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Help! Skis chipping after first day??

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SkiMania888
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Help! I just bought a new pair of Armada ARV 86 Skis and after the first day the top sheet is chipping. Should I be concerned. Also noticed a very small piece of wood on the side chipping but didn’t know if that was just the sidewall or not. This is my first pair of skis that I bought from my own pocket so I am a little concerned. How can I fix this and should I be worried about the integrity of the ski?
Jan 10 2022 4:33PM
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andrewdooks
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Wouldn’t worry about it that’ll keep happening until you stop noticing
Jan 10 2022 9:34PM
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Railslayer69
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File your the edges on your top sheet and sand them, and detune heavy underfoot to prevent edge cracks from rail use, and slightly detune whole ski edge if you want to further prevent top sheet chipping.
Jan 10 2022 9:40PM
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SofaKingSick
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That's fine and is gonna happen, just fix it if you get a real bad one. You can sand those parts down a little too if you want. Also sharp (new) edges are going to be worse about that
Jan 10 2022 9:42PM
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KCoCM
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this gotta be a troll
Jan 11 2022 12:05AM
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CatdickBojangles
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KCoCMthis gotta be a troll


its not we are being invaded by redditors
Jan 11 2022 8:42AM
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SofaKingSick
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KCoCMthis gotta be a troll


you guys complain that there aren't many people on here and then you act like a bunch of douchey 12 year olds any time someone asks a question you think is beneath you. imagine going to a golf forum and asking about wear and tear on your new clubs and they were all, oh this must be a troll!

you'd be like wow these people are fucking losers and you'd try to get your answer and leave lol
Jan 11 2022 9:56AM
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KCoCM
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SofaKingSickyou guys complain that there aren't many people on here and then you act like a bunch of douchey 12 year olds any time someone asks a question you think is beneath you. imagine going to a golf forum and asking about wear and tear on your new clubs and they were all, oh this must be a troll!

you'd be like wow these people are fucking losers and you'd try to get your answer and leave lol


well yea… what kinda loser golfs when they could be skiing
Jan 11 2022 11:54AM
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WillPenrose
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that looks like your top sheet is already delaminating, you can always try and warranty the skis if you’ve barely skied on em
Jan 11 2022 1:44PM
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SkiMania888
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would it be covered in the warranty or would they just say it’s my own fault? i don’t think i crossed them very often at all? i used to ski on K2’s and they never delaminated like this
WillPenrosethat looks like your top sheet is already delaminating, you can always try and warranty the skis if you’ve barely skied on em
Jan 11 2022 2:46PM
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KCoCM
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WillPenrosethat looks like your top sheet is already delaminating, you can always try and warranty the skis if you’ve barely skied on em

is that what delam is? looks like an edge contacted the capped top sheet right where the top sheet and sidewall meet, maybe scraped along the sidewall on a fall and then slightly separated the capped top sheet from the sidewall.

OP i’d say take a razor and just remove the part of the top sheet that’s flaked off and then put a layer of epoxy over the area
Jan 11 2022 3:48PM
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SofaKingSick
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you're not delaminating there unless i'm seeing the picture wrong. delam is when the different layers come apart and yes it's a major issue. you just have minor chips and nicks on your topsheets which happens. don't worry about them but as said if you get a bad nick that threatens to open to the core or help start a delam then def get that fixed up. in the meantime you can remove the extra bits and sand it a little to help avoid future nicks
Jan 11 2022 4:44PM
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Jems
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KCoCMthis gotta be a troll

young people

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Jan 11 2022 7:08PM
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andrewdooks
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SkiMania888would it be covered in the warranty or would they just say it’s my own fault? i don’t think i crossed them very often at all? i used to ski on K2’s and they never delaminated like this


In my experience with armada the topsheets chip pretty easily when they’re new, don’t let that fool you though it’s a tough ski.
Also doesn’t look like it’s delaminating.

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**This post was edited on Jan 12th 2022 at 4:48:04pm
Jan 12 2022 4:45PM
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SkiMania888
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Gotcha, thank you so much. When should i start worrying about the skis? There was a really small piece of wood that looks a little chipped on the side? It’s not super big at all and you can barley see it in the photo, im assuming that’s nothing to worry about?
andrewdooksIn my experience with armada the topsheets chip pretty easily when they’re new, don’t let that fool you though it’s a tough ski.
Also doesn’t look like it’s delaminating.

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Jan 12 2022 6:49PM
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andrewdooks
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SkiMania888Gotcha, thank you so much. When should i start worrying about the skis? There was a really small piece of wood that looks a little chipped on the side? It’s not super big at all and you can barley see it in the photo, im assuming that’s nothing to worry about?


I assume that’s probably part of the Topsheet chipping and not wood from what I can see. I only really start worrying about skis once I’m losing chunks of the edges, depends what kind of skiing you’re into. As far as I can see that’s just normal wear and you have nothing to worry about. Once you have actual wood showing (usually comes after you’ve blown out your edges) you can run into some trouble. Doesn’t look like you’re anywhere near that though.
Jan 12 2022 9:23PM
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