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DHogg
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Is there anything you can do to big chips? like filling it in with p tex?

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Jul 9 2005 1:45AM
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USA
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theres no point in doing anything to them, they dont hurt the performace, im assuming your talkin about topsheets



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Jul 9 2005 2:03AM
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DHogg
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yeah im getting some pretty deep ones. Is it worth putting in p tex to stop water ect...

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Jul 9 2005 4:45AM
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Hef
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if the core is exposed it could be worth filling it with some epoxy or something like that. But i don't know whether water penetration affects the ski. I would assume it does because if you get a sidewall delam on a cap ski it can swell.

Jul 10 2005 2:59AM
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DHogg
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whats epoxy?


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Jul 10 2005 3:21AM
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Hef
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a couple of definitions:
1.Any of various thermosetting resins capable of forming tight cross-linked polymer structures characterized by toughness, strong adhesion, and low shrinkage.

2.a synthetic resin that cures or hardens by a chemical reaction between components that are mixed together shortly before use

just hit up the hardware store

Jul 10 2005 3:27AM
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DHogg
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i dont think i will bother. its just a chip on the topsheet. I just thought that is wouldnt happen that easy as there cap not sidewall. Ptex should stop water.

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Jul 10 2005 3:37AM
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Hef
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its really not that difficult... its just glorified glue that you get from any hardware store

Jul 10 2005 3:39AM
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DHogg
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its hard to explain. i can see metal sort of. i think on some parts i went deeper. there is metal in skis right.(excl edges)

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Jul 10 2005 4:13AM
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