Got this pretty nasty coreshot while night skiing, should I just score the core and fill it with ptex or thin layer of gflex and then ptex over it.
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Voyage86i wouldn’t cut the edge out. it looks pretty solid
SchizoSkierHe didn’t say that he meant to cut the part that is sticking up
Voyage86i wouldn’t cut the edge out. it looks pretty solid
deke_skimy edges are fine i think, only some rolling from the rock but thats it
ski_salmon69This would’ve happened if you were day skiing your skis are toast buddy
deke_skisomeone has never been nightskiing
jompcocksmooth it out, sand the exposed fiberglass, get all the dust out, rub with alcohol, glob some epoxy in there (I use west system 205 with chopped glass but use whatever you can find that's good), squeegee it just above base level and take it to a shop to get a base grind. If you do it right it'll be totally flush with the base and probably outlast the ski.
Basically the better job you do prepping it by sanding and cleaning it out, the more likely any epoxy will stay in there. Also if you don't wanna get a base grind use a file to get it flush with the base.
driftsdont do this. filling it with epoxy is terrible advise. instead refer to @DominatorJacques video on base repairs, you need metal grip and a soldering iron
jompcockI'll post photos later but the result was literally perfect and has not come out after 2 years. If a tiny spot of epoxy instead of a porous p tex surface is so detrimental to your speed then you should probably get rid of the skis cause they'll never be the same anyway.
driftsI don't understand why you wouldn't fix it the "proper" way when its faster and easier to do. working with metal grip and ptex is less fuss than mixing epoxy and waiting for it to cure, its a lot easier to scrape it down and have a smooth finish with ptex and youll be done and rideable in like 30 min. not saying it wont work but why would you?
**This post was edited on Jan 16th 2024 at 5:51:58pm