Ian Benson's NWFreeride Square Daylites latest paint

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PancakePete

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Holy Shiot ! WOW !
How much would something like that cost ?
 
daylite67

daylite67

Paint Ride Shoot Edit
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Seattle Wa
PancakePete said:
Holy Shiot ! WOW !
How much would something like that cost ?
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That will always be the hardest question for me to answer, and the answer seems to change depending on what's happening in my life and how bad I need cash.

The paint job cost me about $300 and about 30 hours.
I'd do it for someone off the street for $1000-1500.

If it was a street bike or something else that wouldn't get beat up I'd charge $2500-3000, that's what I feel paint like that is worth. Problem is it won't last if the ski is ridden like it is suppose to be so I try and make it as cheap as possible without completely giving away my time.

I have always felt that if I am going to go through all off the hassle and work to clean and prep a ski I should throw everything I have at it when I get to do the fun stuff.

So stoked you guys are diggin this one.
 
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PancakePete

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:notworthy:
Do you lay it all out in the computer or by hand and then go to paint, or just do it while you go ?
 
Crab

Crab

thanks darin...noswad!
Location
Seattle
daylite67 said:
That will always be the hardest question for me to answer, and the answer seems to change depending on what's happening in my life and how bad I need cash.

The paint job cost me about $300 and about 30 hours.
I'd do it for someone off the street for $1000-1500.

If it was a street bike or something else that wouldn't get beat up I'd charge $2500-3000, that's what I feel paint like that is worth. Problem is it won't last if the ski is ridden like it is suppose to be so I try and make it as cheap as possible without completely giving away my time.
I have always felt that if I am going to go through all off the hassle and work to clean and prep a ski I should throw everything I have at it when I get to do the fun stuff.

So stoked you guys are diggin this one.
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Take the stripper ski, I have seen how much care you guy's use when handling it in and out of the water, and still its hard not to do some damage. One reason I have opted for $40 a quart marine urethane solid color, easy to fix after Tsunami damage, but no bling......
 
daylite67

daylite67

Paint Ride Shoot Edit
Location
Seattle Wa
PancakePete said:
:notworthy:
Do you lay it all out in the computer or by hand and then go to paint, or just do it while you go ?
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I always have a plan, I NEVER just make it up while I go.
This one happened to be done on the computer because of the XFT paint scheme comp.
Usually I just take some colored pencils and colored sharpies and draw out the designs on a photocopied template of the ski or hemet. (If you look in the background of the first picture you can see Mike Serlin's and Pierre's helmet designs)
It's a lot easier for me to design something on paper than on a computer.
The girl is a copy of a painting by Hajime Soryama -so I can't take credit for the chrome other than being able to copy someone else's technique.
 
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joe b

joe b

depth tester
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northfield, nj
daylite67 said:
The girl is a copy of a painting by Hajime Soryama -so I can't take credit for the chrome other than being able to copy someone else's technique.
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"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.":shhh:

Nice work!!! I think it looks like one of the Spy vs. Spy guys at the right angle. Giving me some ideas on my next paint job.
 
Fro Diesel

Fro Diesel

creative control
Location
Kzoo
That ski looks too good to ride. It would have to be a sweet wave day for me to put the first few scratches in it.
 
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