Removing top sheets

[HalKK]

anyone know the best way to take the top sheet of some old skis? Saw some kid had done it a while ago and though it looked pretty dope being able to see the core. thinking heat gun or just sand them off! anyone got any ideas?

 

[corona]

Your skis won't last very long without topsheets. Also they'll ski differently.

But If you really want to then I don't think a heat gun would work since it's probably epoxy. You could sand them off, but that would take a while unless you have a nice big belt sander. You might have luck with a chisel and hammer, but unless you've got some good chisel skills you'll probably damage the core a bunch.

If I was tasked with doing a good removal job of topsheets this is what I'd do:

-measure the thickness of the topsheet

-set router to that thickness

-make cuts across the ski at maybe 1-2 inch intervals

-use a chisel to pry off each of the little sections

-palm sander to smooth it out

 

[corona]

and the person you saw with no topsheet probably had a clear topsheet.

 

[HalKK]

the skis which im planning on doing it to are already pretty screwed so im not really that bothered about wrecking them. hmm im guna go down and have a look and taking a chisel to them