How to do a base weld

telestar6

telestar6

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Okay this is for all you kiddos with these nasty gashes in your skis. I'm going to tell you how to do a base weld so your skis don't end up with a rotten core. Okay first off you need to do a base weld whenever you cut all the way into your core. this type of damage cannot be fixxed by drip ptex or duct tape as everyone keeps suggesting. Ptex dosen't flow well enough to get all the way down into a gash like this and it will eventually fall out if you try. So what you have to do is a ptex weld. I would suggest having a shop do it but if you have the rescources you can do it yourself. First off cut out, in a rectangular shape, all of the trashed base around the gouge plus a little extra to make sure you get it all using a razor. Also undercut what you are cutting so that the new ptex will stay in better. remove the base that you have cut with a knife or chissle(sp). If the gash is by the edge which most are clean our any rust on the edges because it will make it difficult for the new ptex to stick. Also it is a good idea to rough up the area where the new ptex is going to help it stick. Then get a hot glue gun type thing and put a stick of ptex in it. It is also good to have a heat gun to heat up the base but it isn't essential. Squirt a lot of ptex into the hole you have cut. As quickly as possible, using something flat, put pressure on the ptex. I use a metal scraper with my wax scraper over it to help insulate it. Apply as much pressure as you can for at least one minute preferably longer. After you are done with this let it set with the scrapers on top of it for insulation for about 15 minutes. after it has cooled down find someway to scrape off the excess ptex. I use a combination of a razor, file, and metal scraper. You can also run it over a grinder at your shop, I'm sure they will do it for free. Wax your wskis and be on your way. I've just saved you thirty to fifty dollars so send me loads of props while a bask in the glory of my vast ski tuning knowledge. If you have any questions on that procedure just message me.

This year I hope to see more kids incorporating newschool with big mountain riding and getting out of the park.-Matt Levintal
 
dude your a jackass just fuckin save it. i wouldnt take any advice from some one that calls a base welder the hot glue thingy. and you dont need a heat gun cuz yoru fuckin base welder blows hot air. whatever man your a jackass

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I like poo in a cup, mix it up with some elmers glue and popsicle stick the mixture into the where ever you need to fix... just let it sit overnight.

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anything works better than a fuckin hot glue gun and your wax scraper.

“This sort of behavior is left to the psychotic, dogmatic, fundamentalist believers you see on your TV everyday letting off bombs and killing people in the name of God. Beliefs are dangerous. Beliefs allow the mind to stop functioning. A non-functioning mind is clinically dead. Believe in nothing...'Maynard James Keenan
 
Dude what's this fuckers poroblem I was trying to help everyone out and he gets all pissed. Whatever, I've done hundreds of base welds using the exact method. We have old stuff at my shop but it works.

This year I hope to see more kids incorporating newschool with big mountain riding and getting out of the park.-Matt Levintal
 
Yeah there are more specific tools but not everyone is going to have access to them.

This year I hope to see more kids incorporating newschool with big mountain riding and getting out of the park.-Matt Levintal
 
dude go crawl in a corner and fuckin die. you piece of ass lint.

“This sort of behavior is left to the psychotic, dogmatic, fundamentalist believers you see on your TV everyday letting off bombs and killing people in the name of God. Beliefs are dangerous. Beliefs allow the mind to stop functioning. A non-functioning mind is clinically dead. Believe in nothing...'Maynard James Keenan
 
Whatever I was just trying to help out shit eater.

This year I hope to see more kids incorporating newschool with big mountain riding and getting out of the park.-Matt Levintal
 
thanx for the help

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Why is jack you hero? It was my post. All he did was bitch bitch bitch and be a bitch.

This year I hope to see more kids incorporating newschool with big mountain riding and getting out of the park.-Matt Levintal
 
jzack you need to shut the fuck up, this guys just trying to help out people so if you've got a problem with that, shove it up your ass. no one cares about you opinion on the matter, get a life. anyone that gets off by racking on other peoples good deads is a peice of shit thats not gunna get anywhere in life. so fuck off, and try to bring new schoolers some positivity you negative fucking jerk off.

 
^ you are totally right, anyone that dis's other people on a really important internet forum is obviously a big loser that won't get past high school. Good call on that one.

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that may be a decent way to temporarly fill a hole, but ptex does not stick to fiberglass, no matter how you apply it. any good shop uses a material called metalex or (something allong those lines). it is much tackier than ptex, and will not pull out like ptex. we tried the hot glue gun application of ptex (with a 200+ gun) and it sucked. the gun for base welding is wicked expensive, and much more complicated than your average glue gun. kids, your better off, and will get better rresults to just go pay the shop to do it, cause they have the proper tools, and the skill to do it right.

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take it to a shop and pay for it to be done

skogenjake: i got owned hardcore. i though he was a real little cunt

 
Heres another way for all you cheap asses. Go to goodwill, get a 2 dollar pair of skis. Trim up the gashed area on your good skis. Then take cut out the same sized piece off the goodwill skis. Trim up the piece so it will fit almost perfectly in the gashed part. Get some epoxy or ptext, Glue it in. Get a really flat board and a Clamp, and let it set for a few hours. Good to go.

 
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