To spay paint or not to spray paint

[drewbee]

i spray painted my skiis and put enamel on it after it dryed and they still chipped how can i get the paint to stay on (oh and can i spray paint bindings)?

 

[C.Stone]

only spray paint if ur really good, if not it looks like shit

 

[drewbee]

i can spay paint when i first went out with them before they chipped strangers where telling me they were sick

 

[jibyourmom]

in what color did you paint them? Post a pic

 

[stylishskier]

prepwork is the only way to make it stick

sand your topsheets and wetsand between each coat of paint... my helmet has barely scuffed and not chipped yet and I hit my head pretty hard sometimes

 

[Burrito]

Do they make latex spray paint? That should be flexible.

 

[jwong]

spray paint your poles

 

[HiTz]

yea if they have a ltex spray paint it should help the chipping becuz it would flex more

 

[KeegLove]

just do it, what do u have to lose.

 

[whattheshit]

okay you first sand with some low grit like 120, then do a 200 grit.

i painted my skis black so i just used the primer, did a bunch of layers then did a bunch of layers of clear. do it at a 2 feet distance from your skis its okay if you don't get ever spot on your skis the first time. you still have other coats to add that will make it all come together in the end. its gonna chip along the edges no doubt about that, but the top sheet is whats important and mine has stuck.

then again the madtrix topsheet is a different material, its not the smooth and shiny plastic based like on other skis, so i don't know.