Nike Mag V2 Mod Discussion (Page 58 Shopping List)

[optiprimo]

ok i seem to be stuck!,... thought my old man had a lazer printer but he has upgraded to a office style inkjet, and although we had some inkjet transparency film,,, it would not even feed through this machine,... sooooo i rang my closest printing company,,, they apparently dont print transparency?... ( are OHP's a thing of the past now i guess?),... and then i found a specialist printing company that do things like window pos, vinyl etc,.. presentation displays...... their response was, " we are sorry but the inks that we use would be somewhat transparent when lit from behind".....

i didnt think the strap logo would be so much of an issue?!!? HELP!!!!!

seriously though,.. can anyone help me out with this?,.. il pay for your trouble of course!
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I have tried using printed on clear stickers but it doesnt work for me, here's a suggestion, find a decal maker and have your logo die cut in black vinyl sticker(with the sticker material also black) It helps block out the light and give a finer detail on the logo. Then you can use a clear acetate to protect it without having to use clear sticker, I hope you get what i mean. here's a picture.

great work.

I think you said when you resprayed your soles grey that it didn't stick and peeled off?

I'm having the same issue.

If you manage to find a good solution to paint the soles feel free to share.

I tried the Tamiya primer, then a cheap all purpose primer and then some standard acrylic paints brushed on, but none of them stick to the soles.

As long as the paint sticks and its not easily picked off using fingers or something sharp, then it will be a good solution.

hey ive used an acrylic laquer spray paint on mine but before that i used brush on acrylics..they dont really scrape easily after you seal them with clear coating but it is very important to paint in thin layers, even though it doesnt look quite right at the first layer you just have to let them dry before doing another layer. I think mine just came off because i used an enamel paint thinner around it because of my messed up aqua spot(enamel) details and it mightve reacted to the paint. Brush on Acrylics are quite flexible and i have used them in a ton of restoration projects and they seem to hold up in mild use.

on my second go at the soles i will update you if it works out.

heres a sample ive done with a similar acrylic to reeves in the past but i forgot what brand.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/t1.0-9/558849_423841691017865_204615602_n.jpg

 

[airair]

weeeeeeee

Hi
I know you said you used acetone and then applied the sole restorer acrylic paint from angelus.

Are you sure it doesn't peel off? Have you sealed the paint with something else?

I just found that the reason the acrylic paint i brushed on peeled off, is because I used Rustoleum Crystal Clear sealer, and that has made the paint weak and then it just peels off! I think its probably due to it being solvent based or something.
Not sure why. I may have to try a different sealer.



My situation is slightly different to everyone elses on here, as I need basically to repaint the entire soles and give it a new texture, as i've built up the front toe area to make it more accurate, and i need a thick layer of paint to blend everything in properly.

I'm investigating some other types of paints now.

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I have tried using printed on clear stickers but it doesnt work for me, here's a suggestion, find a decal maker and have your logo die cut in black vinyl sticker(with the sticker material also black) It helps block out the light and give a finer detail on the logo. Then you can use a clear acetate to protect it without having to use clear sticker, I hope you get what i mean. here's a picture.

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hey ive used an acrylic laquer spray paint on mine but before that i used brush on acrylics..they dont really scrape easily after you seal them with clear coating but it is very important to paint in thin layers, even though it doesnt look quite right at the first layer you just have to let them dry before doing another layer. I think mine just came off because i used an enamel paint thinner around it because of my messed up aqua spot(enamel) details and it mightve reacted to the paint. Brush on Acrylics are quite flexible and i have used them in a ton of restoration projects and they seem to hold up in mild use.

on my second go at the soles i will update you if it works out.

heres a sample ive done with a similar acrylic to reeves in the past but i forgot what brand.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/t1.0-9/558849_423841691017865_204615602_n.jpg

hi
thanks

are you going to use just a primer spray or primer spray followed by more coats of normal acrylic spray paint?

When you say the acrylic doesn't peel or chip easily, how long have you let the paint dry first?

I'm hoping to get an end result where the paint can stay on even if you try and peel it with your finger and use force. That way its certain the paint will last a long time.

 

[MitasTouch]

What color of el should i get if im ordering from ebay? Theres blue and green. The green looks closer to the accurate aqua color but when its not lit it looks green. Is there anywhere else to order aqua el that doesnt look green when not lit?

 

[DJ1gocue]

Thanks for the info, yes

That walk on black, you mentioned it before, it sounds like it does the job!

do you have a pic of the soles after you used the acetone?

How rough is the surface once you've used the acetone?

I wasn't sure whether acetone damages this rubber they've used for this shoe.

whats up air air
no it dont do any thing to the rubber at all but do a test on bottom of shoe to see for your self it took a long time i went real gental with a tooth brush i only have one pic of it after acetone its not that good and i used no clear coat
the paint they have is engenerd for shoes i cald them and askt if it would work on rubber and they kinda laugh't at me and said yes they normly sell buy the case to a crock moder and he dont have any issues hear are some pics the first one is after acetone

 

[cavx]

Hi
no, i simply sprayed a few coats of the tamiya fine surface primer straight onto the grey soles and the heel.

i let them dry, and a few days later, i used a sharp knife and the paint just peels off. Even if i use my fingers, it will peel off.

The reason I asked is because I've built a few SW guns from PVC pipe. If you paint the clean pipe with a primer without wiping it down with acetone first, the paint does not stick as well and I do think that the rubber of these soles is doing the same. When I repaired the splits in my soles with super glue, I cleaned the surfaces first with metholated spirits and the bond has not broken yet. Actually those outrigger soles I did survived a whole Super Nova Convention over the weekend including running around outside in the heat photographing for the 501st. Food for thought.

