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Equipment to paint the park

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k-lei
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My local resort has been suffering from flat light, and I'd like to suggest them to invest in a proper spray and paint to color the park during cloudy mid-winter days.

Exactly, what kind of equipment do competitions such as Dew Tour or X-Games use to paint the park? We have tried regular aerosol spray paint and food color dissolved in water, but these don't seem to work very well. If anyone knows more about these colors and equipment for spreading them, or if you know somebody I could contact regarding this issue, I would appreciate it very much.
Feb 12 2013 4:32PM
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MLB
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Your right on with the food coloring, blue is usually the best. You can get the stuff in bulk at most bakery supply shops.  For sprayers you want Hand pump/backpack type sprayers used in gardening, or landscaping. Buy the rebuild kits, and extra nozzles. Check out home depot, or any major hardware/gardening store. Also mix in some anti-freeze with that.....yeah its bad for the environment, but it also wastes an hour of time having to go down and defrost your pack.

Also to keep your nozzles from freezing, keep using them up the lift, and around the hill untill you get to the park. Just spray in the air. Keep your skis on, and just work on the technique to spray. Straight lines take a while to learn how to make.

Feb 12 2013 4:40PM
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LukasSchroeder
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this guys a pro
Feb 12 2013 4:54PM
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shredsox
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Windshield washer fluid instead of anti freeze. Anti freeze is toxic.
Feb 12 2013 7:14PM
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