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1 am blueberry thought

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keagan.karstens
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Just got home and plopped down at the counter to eat some blueberries and had some thoughts I’ve been meaning to put out there.

Why do rails have paint like on the sides of them. Clearly they were painted at one point but the whole top area of every rail is missing the paint where skis make contact with it. Like that’s exactly what’d you’d expect, skis and boards knock off any paint they contact. But like, how does a rail get like that, surely you can’t grind a rail with a coat of paint right on top unless if it’s freezing cold. Maybe u can and I’m just tripping, but if anyone with park crew experience can explain this please share.


ps - I had a really good burger for dinner
Aug 7 2022 2:27AM
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Quaggy
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Where did the blueberries come from? Backyard, local spot, or corporate shop?
Aug 7 2022 3:35AM
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ColoradoDogfart
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“Plopped down” 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
Aug 7 2022 3:40AM
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hi_vis360
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You can definitely grind rails with paint on them how do you think street rails work
Aug 7 2022 8:46AM
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a_burger
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Your right op gonna start coating my rails with this cool stuff instead of paint should be way slicker
Aug 7 2022 11:23AM
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mikemac
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boiiii u soundin like a blueberry thot fr!
Aug 7 2022 1:59PM
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mobadis
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Fruity post
Aug 7 2022 2:59PM
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sullivano*b
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been thinking the same thing
Aug 7 2022 3:16PM
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Lonely
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Going to get hired by a park crew and spray the rails with bed liner

Fuck them kids
Aug 7 2022 5:42PM
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ReturnToMonkey
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What a coincidence I spilled my blueberries all over the kitchen counter at 1 am last night, too. So I painted the counter in blueberry juice and jibbed it just fine (one side effect: my bases are now red)
Aug 7 2022 6:13PM
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J-Dunn
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Violet
ReturnToMonkeyWhat a coincidence I spilled my blueberries all over the kitchen counter at 1 am last night, too. So I painted the counter in blueberry juice and jibbed it just fine (one side effect: my bases are now red)
Aug 7 2022 6:22PM
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ReturnToMonkey
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J-DunnViolet

Violet is a fake color
Aug 7 2022 6:29PM
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VV.XTREME
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a_burgerYour right op gonna start coating my rails with this cool stuff instead of paint should be way slicker


you'd b surprised these rails rusted bunk rails still slide like butter sometimes
Aug 7 2022 8:42PM
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partyandBS
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Some places paint just the bottom half of the tube. I think it looks super clean. I think Keystone does this. Breck will paint the bottom of the ‘propane tanks’ white to slow down the spring melt out

I know park crew every summer goes through all the rails and smooths out all the damage taken from a year in the park. Then they either repaint the whole thing or just apply a clear coat to prevent rust. I got a box and a couple rails from park crew that got retired. One they knew wasnt going to be used again after the season and the other had sat in the railyard. The one that sat was touched up with the intent to use it again but didnt so it was in way better shape when i got to take it home the other one was so hard to touch up cause I only have a sander and not an angle grinder it worked decently well.
Aug 7 2022 9:53PM
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PimpChimpin
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Keagan wildin for this one bruh, go get some girls
Aug 7 2022 10:08PM
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keagan.karstens
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PimpChimpinKeagan wildin for this one bruh, go get some girls

Glad to inform you that I am happily taken by a lovely lady
Aug 7 2022 10:10PM
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WoFlowz
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So like the top is usually grinded then sealed unless ur park crew is a bunch of brexit ass mfers. Rest of the tube or rail should be painted blah blah. But if you’re park crew is full of a bunch of bloaks like mine and they paint the top of the tube or tail it sucks to slide until it’s almost all scratched off
Aug 7 2022 10:20PM
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asparagus
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WoFlowzSo like the top is usually grinded then sealed unless ur park crew is a bunch of brexit ass mfers. Rest of the tube or rail should be painted blah blah. But if you’re park crew is full of a bunch of bloaks like mine and they paint the top of the tube or tail it sucks to slide until it’s almost all scratched off

brexit ass mfs and bloaks 💀 was ur last algebra teacher english or something whatchu got against bri’i’sh folks??
Aug 7 2022 10:33PM
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WoFlowz
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asparagusbrexit ass mfs and bloaks 💀 was ur last algebra teacher english or something whatchu got against bri’i’sh folks??


