. would look even better w/ lime green outriggers.
Light blue/lime green random Crowbars.
close up view of pattern

Light blue/lime green retro Crowbars.
view w/ retro strap.

let me know what you guys think!
Mar 24 2008 12:22AM
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Celone
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could you give a little more detail on how to do the bandana wrapping, im gonna do that permanently on my spys
Mar 24 2008 1:00AM
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masta_LE3B
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yes do tell, i would like to know as well
Mar 24 2008 1:11AM
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Polar_Beer
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ok, im just going to put this on here b/c iv sent pm's out to like 9 ppl on how to do... so here it is everyone.

first, i soaked the bandana in water then draped and stretched it over the crowbar frame w/o the outriggers or lens on. then i let it dry over night on the frame so it was kind of in the shape of the frame (the water soaking also helps to clean the bandana). then i covered all the surfaces that the bandana needed to be touching with tacky glue(make sure you put extra glue on the parts that are narrow, that curve, or tight spots). then just put the bandana back onto the frame and smoothed it out over the glue. let it dry for a few hours then cut it w/ scisors and an exacto knife for the finer details, like cuting out where the lens goes and the holes for the oakley O on top and the outriggers.

sounds complicated but its really not that hard at all. just let the water dry overnight then let the tacky glue dry for a few hours and then cut off. im sure other kinds of glue would work, gorilla glue would probably but i had tacky glue so thats what i used. hope that helps. and props if you try it.

also, if you manage to make these(nice!), i would highly advise taping the facefoam, then spraying the fabric w/ waterproofing spray.  b/c im 90% sure that if you took the ones i made to a hill and got snow on them that the glue would start coming off. so def waterproof!!

im sure it would work w/ other types of fabric as well. im going to try something similar to satin on the crowbars today. i'll let you guys know how it goes.
Mar 24 2008 11:44AM
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Polar_Beer
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hmm, the satin isnt going as well as the bandana but its looking ok so far. i'll get pics up later.

(its a darker blue w/ small pokadots on it) if it works out all right it will be sick
Mar 24 2008 8:44PM
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