Replying to How to set up a handrail

K so. There's a super dope rail at my school, a perfect 15-20ft. DFD with plenty of run-out and everything, but its not like exposed steel, its painted. What I'm wondering is, do you have to chip off the paint and file the kinks and stuff to set up a rail jib or does it not matter?

I'm not good enough to hit it yet but my goal is to hit it by the end of Gr. 12, (in Gr.9 right now) and I'd really appreciate it if I could get a little background on jib set up and prepairing handrails. I'll try and get some pics up tomorrow but I'd appreciate it if anyone with experience with this kind of stuff can give me tips on this?