Help save a ski

[buzzlightyear]

As I was checking on my skis one day I noticed a little separation between the sidewall and edge on a previously created edge crack and was just wondering how I should prevent it from getting any worse. Also if you notice on the 2nd pic how the base is a little further out than the edge I believe this is from my stupid decision to not detune but I was wondering if it is a problem. thanks +k

 

[freeballer]

Looks like you hit some rails, but maybe see if the manufacturer will replace them or at least offer you a discounted pair. You might as well get some epoxy in the gaps. It might extend the life of the skis.

 

[tomPietrowski]

It's just a small edge crack nothing unusal and should be no problem. But if you want you can stick some expoxy in, clamp it flat then just use an edg file to flatten it back out

 

[rozboon]

First while it's bent out like that file it lightly, this will soften the new corners on the crack and help prevent them from grabbing and ripping out a section of edge.

Mix some epoxy up, make it a little thinner than usual if you can, you want it to really work it's way in there. Get as much as you can in between the edge and sidewall, and ideally between the sidewall and core. A disposable syringe (without a needle!!!) can work well for this... and will make the person you buy it from think you're a junkie.

Then get something smooth and flat, put it hard up against the edge and give it a couple of smacks with a hammer to try and flatten out that edge. A piece of steel flat stock works well if you have any around.

Then clamp the hell out of it both vertically and horizontally. Put a heat lamp on it for half an hour or so if you have one to help the epoxy cure.

Then cross your fingers and go ski them.

 

[supersquid]

what kind of skis are they?

 

[supersquid]

just asking cause they look a bit like an on3p style ski. maybe im retarted though and they arent but if they are i had the exact same thing happen to my filthy riches and they took care of me! paid for the shipping to get them back and they are currently being fixed. to bad the seasons over otherwise i would ride them to see if the repairs held up. also if you want i could see how they fixed mine and tell you how. btw mine started out like that and they got way considerably worse. if they were anything like mine it will start to spread along the whole ski and will probably get destroyed. luckily you caught them pretty early and will probably be able to fix them. also the repair techniques above that use the needle and syringe seems like it would work pretty well. as it would be kinda hard to get the epoxy that far into a ski.

 

[sammy_JJ]

if the manufacturer can't help you out with a new pair it is worth taking it to a good shop and have a tech fix them properly as they will do an amazing job and even paying for a fix is much cheaper than buying a new pair.