arrggh..Base damage

i'm sure they can all get filled, don't worry about it

be aware, ski with care

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Ok, get them fixed pretty soon, you don't want water getting into to core of the ski especially if it's foam or wood

I know for a fact that the metal edges haave little flanges inside the ski to hold them in, so if you gouged along the side, its probably part of the edge. It really depends on the ski because usually the only metal inside the ski is for the edges. Get some p-tex and a lighter, and melt some in there one layer at a time, don't try to fill it all at once. Theres a post in ski gabber about this called p-tex alternatives or somethin like that, check that out


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'Is Butterbean okay?'

they can both get fixed, and I would recommend getting it done soon. holes near edges are bad news.


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I fill mine in with JB weld works great and never comes out again








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It depends on the material of your core. Like someone said, if you have wood core or foam filled you could definantely cause problems if water got down to the core and soaked in. Metal core you shouldn't be as concerned, but still...You might have some trouble keeping the filler material in the hole if it's a metal core. If you do have a metal core there are tons of options. If you take them in hopefully whoever is working will know how to fix them properly. IF they fix them and the 'fix' comes back out post again, we can help you get them fixed for good.

GET IT DONE B/F you take them out again!

they're concepts so its a wood core, so better to get it fixed and be safe and miss a couple days of skiing?

I would get them fixed as soon as you can, and it is quite possible to repair. If you let water get into them, and then leave them outside in the cold, the water will freeze, and expand and then you have bigger problems on your hands. So, if you have a 'core shot' keep them indoors till they are repaired.






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if they are base shots they will use epoxy, not ptex.

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OOHHHH core material, not base material, my bad. Epoxy should work, and p-tex is base material, so use that for bases after exopying the core. Get a pro opinion first though


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yeah i scratched mine down to the core then Ptexed it myself and it was fine, i had the hugest gouge and you could see the white foam core
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DONT SKI ANOTHER RUN ON THEM.

If you have a core shot which means all the way through the base to the metal then if you ski on them you will get water on them and they become very diffucult to fix almost impossible depending on how much time your local shop wants to put into it and the more time the more $.

I have done a few core shots this year already and they are not fun to fix.

DONT put jb or epoxy in there and p-tex wont stick to the metal your shop should have a material that looks like p tex but it is not and it will stick to the metal. It can either be put on with a gun or iron.
it comes looking like p tex but in a spool like string.
If you keep skiing on them and get water in there i know from experience when your tech goes to fix it it will bubble up and he wil have to do all sort of things to try to keep it from bubling doubling the cost.

Just the shot alone is about 35-40 bucks.

It sound like if you want your skis to be fixed completly you are looking at abot 60 - 80 bucks.
thats core shot p tex and base refinish stone grind (puts in structure)edges and wax.

Thats my estimate and advice without seeing the skis.

I just had two big core shots repaired for $50. not too bad. They did a really nice job on them, and threw in a free wax and sharpen. But yeah, the shop guy said that you don't wanna ski another minute with your core exposed, cause water is bad for wood core.

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sheesh-- where the hell are you guys going to get this shit fixed. We fix core shots no matter what the size for under 15 bucks. I fixed one the other day that was about 5 inches long...took me about 2 hours to sand the fudger down but I only charged the dude 7 bucks. Fuckin eh, if they're gonna charge you 50 fuckin bucks then send to me, I'll fix them for free and send them the hell back- still would be cheaper than paying $50!

out in california we charge 40 bucks if we have to bust out the core gun but we have machines and dont do it all with are hands so it takes less time but we have to pay for our machines and the techs time.

U will get a tune with that base refinish and wax.

I must say----I'm glad I don't live in Cali.

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