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Painted skis

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CTD
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check er out, Ive been working on painting my hellbents for the last few weeks, and i dont think i could be more stoked on how they came out.


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16 years ago
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rlee
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Thats sick, best pair of painted skis ive seen yet. Your good at that.
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rlee
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whoops..... you're*


16 years ago
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pigglywiggly
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very sick. props that you can do that man, also i like the newschoolers.com sorta hidden towards the side of the ski!
16 years ago
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CTD
Posts: 6302 - Karma: 357
thanks, and yea, theres a buncha NS logos on there, the wolf, the old NS clothing logos, etc. im actually puttin clamps on um right now
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.Emerson.
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damn
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B-runge
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so
sick.

turned out great
cept the part that says do it....
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Black.Bird
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Wow man, those look so ill! I would definitively buy those over the non-painted hellbents.
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PaleCelery
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Fucking sick
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cool.
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really freakin sick man. nice job
16 years ago
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nstubler
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What kind of paint did you use?
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49566738265
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Not my style, but damn you did a good job.  Creative too.
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Sinuous
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Chris your artistic ability ceases to amaze me
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CTD
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thanks for all the good vibes! its actually just regular spray paint. I threw down a white base layer of real shitty paint, which makes everything above it crackle like crazy. then i did like 6 layers of different colors, and used a razor blade to scrape it down, exposing lower layers as i went. where it was cracked was below the top surface, so that paint didnt get removed. its a technique that im definitely wanting to try on the next skate deck i build, cause its a crazy look for sure
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PaleCelery
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You should sell skis like this.
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TheBeardedOne
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*never ceases
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aflightlessbird
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how did you prime them?
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BWalmer
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at first when i read "I painted my Hellbents" I thought "one of the sickest graphics ever and you painted them" and then I saw it and these are WAY better than the originals, you should try and sell the design to K2 for the 2011 model.
16 years ago
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B-runge
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too bad the title is painted skis and you just made all of that up you fucking idiot.
leave.
16 years ago
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CTD
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what? dude, no need
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BWalmer
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I'm not stupid, I know the title is "painted skis", but I actually read shit instead of just scrolling through and looking at the pretty pictures. And, nice comment on the actual post - I wonder why your post count is as high as it is?


16 years ago
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B-runge
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im an angry member
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16 years ago
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CTD
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i didnt. i did a real light quick sand on um, threw down a nice even layer of white (the powdery kind that is like 99 cents), and then layed down a real thick layer of color, which makes the cracking worse (or in this case, better). all the color layers are pretty thick so i wouldnt scrape right through them.
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BWalmer
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nice, did you tape off the parts you wanted to keep? (i.e. the skull) or were you just very careful. I've been thinking about painting a pair of skis. Also, did you put a top coat of clear and if so what did you use?
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LC.
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So how did you get it to crack like that?
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CTD
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yea, i did the graphic in chunks, like, the midwest and ohio/CTD were painted last year, so i just used clear masking tape to overlay them. same thing with the skull and all the stencils. and yeah, when i was done, i threw down a can of clear (just regular rustolem gloss clear), and wet sanded out the ripples/texture so they are smooth and glossy, cause bents are like big shovels, and i wanted to make sure they dont collect snow. you should do it, its not that hard, just take your time.
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drumbumocdp
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those are so damn cool. best custom paint job ive ever seen. way to go
16 years ago
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BWalmer
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Awesome, thanks for the help. Yeah, I might do all the primer work and give them to my girlfriend (she's in art school so she can use it as a project, and I'll get a sick graphic) and then throw the clear on when she's done. +k for the help and for the sick design.
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CTD
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nice man, good plan. other thing, take the bindings off too. makes it so much easier. if your worried about strength, toss a little epoxy in the holes when you remount them instead of wood glue. you can still break them loose if you ever need too, but its way stronger.
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YooperSteeze
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Holy shit dude, sickest sticks I've ever seen.
15 years ago
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BWalmer
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yeah, I was gonna take the bindings off, it would be hard to work around them, I gotta couple buddies that work at shops so I'll have one of them throw 'em back on for me. thanks bro.
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