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CUSTOMIZING OAKLEY CROWBARS THREAD

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Skibumsmith
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What is the best way to customize crowbars? I've searchbarred and this is what I've gotten.

Sand with fine sandpaper

Prime

Latex paint

or:

as long as they're a light color (white, grey, etc) just boil some rit dye and throw them in there (without the lenses, of course). Turn down to a simmer and swirl it around for 30-60 minutes. I would keep the goggles from touching the bottom of the pot, since the heat might warp the plastic. Take out and dry.

It would be awesome if someone could explain in detailed steps how to TAKE APART the goggles, get the FOAM off without ruining it and the best way to paint/dye the goggles so that it's very DURABLE. Also how to do sweet designs and patterns.

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Oct 13 2008 7:44PM
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smuggsVT
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boiling them sounds like a tradgety.  i would just paint them or somthing
Oct 13 2008 7:57PM
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BigJew
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You can dye the outriggers and the straps but not the frames. Taking off the foam is not a good idea. Just mask over it and spraypaint of you want to do the frame.
Oct 13 2008 8:45PM
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Skibumsmith
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bump for more info
Oct 13 2008 10:51PM
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MC_POUTINE
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fucking with them sounds sooooooooooooooooooo risky
Oct 13 2008 10:54PM
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unchyll
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^I agree
but since we are on the topic of crowbars
whos got some crowbar lenses!?
Oct 13 2008 11:06PM
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Skibumsmith
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it's possible to do it right
ctskier did it and they looked sooo sick. best goggles i've ever seen
Oct 13 2008 11:11PM
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Mr_W00
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yeah dude, i wouldn't rick messing up your pricey crowbars
Oct 13 2008 11:22PM
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Skibumsmith
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They're broken so it doesn't matter. I smashed the lenses last year and I'm already getting another pair. Any help please. Somebody has to know how to do this.
Oct 13 2008 11:43PM
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mBall
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If you boil it in rit dye..... What you do is get the water to a boil..... then take it off the boiling surface and add the dye into the pot.... stir for about 30 seconds..... add is much dye as you need to get the right color.... DO NOT put the pot back onto the burning surface.... add in your frame or whatever your dying.... and you can pull it out occasionally to see how much more you need.... AND YOU GOT YOUR AMAZING FRAMES!!!! BOOYAH!

Oct 13 2008 11:49PM
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mBall
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oh and you must dye a light colored frame.... if it is not light colored you can bleach it first before you dye them...
Oct 13 2008 11:50PM
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mBall
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oh if you want sweet desings.... put good tape over a certain part that you dont want to be dyed the color, and then take of the tape when your done dying it with the other color...
Oct 13 2008 11:52PM
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sick-as-aids
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personally (no hate) but i think this kind of customizing is fucking bullshit. i mean, its rad people trading parts so their crows are mixed up with differnt riggers and straps etc. because you can make it personal and your own style. but just painting your own crowbars is gay in my eyes and is just a cheats way at having some cool looking goggs. if everyone starts just painting their crowbars cool colors then its just going to turn into a massive joke and crowbars will be ruined. people wont want offical crowbars so will start buying the cheapest ones customising them and run the crowbar market dead. it will also make people loose respect for real and sick crowbars!!!
Oct 14 2008 12:52AM
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Skibumsmith
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what kind of tape won't come off in boiling RIT dye? also how do I take outriggers and straps off? how do u protect the foam and can I dye the straps as well?
Oct 14 2008 12:55AM
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sick-as-aids
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it sure did
Oct 14 2008 12:55AM
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Skibumsmith
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I wanted to mix straps and outriggers but i have not enough money. this is the poor man's way.
Oct 14 2008 1:01AM
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[~_~]
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I have some white outriggers/straps that I would like to tie-dye. How would I do this?
Oct 14 2008 1:08AM
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Skibumsmith
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bump
i still want to know how to do this

Oct 14 2008 8:52PM
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jsaya_SagStraps
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just get multiple color dyes, and tie-dye them. it involves tying the fabric and then dying one part in a color. idk for outriggers tho, maybe tape them?
Oct 14 2008 8:58PM
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TheClap.
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you are wrong YOU CAN DYE THE FRAMES
Oct 14 2008 9:24PM
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MNS
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POST PICTURES, someeone post some pictures of some custom crowbars
Oct 14 2008 9:50PM
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Skibumsmith
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someone get on this
Oct 14 2008 10:40PM
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factory81
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Anyone have any tutorial or information on how to dye your crowbars? For instance dye my crowbars black.
Oct 4 2009 1:46AM
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loveyoursneakers
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I Don't know if this helps.

Oct 4 2009 1:59AM
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LAME.
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o.k. here is the deal,

for the denim crowbars all you can do is sand them down. it acutally looks good after.Click for larger image

Next is dying, you can dye your crowbars any color but the color you are dying them needs to be darker than theyre original color. Also you dont need to boil thw water you just need as hot tap water as possible. oh and dont try taking the foam of, the foam will not dye.                                   Click for larger imageyummm these turned out well!

IMPORTANT! 

 I would never tell anyone to paint the frames ever! the paint will get on the foam and make it crusty and bad and it will not turn out well. but painting riggers and the band can turn out sooooo sick.Click for larger image dyed band and painted riggers.

So if there was anything i forgot about just let me know.

Oct 4 2009 11:55AM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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Is that a gold iridium lens^

and if I wanted to paint the vents on the bottom of my wisdoms, what would i use?
Oct 4 2009 12:04PM
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LAME.
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no thats not gold irid , you can see through gold irid and its no even that gold. thats fire irid.

and why would you want to paint vents? i guess you cant dye them so you would need topaint them. but if you paint them it will not be good. Wisdoms suck get crowbars.

Oct 4 2009 12:16PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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Why does everyone hate goggles besides crowbars and eg2's?
Oct 4 2009 12:32PM
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Ian.Ham
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just go to the crowbar cult, there is a video tutorial on there
Oct 4 2009 6:46PM
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factory81
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I have an extra pair of white riggers...and the Danny Kass setup with a fire irid lense and a pink irid lense.

I wonder what would be bad ass to do to my extra riggers....I want antifreeze colored riggers. But something that goes with the Kass black / white / yellow scheme might be nice as well.
Oct 4 2009 7:58PM
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brad5
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not sure if embeded works..


here is the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yykaOBtN2o

here is my question,
i want to dye my cbars, but in a cool pattern. so if i mask up some stripes, then dye them, will that work? like the crowbars above me, the black ones with the red and white stripes. if so what could i use to mask? just some tape? +k for help
Oct 4 2009 10:20PM
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PaleCelery
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bumping this thread because I'm dying my crowbars right now.
Nov 15 2010 11:58AM
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SNPskier
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threads
Apr 25 2011 8:17PM
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eastcoaste
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use RIT dye its favric dye and doesnt do anything to the foam
Apr 25 2011 9:17PM
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binturong-qwerty
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It sounds kinda played, but im making wu'd out c bars (Neonish Yellow frames/outriggers & Black Strap)
For the yellow, i got lemon yellow and golden yellow, which one should i do, I'm thinking lemon... but one more thing, is lemon yellow pasty/pale or is it more "neon"
Doin it tomorrow, ill post pics later
Apr 30 2011 10:43PM
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Powderhauser
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like in the vid you can just wash out the dye.  (for those who were to lazy to watch the vid)
May 18 2011 4:53AM
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.RYAN66
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the only thing that worries me is the hot waater doing something to the foam. not the dye.
May 18 2011 6:56AM
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