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Spray painting skis

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JacksonScott
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got an old pair of 2014 future spins and want to make the ski all black. taping the sides and edges of the ski, would it be okay to smack on a few coats of spray paint?
Mar 10 2017 2:31PM
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clorox
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I've done it to a few pairs of skis. Just make sure to put a few protective coats on after the paint
Mar 10 2017 2:41PM
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RousedWits
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Id also get a roll of that blue tape and put tape along the whole base underneath the ski.... also make sure you clean the top of the ski with like Windex or something really well.

you should also expect the paint to chip a little bit the more you ski on it. using a spray primer before will help. Overall it works fine.

Hang Loose and good luck
Mar 10 2017 3:24PM
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cannonballer
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Piece of cake. Clean them well. If they have a 'glossy' topsheet you may also want to hit them with a very light sanding. Tape off any parts you want to protect. Spray away!

I can't find any better pics, but here's a pair of K2 Public Enemy's that I painted flat black. I hated the graphic on them and was simply going for cover-up. So I didn't care about protective overlayers or precision. More going for the blacked-out beater-car look. It held u[ OK, but scratched over time. Which was OK too. If you want something more durable do a few layers, plus a few layers of top coat.

(The original point of this pic was the moose tracks, not the skis....)
Mar 10 2017 5:41PM
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cannonballer
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^^ Not sure why image didn't embed in l
ast post....
Mar 10 2017 5:51PM
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