best way to apply p-tex?

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I got about a 6-inch stick of p-tex and was wondering what the best way to apply it to my bases?

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get a crappy soldering iron with a flat tip, and use it to carefully melt the ptex into your gouge. Burning it doesn't work as well. Or, if it's minor damage, just wait till the end of the season and then get your skis tuned. Make sure to tell the shop to ptex them. They should be able to run your skis through a ptex machine that spreads a thin layer of ptex over your entire base, filling in any gouges. Then your bases get ground, etc etc etc, and your skis are sweet again.

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P-tex first off do you have black bases? If you dont care what the bottom of your skis look like its alot easier. Cuz when you get the ptex heated up to catch it on fire It builds alot of black carbon looking crap on the melted end and looks like shit on your base. anyway if you have solid black base and ptex heres a simple way.

1. light the ptex stick at one end use a lighter and hold it in the base of the flame to reduce carbon build-up.

2. once it's on fire for a few seconds it will keep itself lit.

3. The longer its lit the softer the stick will get so the whole time its lit roll it in between your fingers so it doesnt droop to one end.

4. Ok for applying it... the ptex will have a liquid ball on the lit end after about 20 seconds of being lit. Dab that on your scratch roll it 90 degrees dab again keep rolling it untill the hole in the ski is filled up this will help keep the ptex straight and not drooped over and messy.

5. Once your done filling up the hole look at your base from a side angle make sure where you applyed the ptex is raised from the rest of the base.

6. If its not raised keep applying it untill there is a small lump. If it is raised let it cool for about one minute but dont let it get to hard alot easier to scrape off when its still a little soft.

7. Use a metal edge of some sort (ski shops sell ptex scrapers) if you use a razor blade be very careful because the corners of the razor blade are gonna want to stick in to the base.

8. hold the blade nearly flat on the base like maybe a 5 degree angle hold even pressure throughout the edge using your fingers and slowly push across the ptex'd area.

9. Once you think your done scraping check the base again hold it close to your eye and make sure your ptex'd area is flush with the rest of the base. If its not either scrape more or start at step one again.

10. With a little bit of practice youll be a pro at it and parking lots will be no match for your skis

-Hope this was a help message me if you need any more info or something isnt clear

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after you light the ptex on fire let it drip on a piece of white paper to make sure the ptex is dripping clear and not black.. one it drips clear you can drip it onto your skis

 
actually i got blue bases and black p-tex but it'll just add character to my bases. thanks for the advice laddies and if anyone has other helpful info speak up.

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burning ptex adds impurities and makes it brittle. use the soldering gun.

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you can buy an atatchment to a blowtorch that is flat that gets red hot then simple hold the p tex against tthe gouge and use the torch

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i just light it in fire with a basic lighter and let it drip excessively into the gash and then i use a pocket knife to shave it down to the base and then wax over...except theres a little bump.

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^100% correct. Do it outside if it's warm enough.

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yeah I dont put a ton of effort into it if its just my park skis but If it's my crossmax's I take my sweet time. I mean if you take your skis across a big metal rail a bad ptex job is the least of your problems. Ptex does smell like crap.

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smoldering irons suck for anything other then actual core shots. the p tex is hotter when you drip it in there for bonds to your base better.

*take a knife and clear any excess ptex flaps out of the base gouges. make the base as flat as possible around the gouge.

1) light your stick on fire with a lighter make sure there is no orange flame you want a blue on. to do this hold the p-tex stick really close to the ski when applying it. the more carbon (orange flame) you have the less chance you got of your ptex sticking to your ski. Your 6 inch stick isn't gonna do much so focus only on your big gouges.

2. if it takes more than 1 layer of ptex to fill a scratch then wait till the 1st layer cools. this will help avoid bubbling in the ptex. after its filled let it coll till its the same temp as the rest of your base. take a metal scraper and scrap it flat. make your your scrappers sharp and hold it so it makes an acute angle in reference with the base. (obtuse angle towards you, acute towards base) scrape away from yourself and make sure you always scrap th length way of the ski.

3) after its flat drip some crazy glue around where you put the ptex this will hold it in better. lightly sand your entire ski with sand paper. very very lightly though. wax er up and your ready to go. that would be the equvalent to a 40 dollar complete tune in a shop. (excl. edges)

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