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So today I was at loon and went for a 270 on a box that had a nail sticking out that wasn't sticking out in previous runs and I caught my base on it right away and fell and I went back up to check if there was a nail and sure enough there was and I continued on my way notified the park crew who had already been told and I noticed something was dragging on my skis so I looked at the bottom and there was a a pretty deep gouge on the bottom of my skis. I'm not gonna bitch and complain to loon for having a nail sticking out on their feature it happens and loon works hard to put in a good park and they do a damn good job of it so I'm going to patch with ptex Ik how to do it but the gouge goes all the way through my base just hitting, not damaging the wood in my ski, so should I put a layer of Ptex on it and then wait until it hardens then add another layer to build it up? Or should I just fill it all at once?
In regards to the question at hand, if the ptex fills the gouge completely in one go and you can scrape and sand it flush with the ski, you only have to do it once. If the ptex doesn't fill it completely in one try, do it again to build it up.
DeforestationFirst off, you need to wax your bases.
In regards to the question at hand, if the ptex fills the gouge completely in one go and you can scrape and sand it flush with the ski, you only have to do it once. If the ptex doesn't fill it completely in one try, do it again to build it up.
I waxed my bases yesterday lol and let them sit overnight that park of ski is scratched because of sliding rails. But I think I'm going to use some epoxy to patch the laminate a bit and then use text on the rest.
Hard to get a gauge on how big it is from that pic, but Id bet that ptex wont hold for more than a few days. Its a cheap fix for the time being tho. I personally would get a base weld and and a tune if you have a good shop that wont price rape you.
Also, make sure you take a razor blade and cut out the effected area nice and clean. this will give your fix a lot better chance of lasting for the long haul.
freeski1620Yeah I'd just fill it. no need to reinvent the wheel with this. especally cause its in the middle of the ski you should be fine with just P-tex.
yeah ended up filling a large part of it with epoxy paste and then let that dry and added ptex after which worked well.