My soccer team has taught me to use brexit as a insult. Tbh I like it. Cool side note my dad did live in England when he was little for I think 3 years and Ringo Starr lived close and would play soccer with him and his brother and throw pebbles with them.
Aug 7 2022 10:54PM
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asparagus
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WoFlowzMy soccer team has taught me to use brexit as a insult. Tbh I like it. Cool side note my dad did live in England when he was little for I think 3 years and Ringo Starr lived close and would play soccer with him and his brother and throw pebbles with them.

nice
Aug 7 2022 11:03PM
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rojo.grande
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This thread gave me a headache
Aug 7 2022 11:10PM
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keagan.karstens
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rojo.grandeThis thread gave me a headache


I got a pretty bad headache the other night. I’m diagnosed with migraines and get them normally from being dehydrated. Shoulda known to start drinking that agua when I saw my pee was yellow
Aug 7 2022 11:16PM
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rojo.grande
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keagan.karstensI got a pretty bad headache the other night. I’m diagnosed with migraines and get them normally from being dehydrated. Shoulda known to start drinking that agua when I saw my pee was yellow


Hydrate or diedrate
Aug 8 2022 12:09AM
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PimpChimpin
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keagan.karstensGlad to inform you that I am happily taken by a lovely lady


Shawty fine?
Aug 8 2022 12:35AM
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partyandBS
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PimpChimpinShawty fine?


Solid 7
Aug 8 2022 1:04AM
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PimpChimpin
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partyandBSSolid 7


Didn’t know he swung that way
Aug 8 2022 1:14AM
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skiP.E.I.
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Blueberry season is great, glad you got some freshies.

Paint is on the rails to prevent rust and for branding (why resorts always use the same colour scheme for all their features except sponsored or signature pieces).
It's usually a really hard kind of enamel paint, so it is slippery enough to grind although obv. not as slippery as bare steel. As a park manager, I'll always wax or spray veg. oil on newly painted rails because they can feel stickier than some people want.

Most places with heavy traffic refurbish and re-paint the features they're going to use for the season in the fall to keep everything fresh. After a few dozen hits on a rail most of the paint will be scraped off the top. If you're ambitious, you can run an experiment on a newly painted rail where everyone hops or does a switch up at the same spot and see how long the patch of untouched paint lasts.
Aug 8 2022 9:26AM
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BearsOnKetamine
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so they don't rust, like imagine if your car was just raw steel
Aug 9 2022 1:54AM
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olddirty
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you got any more of them blueberries?
Aug 9 2022 1:42PM
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skiP.E.I.
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BearsOnKetamineso they don't rust, like imagine if your car was just raw steel


It's a great look, but yeah you gotta treat the parts you don't want to show rust.

Aug 9 2022 2:08PM
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AlexHallsEyebrow
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PimpChimpinDidn’t know he swung that way


Hey pimp it’s been awhile. How you been?
Aug 9 2022 5:21PM
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PimpChimpin
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AlexHallsEyebrowHey pimp it’s been awhile. How you been?


I’m doing good bro wbu?! I’ve been pretty busy so haven’t been on this app or COC
Aug 10 2022 11:01AM
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AlexHallsEyebrow
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PimpChimpinI’m doing good bro wbu?! I’ve been pretty busy so haven’t been on this app or COC

That’s ong. I’m doing pretty Good. Trying to hustle as much before school starts (need that scrilla) haven’t been on coc as much aswell, same on here too.
Aug 10 2022 3:38PM
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PimpChimpin
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AlexHallsEyebrowThat’s ong. I’m doing pretty Good. Trying to hustle as much before school starts (need that scrilla) haven’t been on coc as much aswell, same on here too.


Scrilla lmao
Aug 11 2022 12:46AM
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SavageBiff
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Looks just like my edges
a_burgerYour right op gonna start coating my rails with this cool stuff instead of paint should be way slicker
Aug 12 2022 11:49AM
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Thegenericskier
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At my hill we slap a coating of clear coat on freshly painted rails and they slide just fine
Aug 12 2022 3:42PM
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