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Customizing poles

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Jus_Liv
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If you really wanted to could you sand down the poles spray paint, then clear coat?
Apr 8 2013 9:53PM
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KillaSteeze
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Defiantly would have to put something protective over top or otherwise it would just flake off and look gross
Apr 8 2013 9:56PM
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Jus_Liv
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Yeah I would clear coat, clear coat holds up pretty good I just was wondering if it could be done
Apr 8 2013 10:11PM
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stupendous-man
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definitely clear coat if you end up painting them, i sanded down my pins and gave them 3 layers of primer and 5 coats of paint and they still looked horrid after the first day (didnt have any clear coat at the time)

related, if anyone at timberline finds said pair of poles (they have a super chipped white and black finish) next to the park shack at the top of normans, call me.
Apr 8 2013 10:19PM
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Jus_Liv
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Yeah you can't not clear coat it even with a zillion cans of primer and paint they will chip I know that I just did my rims and they came out so fucking good
Apr 8 2013 10:20PM
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Doke
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I painted mine, yes it is doable and I know a ton of people who do it. I wouldn't do it unless you are cutting them down and the logo's on it will get messed up because no matter how thorough of a job you do, the paint comes off 1000x easier than how they come from the factory.
Apr 8 2013 10:22PM
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Jus_Liv
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Well yeah I got a big pair of fucking poles I'm thinking paint them clear coat them and throw fucking bike gribs on it
Apr 8 2013 10:43PM
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Doke
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Well, yeah it cam be done, just keep in mind the paint will look like its been through world war 2 after a couple days
Apr 8 2013 10:53PM
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Jus_Liv
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You think even with like 3 costs of clear coat i really don't think it would
Apr 8 2013 10:54PM
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Doke
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You can try it, like I said a lot of people do paint their poles, but I have seen few that hold up well
Apr 8 2013 10:58PM
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Jus_Liv
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Word I might or I just might buy the rasta line 11-12 poles.. Haha
Apr 8 2013 11:01PM
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jmasterp
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Duct tape, I put done camo duct tape on my poles, and I'm set.
Apr 8 2013 11:06PM
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Jus_Liv
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Hahahah the camo ducktape ill just go get the tye dye one and do my poles with it... Now everyone on the mountain will copy that shit
Apr 8 2013 11:43PM
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kachow
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i did this... dont bother doing it, total waste of time. theyre gonna get scatched, bent and all fucked up eventually. but is how they turned out and before when they were nice n fresh



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Apr 9 2013 1:14AM
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kachow
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dafuq and i have no clue why it posted it 3 times...
Apr 9 2013 1:15AM
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Blake.P
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I used colored tennis grip on my ghetto pole grip on the ones I cut down. The shaft still looks like shit though because they were some old beat up poles
Apr 9 2013 1:48AM
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PG_EDA
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This summer i painted my poles with a camo drip finnish, and i sanded the original paint off, did 3 layers of primer, 3 layers of the different camo colors, and finished it off with 3 coats of clear varnish spray paint. Its still holding up after 75+ days of riding them. I mean they still have scrapes of paint come off in a few places but it doesnt look bad at all.
Apr 9 2013 2:46AM
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Jus_Liv
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Word ^
Apr 9 2013 6:51AM
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lostheels
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my duct tape job
Apr 9 2013 7:46AM
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Jus_Liv
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Right anyone have any poles forsale on a side note lol?
Apr 9 2013 8:05AM
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Migo
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The best solution to using poles. Don't use em they get in the way and cost money. No poles = better grabs$
Apr 9 2013 11:38AM
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DP*
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Just sanded and scraped all paint/graphic with sandpaper and a knife. now they are just silver which is pretty dope to me plus no worries about any paint chips at all.
Apr 9 2013 12:28PM
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PG_EDA
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"borrow" them from rentals at your home mountain, or you can just buy cheap shitty poles from 80-90s at a thrift store or something.
Apr 9 2013 3:28PM
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Jus_Liv
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Barrow as in take? Is it easy no disrespect to mountain workers or anything.. I rember my friend took boots but that was snowboarding
Apr 9 2013 4:36PM
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