P-Texing on a long ding...

YongLa

YongLa

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So I know that P tex is usually only used on not-deep scratchs (I don't know the correct term xD) on your bases... and usually if the ding is fairly deep you should just take it to a shop..

On one of my Ar7 bases, I have a long scratch, but it's not deep (you can barely feel it, but you can surely see it)!

Should I take it to a shop, or just use my p tex?

Remember, it's long but not deep... =P

THANKS
 
trim up any hangnail like material then just leave it becasue think about it. If the scratch is running laterally down the ski and theres no hangnail materail that means less base on the snow so less friction so you may go faster by a minute amount. I dont know if this is true it just makes sense to me
 
something tells me thats wrong cause assume the base is flat ___________

if you put a curve in it you might end up with more surface area ___/\_______

thats the best I could make a a curve. I need to p tex a few holes in my bases as well.

 
Thanks for the info guys but to OMGEDIDNT, I can feel it, it's just not deep. I can barely feel it, but if someone ran their finger on it, they'd barely feed it too.
 
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But, honestly man, it sounds like you're just being a bit of an overly protective parent who's freaking out that lil' Billy skinned his knee. It's probably fine...particularly if they're park skis. If it's a sizable gouge, just drip some ptex in there, while the skis are inside and room temp, let it stand for a day or so, lightly scrape/(sand if necessary) it flush, and wax. But like I said, I have a feeling that if you were to just wax, it'd be fine. The best way to answer this question is to simply put the ski on snow. Does it ride differently? If not, forget about it.
I'd only spend the money at a shop if it were a serious gouge that ran perpendicular to the running length, or if it's a big gnarly core shot.

 
Just knock any sticking out bits flat with a nail file then go ski it. It'll probably disappear in your next base grind anyway...
 
yeah, but your weight would also be distributed over the smaller surface area resulting in more pounds of pressure per square inch on the ski base
 
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