Custom tower paint wrap mod

[nautiques4life]

Was looking for custom painted towers... Found this one on google images, wondering if it is any of yours or if anyone has more photos of it.
I have a used 2012 230 that the previous owner didn't like to attach the board rack straps... So now the base of the tower has a bunch of scratches/dings in it, if anyone has done any mods, paint jobs, or any advice as to the best way to fix this please let me know

[Beg4wake]

Use photobucket.com....best site for sharing photos to forums

[nautiques4life]

got it...
Just for reference- mine looks like this (sorry boat is out at the lake and this is the only photo I had), don't need anything this fancy or intricate, just looking for other photos so I can see how 2 color towers look and where/how the owners painted the pieces...

[NautiqueJeff]

Use photobucket.com....best site for sharing photos to forums

Or just use the attachment system integrated into this site. Much easier than uploading them somewhere else and linking to them here.

[core-rider]

The tower in the pic you posted isn't paint or a wrap, but most likely hydro graphics. A quick Google search will give you endless results. Doing an entire tower would be tough as it requires a large tank to submerge the parts in similar to chroming process, but smaller pieces could be done no problem.

[Beg4wake]

Or just use the attachment system integrated into this site. Much easier than uploading them somewhere else and linking to them here.

Gotcha Jeff....yeah I'm just used to using photobucket because some of the forums I am active on have a maximum number of photo attachments you can use. Photobucket kind of gets around that.

[Beg4wake]

and to the OP... one option you can also look into is Plastidip. If you want a basic color like black you could DIY for very cheap, and if you mess up or if it just gets old or if you don't like it, you can just peel it off. There are also shops that will do professional plastidipping (still cheaper than paint and still not permanent) and they can do just about any color imaginable. Or maybe look into a vinyl wrap which is what I think is pictured in the green carbon above. Shouldn't be too expensive to just do the accent pieces on the tower. Or just get some touchup paint and hit those little knicks! I would think you could contact Nautique and order a bottle of touchup (maybe). These are just ideas on cheaper options to painting. Otherwise, you'd have to have them sanded and painted.

[nautiques4life]

Yeah considered the touch up from nautiques but worry years of AZ sun has faded it enough that it wouldnt match. Leaning towards sanding and painting, prolly just a gray or white to match other parts of the boat, I like the idea of matching accents on the tower pieces, found a 13 with all kinds off adds, looks like they did the spinner function, speakers, racks, and grill covers too...

[nautiques4life]

just spent an hour watching plasti-dip videos on you tube haha, thanks a lot!

[Beg4wake]

just spent an hour watching plasti-dip videos on you tube haha, thanks a lot!

Yeah if you're gonna have the tower feet sanded and painted, then I'd suggest going ahead and having the accents done too! If you have a red boat with white hull and deck, then I'd match the accents with the white...it'll really pop against the red bars (IMO), and if you're paying somebody to do that kind of work you may as well make it worth it! And if you go with plastidip in white, make sure you do a base coat of plastidip in gunmetal gray first...it'll act kind of like a primer since the white plastidip is usually thinner than other colors.

All of this is just my $.02 though!

[NautiqueJeff]

Gotcha Jeff....yeah I'm just used to using photobucket because some of the forums I am active on have a maximum number of photo attachments you can use. Photobucket kind of gets around that.

That's very true. If you're used to using that, there's certainly nothing wrong with it. We do have a limit, but it is pretty high. I don't even remember what it is though.

[nautiques4life]

thinking the boots, board racks, and light knob in white

[Beg4wake]

thinking the boots, board racks, and light knob in white
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I think that would look great! Nice boat BTW!!

Also, Powder coating may be another option. Cheaper than paint, and more durable. Just depends on what the material those parts are made of (gotta be metal).

[Tallredrider]

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Just for reference- mine looks like this (sorry boat is out at the lake and this is the only photo I had), don't need anything this fancy or intricate, just looking for other photos so I can see how 2 color towers look and where/how the owners painted the pieces... [ATTACH=CONFIG]n478713[/ATTACH]

That green carbon is so sweet! I wonder if it would be all that thard to get some carbon fiber wrap and make it look nice. I could envision the edges being all wrinkled and such.

Now I wasted all sorts of time...it looks like all solid colors of carbon are easy to find, but weaving a black and another color like the green above is not easily found. Any idea where it came from?

[nautiques4life]

I found that just searching google and was hoping it was someone on here- i have no idea what it is but I'm with core rider... I think they are graphics not actual carbon fiber... He called them hydrograpics.