Old kites...what to do with them? Anyone want them to make..

kitesurfingcollectiv · **Posted:** Mon Mar 12, 2012 1:05 pm

aleckorver wrote:

I am looking for kites that I can experiment different screen printing techniques on, in hopes of finding ways to do cost effective custom graphics on kites.

Have you had much luck with the screen printing? I'm looking into the possibility of having some custom kites made up for a charity event but can't really source many people/companies that do it..

yhocaogl · **Joined:** Tue Nov 02, 2004 5:11 pm **Posts:** 14

KiteboardingTampaBay wrote:

Like This????

www.kiteboardingtampabay.com

or like this

...This is an old bag divided into panels and covered with an old kites pieces, to have some style...Girls especiallty do go crazy when they see this bag

...

KiteboardingTampaBay · **Joined:** Sat Apr 12, 2008 5:09 pm **Posts:** 603

Very nice looking bags! :thumb:

I did similar with the shade canopy, which started out as a "Coleman Event Shade 15". I don't think they are still making them.

I ended up cutting up 3 or 4 kites (sorry Slingshot

) and sewing the panels along the existing seams. It worked out pretty good, despite my lack of sewing skills, tape, or quality sewing machine.. Had I used tape on the edges/ seams and then sewn it, it would have turned out better. Either way it was a fun challenge and I still have bags of old material/ struts, etc. for future projects.
www.kiteboardingtampabay.com

edt · **Posted:** Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:11 pm

I have a bunch of crazy kite designs I want to try, but only if I can purchase some old kites for $10 and cut them up for parts.

rtz · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 6:47 am **Posts:** 179

Quote:

Have you had much luck with the screen printing? I'm looking into the possibility of having some custom kites made up for a charity event but can't really source many people/companies that do it..

http://ozonekitesusa.com/proddetail.asp ... ite&cat=46

surfboy1968 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:06 pm

You can contact Veronica at Nicetimebags.com. She may need some ?

kitesurfingcollectiv · **Posted:** Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:48 am

rtz wrote:

http://ozonekitesusa.com/proddetail.asp ... ite&cat=46

Cheers for the link, when i had a look around o-zone where the only people I found that did custom kites too..

VTL · **Joined:** Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:55 am **Posts:** 23

KiteboardingTampaBay wrote:

Very nice looking bags! :thumb:

I did similar with the shade canopy, which started out as a "Coleman Event Shade 15". I don't think they are still making them.

I ended up cutting up 3 or 4 kites (sorry Slingshot

) and sewing the panels along the existing seams. It worked out pretty good, despite my lack of sewing skills, tape, or quality sewing machine.. Had I used tape on the edges/ seams and then sewn it, it would have turned out better. Either way it was a fun challenge and I still have bags of old material/ struts, etc. for future projects.
www.kiteboardingtampabay.com

will you make one for me? I need something like that for were I live

Ivel · **Joined:** Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:05 am **Posts:** 240

Hey I will take them. I PM'd you Kitebull. You going to go to the kiters meeting on the 24th in Kailua? If so I could take the kites off of you then

FabsPH · **Joined:** Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:57 pm **Posts:** 522

Ivel wrote:

Hey I will take them. I PM'd you Kitebull. You going to go to the kiters meeting on the 24th in Kailua? If so I could take the kites off of you then

maybe i make it.
thanx for the pm

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