post some pics of black appliance painted skis please....

[demolition_x]

wanna see what the results are, saw one or 2 pics but there has to be more.

 

[SuperJETT]

Do you mean flat black?

 

[demolition_x]

the appliance paint that rustoleum sells.

the pics i saw were a glossy finish...

this stuff http://www.rustoleum.com/product.asp?frm_product_id=33&SBL=1

and jerry's ski...

i was just looking for more pics of skis done like this. if every ones ski comes out close to his i think im gonna do it.

 

[WaveDemon]

the bottom of mine....

 

[demolition_x]

so it does come out shiny?

 

[WaveDemon]

yup, shiney

 

[DaUpJetSkier]

cant find my other ones but it works really well, holds up, and stays fairly shiny.

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

here a few of mine, the topside held up great, the bottom has peeled from beaching it, BUT I didnt prep the bottom well at all.


it is glossy, but the gloss will go away if you wipe any type of solvent on it. gas doesnt fade it too badly, other solvents though will quickyl haze it ( I tried to remove sticker goo, and turned alot of it to cloudy black)


http://x-h2o.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-2205

http://x-h2o.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-2206

http://x-h2o.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-2149

 

[meatball]

your pics are broke

*Nvm, it just wouldnt show up in main window, but popped up when I clicked em*

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

your pics are broke

whos?

they show up fine for me, the first 2 lead to specific photos in a gallery FULL of the ski I painted black.

the third pic should show up for you as a photos of a black ski in the background.

 

[meatball]

did you do it in a booth to keep crap out of the finish or just paint it in the garage there?

I like the way you have the hood painted BTW.

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

[joe pecsi voice /ON]

are you talkin to me?

[joe voice /OFF]

 

[meatball]

o course

woot 600 posts

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

I painted it out in the driveway, rolled it into the garage to dry, no plastic sheeting, nothing fancy, it was seriously a $10 20 minute ordeal.

the bad part is, that it shows now, after a year, its rough, mostly my lack of prep work, hurried painting, and then wiping some of it with acetone later.

Ill use it again for somestuff, but I will likely take the time to prep everything better the next time I paint, and after all that effort, i will probably spend $50 on real paint ( albeit CHEAP paint)

 

[demolition_x]

looks good i want a black top deck with some white on the hood prob where the pole sits.


looks good.
did you lay any primer down? or just sand and paint?

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

barely sanded, and painted.

there was some primer from a previous paint attempt, it was seriously a slacker, rushed, half assed job.

its all in the prep, mine sucks because my prep sucked.

 

[demolition_x]

looks good from what we can see.

how many cans did it take?

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

thanks for the compliments!

It looks worse now, but I beat on my stuff, its been washed on and off of a rocky bank several times since then.

I think I used 4 cans or so on it.

its been a while though.

it covers well, goes on thick.

if you dont have a compressor and spray gun its a cheap alternative, if you have a gun and a compressor, a QT of black automotive paint is only slightly more $$$

 

[Duster8]

how do u get to the bottom? hang it or set it upside down?

 

[thrllskr]

Painted mine with the cheap stuff from PepBoys. Cost something like $40 to do my whole ski, including clear coat.