jokael
Certified Ski Diva
My 7 year old has the constant "joy" of being last of 3 boys - meaning that everything has been used before. This includes his skis.
They are in fine condition - and are well maintained after each trip, but the foil is soooooo ugly. It's scratched to a point where it's hard to even see the motif and when you touch it, it's rough.
To say it nicely - they are just plain trashed.
As this is just cosmetic, I was thinking of doing something to shine them up. My son said yesterday "I want new skis - I want some cool skis with black and gold".
I thought about new foil, but again - a pair of 100 cm skis that has one or maybe 2 seasons left. There is only so much I want to spend. Maybe sand the rough parts down, spray paint and place some cool stickers.
Is this a terrible idea? Will it have any effect of the handling of the skis if they are painted (a 7-year old beginner.... I doubt it, but I need to ask).
And is there any particular paint (type, not brand as I probably don't have the same brands here) that is better than others?
And finally - is this a crazy idea and we should just accept that skis are trashed and learn to live with that (and enjoy the fact that they are trashed because our kids have used them a lot)?
They are in fine condition - and are well maintained after each trip, but the foil is soooooo ugly. It's scratched to a point where it's hard to even see the motif and when you touch it, it's rough.
To say it nicely - they are just plain trashed.
As this is just cosmetic, I was thinking of doing something to shine them up. My son said yesterday "I want new skis - I want some cool skis with black and gold".
I thought about new foil, but again - a pair of 100 cm skis that has one or maybe 2 seasons left. There is only so much I want to spend. Maybe sand the rough parts down, spray paint and place some cool stickers.
Is this a terrible idea? Will it have any effect of the handling of the skis if they are painted (a 7-year old beginner.... I doubt it, but I need to ask).
And is there any particular paint (type, not brand as I probably don't have the same brands here) that is better than others?
And finally - is this a crazy idea and we should just accept that skis are trashed and learn to live with that (and enjoy the fact that they are trashed because our kids have used them a lot)?