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ImperialFlow
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I dinged my Karmas. It looks like I took one ski and slammed the edge corner to corner with the edge of the topsheet putting a nice sharp cornered divit in the topsheet and side wall.

Normally I'd not bother with it, but I'm a little afraid that water might get into this one since it goes about half way down the height of the sidewall, and about the same distance into the top sheet.

Not sure how to fill it, or what with. I've decided this kind of damage is about the only downside to sandwich construction.

Thanks,
-Nathan
Jan 8 2006 7:45PM
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R.Fahey
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Go get some epoxy. i go to walmart and get this stuff called "2-Ton Epoxy" it comes in two syringes and works great. Make a little boat/trough thing around the gouge, then mix the epozy on a plate or something, the get a popsicle stick or something and put it in.
Jan 8 2006 7:47PM
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*542*
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Yea...epoxy would be best.
Jan 8 2006 7:49PM
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SBP
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^right on. fill it with epoxy. use clamps to keep it shut. leave it for 2 days minimum. then sand off the remaining epoxy that seeped out from the cracks.
Jan 8 2006 7:51PM
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ImperialFlow
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Well nothing peeled up or anything so there's nothing to really clamp. I just need something to act as a filler material where the divot is to sort of rebuild the profile of the ski there.

Do you think epoxy would work well for that? I'd thought maybe I should try to form some black p-tex or something into the shape of the divot, and then epoxy the p-tex to the ski in the damaged spot.

Thanks for the feedback!

-Nathan
Jan 8 2006 7:55PM
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*542*
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You could p-tex it, bu then it would be weaker.
Jan 8 2006 7:57PM
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SBP
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try filling it with epoxy and just sanding it smooth. or try what you sugested. make sure you let it dry for long enough. if your gonna do p-tex due a thin layer, let it dry. due another thin layer let it dry. and so on.this way if it dose start brake away not all of it will come out at once. and sand it slowly with fine sand paper or file
Jan 8 2006 8:08PM
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