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Burning p-tex

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MrPantyDropper
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Whenever i light the ptex it turns black and little black particles(sut)get stuck in the ptex.Is this normal?and is there anyway forit to stay clear with no black from the flame?

Mar 23 2005 7:38PM
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ECfreeski3
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i think youre getting it too hot?

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prolly like 120, me and bob white (linesnowblades) hit it once and the same time and went so big out blades fell off!!!!!!! We were like shit our blades just fell off, thats not supposed to happen!!!! What a day.
Mar 23 2005 7:40PM
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skirbrt88
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if it gets dirty when you put it in ur bases maybe there dirty, or if you are using a match to light it parts of the match are getting stuck in it or maybe u just have shitty ptex




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Mar 23 2005 7:41PM
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MrPantyDropper
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im using a gas lighter

Mar 23 2005 7:41PM
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skirbrt88
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is th eptex clean? maybe theres shit on the ptex you cant see very well till u light it




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Mar 23 2005 7:43PM
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MrPantyDropper
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i think its sut

Mar 23 2005 7:45PM
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Frankhunter33
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wait, why are you burning it?


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Mar 23 2005 7:46PM
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kyle_w
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no, i had the problem too. your best bet, is to find a cheap glue gun, and shove the stick of p-tex in, then squeeze it in, it wont turn black.

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Mar 23 2005 7:47PM
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MrPantyDropper
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you have to light it for it to melt...

Mar 23 2005 7:47PM
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MrPantyDropper
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alright thanks snapjibber

Mar 23 2005 7:48PM
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HVskier
Posts: 924 - Karma: 38
yeah, its hard to get rid of, but the problem is that its burning too cool. You want a nice small blue flame. i think a tip I've seen is to keep the stick close to horizontal and keep something under the skick until you get the flame right then drip onto the ski.

Mar 23 2005 7:48PM
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jizack
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its burning to hot. the black stuff is carbon. what you do is make sure you have a metal scraper handy when you light it hold it horizoltal and close to the scraper so the flame turns blue keep rotating the stick so that it kinda starts to look like the head of a dick as long as you keep doing that and keep it close to the scraper you will have zero carbon.


Mar 23 2005 7:57PM
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Ice-Is-Scary
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yeah and don't drip the ptex, hold it like a cm away from the wound on the ski and get a nice solid bead and run it slowly along the cut, I find it bonds better that way

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Mar 23 2005 8:03PM
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blkmskier
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Yeah, itburning too hot. First you light it than u take a metal scaper and roll the lit p-tex on it until the carbon come off then use it on your bases. be sure that the flame is litlle, like on the verge of going out.
let me know if it works for u, it did for me

Mar 23 2005 8:04PM
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jizack
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and make sure that before you do that you use a razor to kinda clean out and trim up the spot your p texing make all the edges smooth, also base cleaner is a must get it at your local shop thats what gets all the dirt old wax and bullshit out. without doing that stuff it will not hold and will come right out


Mar 23 2005 8:14PM
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