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[kovey10 0]

Eastwest hockey sells NBH supreme white felt tongues.

[KevinVu19 0]

those..... are sooo dirty like just wow

[SpartanHOCKEY12 0]

im tempted, to mention the x**s but im not gonna, those are very nice. im think about doing that to my vapor xxxx

[phunky_monkey 6]

They look great, well done.

[legiahockey 3]

im not gunna be able to sleep tonight. those xxxx's are the most beautiful skates ive ever seen.

[Theodoras 0]

Did you dye those? What'd you use?

I have Vapors and thought of doing it, and seeing that result makes me think some more, but I really don't want to unless I know I can make it look like that. Heh.

[calishark28 0]

Damn, nice job on those 40s, the red really sets off the skates

Edited February 20, 2009 by calishark28

[tamtamg 12]

Did you dye those? What'd you use?

I have Vapors and thought of doing it, and seeing that result makes me think some more, but I really don't want to unless I know I can make it look like that. Heh.

You'll need painter's tape, rust-oleum universal spray paint, 100 grit sponge sander.

1. Mark off the areas you don't want painted with the tape and cut off excess with an exacto knife to get nice clean lines.

2. Sand the boot where ever your going to paint (don't sand the toe cap). Also avoid sanding the stitching on the boot. This helps the paint bind to the boot.

3. Spray light even coats til you get your desired color. For my skates, it only took on coat.

4. Allow to fully dry. Remove tape. Get harassed by hordes of kids at the rink on what type of skates they are and if they're x:60's

[xstartxtodayx 343]

Those XXXX's came out great. I love the red highlights. That's how hockey skates should look, not all grey and white and shiny but black. Seeing how nicely that came out I may be tempted to experiment on my brand new One75's to get rid of the silver up near the tendon guard... hmmmm.

[-knowlzey- 0]

That looks amazing, it's like Grafs and Vapor 40s, merged. Great skates!

[Datsyukrulez13 0]

Those XXXX's came out great. I love the red highlights. That's how hockey skates should look, not all grey and white and shiny but black. Seeing how nicely that came out I may be tempted to experiment on my brand new One75's to get rid of the silver up near the tendon guard... hmmmm.

Maybe be you can try to dress them up as one95's

[NorrisContender 4]

I've had some good luck at the local PIAS store lately so I thought I'd show it off...

The one90's are my game skates although the 7000's fit and feel almost as comfy. The Comps fit OK but I couldn't pass them up as I wanted a pair bad when I was in high school. The C+ broke on the Comps first time I wore them in a game so I picked up the LS2P's cheap.

Edited April 1, 2009 by NorrisContender

[t1tan 19]

These came Tuesday, sadly I haven't had the time to try them out yet.

[NoFear1419 0]

those are friggen sweet!!!!!!!....i ordered mine last week cant wait to get them

[HattrickSwayze 3]

Those XXXX's came out great. I love the red highlights. That's how hockey skates should look, not all grey and white and shiny but black. Seeing how nicely that came out I may be tempted to experiment on my brand new One75's to get rid of the silver up near the tendon guard... hmmmm.

I've thought about doing the same thing, but I just don't know how well the paint will stick to it. The tendon guard is pretty glossy and slick. I'm hesitant to try and scuff the material up because if the paint doesn't stick, it's gonna look like shit.

[EdgeKid3 0]

Right, and I just don't see how the paint will stand up to the wear of game use. Judging from how my painted sticks look like I took sandpaper to them after one skate, and the amount of harassment my stock skates take already, I just don't think they'd hold up. Do look legit tho. Wouldn't mind if mine were a little custom that's for sure.

[larrivee 3]

I've had some good luck at the local PIAS store lately so I thought I'd show it off...

The one90's are my game skates although the 7000's fit and feel almost as comfy. The Comps fit OK but I couldn't pass them up as I wanted a pair bad when I was in high school. The C+ broke on the Comps first time I wore them in a game so I picked up the LS2P's cheap.

Nice score! I remember when my buddy's dad got Comps I was very jealous- always wanted a pair of those!

[tamtamg 12]

Those XXXX's came out great. I love the red highlights. That's how hockey skates should look, not all grey and white and shiny but black. Seeing how nicely that came out I may be tempted to experiment on my brand new One75's to get rid of the silver up near the tendon guard... hmmmm.

I also blacked out my supreme 70's as well. Here's how they turned out so you can see a reference point.

And here's a better shot of the 40s, the last one was all weird and yellow tinted.

Edited February 21, 2009 by tamtamg

[habsfan87 0]

wow the 70's look even better, thats how the whole supreme lineup should look imo...nice job

[lampliter87 8]

Yeah I'm really a fan of the leather look.

[dalebert 8]

At first glance those xxxx's don't even look like they are the same material as unpainted ones, I couldn't put my finger on it but the "leather looks" as lampliter87 put it does describe it well. Either way great job and take some pictures after a few games I am curious to see how it holds up.

[Warriorsdman 1]

My supreme 70's suddenly look ugly to me.

[CTK30 0]

Yeah I'm going to get some tape and paint now

Did you use gloss or semi gloss, I'm probably going to pick up semi gloss

Edited February 21, 2009 by CTK30

[tamtamg 12]

used a matte spray paint. it just came out shiny-ish.

[Monty22 832]

Couple of recent pick ups- Mission Prostock Gloves and Canucks pant shell