Just repaired a core shot without goin to the shop

[treesmann]

followed the directions given at http://www.telemarktips.com/SkiPrep.htm

Now, a little more about core shots. As mentioned

above, the best method of repair is to take the ski to a shop

and get the core shot base welded. There is a home alternative

though that many folks have used with success. You clean the

ding as described above, then fill the hole with slow cure epoxy.

I have used a product from boat shops, called "Marine Tex",

with great success. As the epoxy cures it tends to shrink a bit,

which is perfect. While it has firmed up, but still a little

soft, take a razor blade or X-acto knife and carefully score

a grid pattern into the material. Let the epoxy cure over-night

and then fill the indentation with P-tex as described above.

The P-tex will bond nicely if you did a good job scoring the

grid pattern. Shop techs will dog me for sharing this shortcut,

a base weld really is the best way to go, but many of us have

performed this repair and achieved a long lasting repair. I have

had Marine-Tex repirs last for years, while only having to re-apply

the P-tex over-coat occasionally.

it seems like its gonna hold pretty well, has anyone ever used this method?

 

[chrismoJBEATS]

i usually just clean, then ptex fill. then ptex again if it starts to wear down