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Is there a way to customize/color full tilts?

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thatskikid
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I have burgundy full tilts when I bought them for 50 off in the summer and it was the only colour available in my size.

They don't match all my skis and I was wondering if there was a way to color them or dye them all black.

Sorry in advance if this isn't the right sub for this
Jan 2 2021 12:18PM
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WoFlowz
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Spray paint idk
Jan 2 2021 12:30PM
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WoFlowz
Posts: 7722 - Karma: 63,691
Spray paint idk
Jan 2 2021 12:30PM
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animator
Posts: 4547 - Karma: 26,209
WoFlowzSpray paint idk


Don’t do this because if you spray the toe and heel lugs the friction and interaction between boot and binding is altered in a way that it wouldn’t pass a release test, at least in my experience. OP, there’s a thread somewhere here about using dye to color them but it’s time consuming. You could always try that or like paint pens maybe?
Jan 2 2021 12:52PM
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FaunaSkis
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The way you used to change the colour of plastic boot parts was putting them in Rit Dye overnight. there are even a few threads on here of people doing it. You could only make lighter parts darker so for you making your burgundy parts black, this would work. It's permanent though so you cant really scrape it off or anything. I'm not sure where you can get it still, maybe Target? try the store locator here: https://www.ritdye.com/store-locator/
Jan 2 2021 1:14PM
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PimpChimpin
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Plasti dip?
Jan 2 2021 1:23PM
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powpatrol
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Yea i remember the thread on here of sick black and blue dyed first chairs and seth morrison pros with wacky colours. As said before it is pretty time consuming
Jan 2 2021 3:54PM
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animator
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powpatrolYea i remember the thread on here of sick black and blue dyed first chairs and seth morrison pros with wacky colours. As said before it is pretty time consuming


People did the white SPKs too it was super ill
Jan 2 2021 3:56PM
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thatskikid
Posts: 8 - Karma: 43
animatorDon’t do this because if you spray the toe and heel lugs the friction and interaction between boot and binding is altered in a way that it wouldn’t pass a release test, at least in my experience. OP, there’s a thread somewhere here about using dye to color them but it’s time consuming. You could always try that or like paint pens maybe?


I think I will try this end of january because I have a trip to go to and I don't want to fuck it up since it's my only pair of boots. Thank you
Jan 2 2021 3:59PM
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eshields
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Sharpie
Jan 2 2021 10:26PM
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