cbart 1 Report post Posted October 15, 2007 Graf Ultra G70'sMy G70'sThose are sweet looking skates. I like the all black touch. If those skates had any stiffness to them I would have bought them myself.how did you get thise holders blackDyed em myself...RIT dye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
epstud74 24 Report post Posted October 15, 2007 Graf Ultra G70'sMy G70'sThose are sweet looking skates. I like the all black touch. If those skates had any stiffness to them I would have bought them myself.I tried those on and they're plenty stiff. I wore Graf 707s for 6-7 years and now have Bauer 8090s and Nike Flexlites...Go figure...I guess I like the toecap room since I have some jacked up feet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cavs019 702 Report post Posted October 15, 2007 Nutella is that a P106? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cbart 1 Report post Posted October 15, 2007 Graf Ultra G70'sMy G70'sThose are sweet looking skates. I like the all black touch. If those skates had any stiffness to them I would have bought them myself.I tried those on and they're plenty stiff. I wore Graf 707s for 6-7 years and now have Bauer 8090s and Nike Flexlites...Go figure...I guess I like the toecap room since I have some jacked up feet.My feet are jacked as well, my other pair are Flexlites...Had the toes punched on the G70's Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jro2711 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2007 Graf Ultra G70'sMy G70'sThose are sweet looking skates. I like the all black touch. If those skates had any stiffness to them I would have bought them myself.I tried those on and they're plenty stiff. I wore Graf 707s for 6-7 years and now have Bauer 8090s and Nike Flexlites...Go figure...I guess I like the toecap room since I have some jacked up feet.as you can see from my user picture i tried dying mine black but they turned out maroon. how much rit did you use and how long did you do it for Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cbart 1 Report post Posted October 16, 2007 Graf Ultra G70'sMy G70'sThose are sweet looking skates. I like the all black touch. If those skates had any stiffness to them I would have bought them myself.I tried those on and they're plenty stiff. I wore Graf 707s for 6-7 years and now have Bauer 8090s and Nike Flexlites...Go figure...I guess I like the toecap room since I have some jacked up feet.as you can see from my user picture i tried dying mine black but they turned out maroon. how much rit did you use and how long did you do it for1 bottle.... heat the water to a simmer dump the dye in, dump the holders in. The longer you keep the holders in, the deeper the color will be. 15 minutes should be plenty. Just did a pair of golden yellow tonight and I left them in too long and they ended up too dark!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Law Goalie 147 Report post Posted October 16, 2007 Graf Ultra G70'sMy G70'sLove it, love it, love it! :)I'm going to have to try this RIT-dye thing some day. I'm still paranoid about it coming off on the underside of my pads, but I'd love to do that LAX-head fade-dye by dipping the cowlings in the dye, in-and-out for a few hours.For now, I continue to look desperately for 8090s in my size... :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cbart 1 Report post Posted October 16, 2007 Graf Ultra G70'sMy G70'sLove it, love it, love it! :)I'm going to have to try this RIT-dye thing some day. I'm still paranoid about it coming off on the underside of my pads, but I'd love to do that LAX-head fade-dye by dipping the cowlings in the dye, in-and-out for a few hours.For now, I continue to look desperately for 8090s in my size... :(LG,It's sort of become a hobby of mine. Did the kid's team as well. It will chip off a bit, but I get some auto touch up brush on stuff and it looks fine. RitDye is cheap also..under $5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Law Goalie 147 Report post Posted October 16, 2007 Heh, that team's gotta be the envy of the league with their holders done up. Did you personalise or do them all the same? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cbart 1 Report post Posted October 16, 2007 (edited) Nothing to drastic...mostly all "golden yellow" with a couple of black mixed in...I'll post my kid's tonight, they turned out well. Edited October 16, 2007 by cbart Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marc_9 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2007 Our team and all of the other competitive teams in our association got new jerseys this year thanks to Sidney Crosby :) http://img257.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hpim0986gz0.jpghttp://img80.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hpim0988uf3.jpghttp://img156.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hpim0990sj0.jpghttp://img145.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hpim0991pn3.jpghttp://img178.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hpim0993lo3.jpg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cove 38 Report post Posted October 16, 2007 Our team and all of the other competitive teams in our association got new jerseys this year thanks to Sidney Crosby :) http://img257.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hpim0986gz0.jpghttp://img80.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hpim0988uf3.jpghttp://img156.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hpim0990sj0.jpghttp://img145.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hpim0991pn3.jpghttp://img178.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hpim0993lo3.jpgtho jerseys are nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sfael 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2007 this is a bit off topic but cbart do you know if you can RIT dye ls2 powers? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cbart 1 Report post Posted October 17, 2007 I've tried it with mixed results...You have to really heat the water up and soak them for a long time (1/2 hour +) to really get any color to stick. I tried going red on a pair and the best I could get was a light orangeish/pinkish color. Just for shits and giggles I ordered a pair of "colored" LS2 powers off of Total Hockey in red and they sent me a pair that looked EXACTLY like the color I had done...Sent them back...On a side note, what got me doing my own was the ridiculous cost they charge on their website ($90) for something that costs less than $5 to do at home (yes I know they include the cost of the holders in that price..no steel though). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Havok19 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2007 We waiting on the pics :)!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cbart 1 Report post Posted October 17, 2007 SkatesHere you go! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cavs019 702 Report post Posted October 17, 2007 Soaking holders in warm water for a long time is terrible for the structural integrity of the plastic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobovski 1 Report post Posted October 17, 2007 Soaking holders in warm water for a long time is terrible for the structural integrity of the plastic.Care to elaborate? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBLfan 25 Report post Posted October 17, 2007 hot water + plastic = bad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dman33 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2007 the plastic loses a lot of stiffness when doing that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cbart 1 Report post Posted October 17, 2007 Done over 20 pair...Never had a problem. Not arguing with anyone, not offering anything...just sharing pics.I wouldn't call it "hot" water, I'd say lukewarm... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Havok19 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2007 I am not sure about that because its not pure plastic.ZYTEL. I would simply say that ABS reinforced with nylon is what makes them strong.I did mine Blue and i soaked it 12 minute in hot but not boiled water.And they dont have any damage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobovski 1 Report post Posted October 17, 2007 hot water + plastic = bad.Yah, sure, I can understand that. But, some plastics are much more heat resistant than others and I was curious as to how warm (not hot, I think that's what was meant)+time affects the holders. Curiosity only on my part...although it's likely I'd have to understand much more materials science than I'm prepared to :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Law Goalie 147 Report post Posted October 17, 2007 IIRC, nylon really intensely dislikes submersion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bhill12 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2007 added these today to the collection. got the mn because thats where im from and the dallas because my buddy made the team this year Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