 

[cavx]

For those that remember my cold cast clear elastomer "clear sole" project, this might be of interest.

Looks like the right stuff to use. Hmm, nice toe slim even if I say so myself

For airair, the paint I used on these soles might be what you want. The problem is that the "light grey" is still too dark. If it could be mixed with some white to lighten it, it would be very good. Fast drying and does not easily peel or crack.

 

[Jedifyfe]

Great article: The Hardest Sneaker To Retro : The Nike Air Mag | Sole Collector

 

[MitasTouch]

Great article: The Hardest Sneaker To Retro : The Nike Air Mag | Sole Collector

In the artice it was said that someone on ebay was selling a pair of replica mags and some people thought it was a leak from Nike. Could they be referencing someone from here? Back then only Markpoon's MAGs existed to mod.

And they basically just gave us accurate patterns for them.

 

[airair]

For those that remember my cold cast clear elastomer "clear sole" project, this might be of interest.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd....-9/1000660_10152328289788841_1214483375_n.jpg
Looks like the right stuff to use. Hmm, nice toe slim even if I say so myself

For airair, the paint I used on these soles might be what you want. The problem is that the "light grey" is still too dark. If it could be mixed with some white to lighten it, it would be very good. Fast drying and does not easily peel or crack.

what paint did you use?

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In the artice it was said that someone on ebay was selling a pair of replica mags and some people thought it was a leak from Nike. Could they be referencing someone from here? Back then only Markpoon's MAGs existed to mod.

And they basically just gave us accurate patterns for them.

Yeah, the patterns are almost identical to how i managed to do mine just by looking at pictures!
its uncanny. Mine are almost exact 99% to that.

Its definitely the Mark Poon replica that they talk about. That was the only replica available.

 

[MitasTouch]

Its definitely the Mark Poon replica that they talk about. That was the only replica available.

It was probably someone who modded them with the el and leds because people thought it was the real thing.

 

[airair]

It was probably someone who modded them with the el and leds because people thought it was the real thing.

Yeah, its quite funny that a Modified Mark Poon Replica managed to solve all the EL and LED lighting wiring around about the same time Nike were doing their own shoe!
Its quite possible, it might even have been before Nike had finished their lighting system.

 

[MitasTouch]

If anyone is willing to make and sell a set of LED setups, im interested.

 

[airair]

For those that remember my cold cast clear elastomer "clear sole" project, this might be of interest.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd....-9/1000660_10152328289788841_1214483375_n.jpg
Looks like the right stuff to use. Hmm, nice toe slim even if I say so myself

For airair, the paint I used on these soles might be what you want. The problem is that the "light grey" is still too dark. If it could be mixed with some white to lighten it, it would be very good. Fast drying and does not easily peel or crack.

hi, do you mean the paint you used on your v1 soles? if so, what paint did you use? spray paint or another type?
I'm going to go over my soles with acetone to try and rough up the surface.
My aim is to have a completely new textured surface that covers the entire sole, as i'm blending the front toe up to make it more accurate.

 

[Taff83]

Great article: The Hardest Sneaker To Retro : The Nike Air Mag | Sole Collector

Awesome read! Thanks for sharing Brad

Can't believe some of the images they posted :O

 

[DL4567]

Great article: The Hardest Sneaker To Retro : The Nike Air Mag | Sole Collector

Wow! A number of interesting pics there, but the best one is seeing how the wiring in the RD's is set up.

 

[JLeezy23]

Awesome article! All of us here have no problem believing that they had nightmares trying to rectrate the shoe lol. Pretty brave of them to post a pic of their patterns and wiring setup! *right click, save image* :lol

 

[cavx]

hi, do you mean the paint you used on your v1 soles? if so, what paint did you use? spray paint or another type?
I'm going to go over my soles with acetone to try and rough up the surface.
My aim is to have a completely new textured surface that covers the entire sole, as i'm blending the front toe up to make it more accurate.

This is the paint ^^ I used comes in this grey and white for about $15/can. The grey on its own is way too dark (very misleading looking at the lid colour) so adding it to white might be the trick. Maybe you could de-pressurize the cans, open them up and then pour the liquid paint into another container for mixing. If you really wanted to spray it, then you would need an air brush but I think you could apply this with a brush as it seems to self level.

 

[nitrox]

So finally today my Mags have arrived, officially regressed back to ten years old upon opening the box. The down side is that after my very first try on the velcro on the strap came off completely. It's not a big deal, I kinda expected something to not be right as they did come from China.

Now it's onto ordering EL sheet, I wish I could find some here in the Philippines but it looks like I'm going to have to order from Hong Kong. My last attempt is a lighting shop that specializes in LED lighting, I doubt they will have any but it's worth a shot!

Today was a good day!

 

[nitrox]

Sorry for the double post, my first samples of the information plates arrived today.

 

[airair]

http://www.therpf.com/attachments/f9/nike-mag-knockoffs-vinyl-paint-1.jpg-95355d1337649726

This is the paint ^^ I used comes in this grey and white for about $15/can. The grey on its own is way too dark (very misleading looking at the lid colour) so adding it to white might be the trick. Maybe you could de-pressurize the cans, open them up and then pour the liquid paint into another container for mixing. If you really wanted to spray it, then you would need an air brush but I think you could apply this with a brush as it seems to self level.

have you tried this on the v2 soles? since the V1s were foamy soles, these v2s are rubber material.
So i'm not sure if this would stick as well onto the rubber.

Also, i'm trying to find a suitable glue for gluing the grey heel back to the grey soles. And then I also need a glue suitable for gluing some speaker fabric to the grey heel rubber piece.

If anyone has tried any, feel free to share.