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Painting Skis (isearched)
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So I decided I'm going to spraypaint my scratch Fs' (the grey ones with the caution tape)
and I looked at some threads and this is what I got:
- Sand them alot
- Spray Paint
- Clear Coat
seems pretty simple but I still have some questions.
Do i use fine sand paper or course sand paper and how much do I sand?
Which Spray Paint works the best and is durable/ its okay to layer different colors right?
Which clear coat works the best and does more layers of clear coat make the paint more durable?
thanks a lot, any tips would be helpful as I don't want to ruin my skis.
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use a coarse then use a medium then use fine when you sand paper and makeshure you spray the clear coat befor the spraypaint is all the way dry
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I'm painting the same skis
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wow thanks a lot for all those links
mad helpful
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So what i have gathered from the other threads is
- Sand with 100, 120 grit paper
- Use Krylon Fusion Paint- spray a lot of thin layers
- Dont use Primer
- use auto/car clear coat to make it last (?)
so if im doing multiple colors/layer of paint do I have to sand between each color?
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do not use a fine grit sand paper, all you need is medium grit, the only purpose of fine grit is for smoothing things out, and what your looking to do is scuff up the surface of the skis so the paint can grab onto it. since your spray painting it probably doesnt matter too much on the brand especially since your spraying on a clear coat, ask the people at the paint store for advice on paint types, you may want to look into a type of clear coat similar to a clear coat for a deck(like of a house) since it is pretty weather proof.
when putting on a second coat different color you should try to sand off the layer of the other color you just put on, it doesnt have to be sanded clean and perfect through the hole area of a different color, you dont have to sand at all but if you do it will look better, and be a lot lighter.
and like said before put the clear coat on before the paint drys all the way, then clear coat a second and then you can put on an optional third coat.
it may be a problem to get the clear coat on before the spray paint drys, so you might want to roll on pain in areas where you are going to have a large solid color and then spray paint in patterns or whatever with a stencil at the end and touch up spots scuffed by the stencil.
also make sure to use a masking/painting tape to cover the bases of your skis, makes clean up way easier.
good luck
buddy
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post above is right, but be aware, if there is a darastic difference in topsheet color or layers of color, when you scratch them its gonna be very obbious. the clear coat should help but you still have to be careful or they will look like shit.
Good luck!
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i might try and do this later on
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thats true, but even if he does scratch it, you dont really notice it unless someone is just looking at his skis, and he can always make touch ups
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I'm not sure if you have done this before, but I have painted a bunch of skis, and I would recomend AGAINST a lot of that.
First of all, medium grit yes.
Krylon flat white is the only paint you should be using.
spray it in about 7 SUPER thin layers, letting each layer dry completely before the next goes on. the last coat should be just enough to cover up the graphics.
after that, i would reccomend using sharpies to draw on them. Clear coat is ok, but only use a SUPER thin layer.
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https://newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/148163/
use that thread, search for my posts.
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listen to this guy ^ he knows what hes talkin about
props to twoods on his amazing ski painting skills and artwork
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i dont remember who it was but someone on NS took there old PE's spray painted them pink and glued Pokemon cards all over them
and called them ash ketchum pro models it was a good idea hahaha
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ya, i just cant draw for shit so i went about it the way i did and it worked, but i guess if he wants to draw like you then ya ur way
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Word, well that's good. I was just commenting that the more layers of paint, the more likely it is to chip off, I wasn't trying to put down your method. Should have been more clear.
I'm glad it worked for you.. the only time I have tried to us more than just the white, I have had problems with certain colors chipping.
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what if I dont want do you sharpie, can i just sand the paint and spray more?
and why is less clear coat better?
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There is an instructional thread on TGR.
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Yes, but be careful not to get the paint too thick. The less paint the better... and spray it in thin layers.
the idea of thin layers is that if you spray thick, the paint will be wetter and bond together into a solid crust on top of the layer of paint below it... a thicker, bonded crust will crack off faster than a bunch of thin layers because it won't flex as well with the skis... multiple thin layers will flex together better.
One thick layer on top will solve the paint below it too, (meaning that the chemicals that keep the paint wet and evaporate out when it dries will soak back into the layers below) and that will create a layer than is even thicker than just the amount of paint you put on.
I have had problems with red spray paint on skis, but I used black as well and that worked OK... not as well as the initial white coat.
The idea of thin clear coat is that it gives some protection, but along the same lines doesn't set up into a layer that will crack off and take the paint below it with it.
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primer is good before the first coat
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Never use primer. Most primers are much more brittle than paint, and either way it's adding more layers that are not needed.
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check out the pokemon cards on skis thread you will learn a lot!
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haha look at this part from the paint your snowboard link
find a non windy place to paint (garage, warehouse, eye of a hurricane)
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Too bad its like 30 pages
And about 10 pages are "Seriously dude when will this happen"
Haha goooooood times.
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