How to Paint Ice Hockey Skates
- 1). Remove the laces from the hockey skates.
- 2). Wash the hockey skates with water using a coarse sponge. Dry the skates with clean rags.
- 3). Promote adhesion by abrading plastic portions of the hockey skates with sandpaper. Scour the plastic until it feels slightly coarse. Skip this step if the skates lack plastic.
- 4). Move the skates outdoors or to a ventilated area and place them on a heavy-duty fabric drop cloth.
- 5). Coat the blades with galvanized metal etching spray primer. Hold the can 8 inches from the blades as you apply. Wait four hours for the primed skates to dry.
- 6). Coat the primed blades with an oil-based spray enamel. Hold the can 8 inches from the blades as you apply. Wait six hours for the painted skates to cure.
- 7). Cover the finished blades with professional painter's tape.
- 8). Coat plastic portions of the hockey skates with acrylic latex spray primer. Hold the can 8 inches from the blades as you apply. Wait two hours for the primed skates to dry. Skip this step if the skates lack plastic.
- 9). Coat the primed plastic and boot portions of the skates with vinyl spray paint. Hold the can 8 inches from the blades as you apply. Remove the tape while the paint is still wet. Wait eight hours before wearing the skates.