Edge and Base Repair Question

pooptrack

pooptrack

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So I just noticed the edge on one of my skis is dented inwards causing a gouge in the base of the ski. I must have gotten it on a rail catching my forward egde because the damage is underfoot. I'm wondering if a ski shop would repair it for a price, however it's an odd looking, but I'll post pictures later to clarify what the damage looks like.
 
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There are a few things a shop could do.

They could cut the edge replace it and patch the base, but if you want to use these skis on rails again, dont do this.

They could try to bend the edge back straight and press the base back flat. However bending the edge more will probably result in more damage to the edge.

What I would do, is gently try to bend the edge back. Fill with expoxy and clamp from top to bottom and side to side. This will reseal the ski and strengthen it back up. I would then just grind the base ridge flat so it will not catch.

The last method would last the longest I would think and you should definatly get to the end of this season, when it will prob be time to replace the skis anyway.

Hope that helps
 
Looks like the ski has hit a rail really hard side-on. Going by the crumpling of the base you've probably smashed the sidewall in, crushed the core a little and caused a bit of localised delamination at that spot, from the pressure. If you put a flat bar across it I bet the ski will be quite a bit thicker on the smashed side.

A good shop could repair it well enough to ski on, probably just by pumping it with epoxy then clamping it, but it's not going to last long.
 
^ in this situation its doubtfull the core would be damaged. The edge is what has pushed the base inwards, thats why it has raised. The edge only sits ontop of the core, so when the edge was pushed in it should have done not much more then slide across the core.

I said above how would be best to repair it, but dont worry about core damage it should be ok.
 
How would I go about bending it back exactly. My idea to fixing it was actually quite similar; however I was going to just cut out the damaged base then bend the edge back. Afterwards I would ptex everything back together.
 
Dont cut the base out. Ptex will not hold so you will end up with a hole in the base.

To bend the edge I would clamp the ski so both straight section of edge were clamped then try to hammer the edge straight using a hammer and srew driver.

You should get it a bit straigter but dont go too far or you will end up disloging the good egde from the ski.

To grind the base flat you could use a file or a shop could do it with a few passes of a base grinder. It will cost about $40 but be the best way to do it, and if they stone grind it too your skis will run so fast, so its worth it just for that.
 
Great advice, I've clamped the bad part of the base which has caused the edge to almost move back into its regular postion. Afterwards what can I do the keep the base and edge from bending back, also how would I go about fixing the part of the base that was squished outwards? Would ptex work for that one individual part?
 
What you need to do is get some good 2 part expoxy. Mix as advised and if you have a hot air gun heat the epoxy a little. Use a small flat head screw diver to open up a section of base so you can get some exposy under it. Then put exposy all round the edge. Get some baking parchment/grease proof paper (it costs like $1 I buy it for my shop all the time) and wrap that round the section you will clamp. Use somthing like a flat piece of wood on both the base and top sheet then clamp. Leave it 24 hours and see how it looks. You will want to trim excess glue with a raver and you should be good. If you glue it well enogh it will last well. I do this to park skis all the time.

If the base is still raised use a raver blade to cut it flat.
 
Alright thank you very much for the advice. Will tell how it goes later. Also has anyone else had problems like this with rossignol ski? Before this I had heard they were very durable. I was previously riding a used pair of 2004 k2 public enemies, which actually never got any edge cracks or anything like this. The next set of skis I buy will probably be k2's if my rossignols don't keep it together.
 
Yeah let me know how it goes.

About your skis, dont worry it would happen to any. I have done this exact reapir on 4 pairs of my armadas as well as salomon, rossis, line, dynastar ect ect. This happens to any ski its just unlucky.
 
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