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EDGE REPAIR help!

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Buddha1
Posts: 336 - Karma: 50
my edge is coming off on my 08 09 suspects and i don't know what to do about it it keepse getting bigger do to the multiple splits in the edge and i don't know how to stop it/ repair it. GOOD help gets +Karma
Jan 18 2010 9:55PM
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 683
step 1. dont buy suspects


seriously. theres no way to stop it its a HUGE problem with solly right now
Jan 18 2010 9:56PM
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Brock.
Posts: 5698 - Karma: 1,332
i guess you could take it to a shop... i had that problem with my J.O. pros and they just epoxied it up. not really much you can do unfortunately. suspects are notorious for edge issues so try looking elsewhere for you next pair of skis.
Jan 18 2010 10:01PM
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cable
Posts: 323 - Karma: 25
same problem. i just self epoxied, but cracked edges cause it to keep getting worse. fuck solly
Jan 18 2010 10:23PM
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TimmyK
Posts: 779 - Karma: 15
agreed
Jan 18 2010 11:25PM
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Buddha1
Posts: 336 - Karma: 50
fuck is there any sort of warranty on this? or im overall just gonna need new skis?
Jan 18 2010 11:33PM
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 683
edges are almost never warranty-able, edge damage isnt covered.

which is idiotic considering companies can get away with advertising things like edge armor and then not cover edges, but alas, what ya gonna do.

basically yeah, you are stuck. but if they are really park only skis, edges underfoot arent essential. i rode a pair of skis missing a shitload of edge early this season, and it wasnt bad other than on ice and things. sure its not peak performance, but on rails having no edges was actually kinda nice haha
Jan 19 2010 12:38AM
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Buddha1
Posts: 336 - Karma: 50
ya that edge armor didn't do anything really but ya riding park with them isn't bad at all i do ride more than just park though so im gonna need to get new skis if the edge keeps coming off more. anyways thanks people any reccomended companies for skis that don't break?
Jan 19 2010 12:58AM
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ace_
Posts: 3189 - Karma: 39
line
Jan 19 2010 12:59AM
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Buddha1
Posts: 336 - Karma: 50
thank you
Jan 19 2010 1:03AM
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BC.
Posts: 1551 - Karma: 86
line skis break, but their warranty is legit. Ive never had an Armada break on me.
Jan 19 2010 5:15AM
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Static
Posts: 8561 - Karma: 4,139
the edge on my armadas is pulling out, I tried gorilla glueing it back in but that didn't really hold for more than a day. I just have to kick it back in every run or so. It's such a shame because other than that they are in perfect shape. But I've never had a pair of skis where the edge didn't crack.

Companies need to seriously beef up their edge thickness, at least underfoot, especially if they are gonna be such bitches about warranty issues.
Jan 19 2010 5:32AM
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I_Am_Mod
Posts: 13214 - Karma: 3,753
make sure the area around the blown out edge is very clean and dry; cut off any loose material, and make it a very clean hole then get some epoxy glue; mix the components, fill up the blow out, fix the edge so its in the right position and let it dry for at least a day....
(if its a rather large hole you're covering up, mix the epoxy glue with some steel wool, this way your repair is reinforced even more.....
Jan 19 2010 5:39AM
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ace_
Posts: 3189 - Karma: 39
then u must ski like pussy


Jan 19 2010 9:21AM
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ninjax6792
Posts: 510 - Karma: 12
Buy some Armada Ar6's, they've lasted roughly 3 seasons and are still holding strong even with a few edge cracks.
Jan 19 2010 9:30AM
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brizz
Posts: 1051 - Karma: 74
http://www.telemarktips.com/BaseRepair.html

Can be fixed, ^

Results vary and if it's underfoot and you are bashing rails all day i wouldn't expect any fix to hold up too long.

Jan 19 2010 9:34AM
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Funnel
Posts: 7816 - Karma: 1,534
You must be hating because I have never seen threads like this on NS. Edge armor is the best technology in skiing and Suspects are not overpriced.
Jan 19 2010 9:36AM
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cable
Posts: 323 - Karma: 25
in my case, edge armor made my problem worse because instead of the edge just coming out, my entire base/edge is pulling away from the core.
Jan 19 2010 10:14AM
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Toilet-Ott3r
Posts: 369 - Karma: 24
step 2. Slam it over the designers head at salomon
Jan 19 2010 12:39PM
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Buddha1
Posts: 336 - Karma: 50
very helpful and a godly comment lol
Jan 19 2010 7:17PM
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Buddha1
Posts: 336 - Karma: 50
who are you talking to? im not hating i love my solly's there really good skis but the edges are just fucked now
Jan 19 2010 7:20PM
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Aaaron.
Posts: 11817 - Karma: 903
....
Jan 19 2010 7:22PM
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Buddha1
Posts: 336 - Karma: 50
???? oh and i got mine for free so they weren't overpriced haha
Jan 19 2010 7:23PM
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itsssyourboy
Posts: 255 - Karma: 10
use a slow setting epoxy. they are less brittle than the fast setting type so it should stand up to more flex in the ski. The fast setting stuff just cracks and falls out on the first day after a repair, but the slow setting kind last a little longer.
Jan 19 2010 7:45PM
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ace_
Posts: 3189 - Karma: 39
OH THE IRONY
Jan 19 2010 10:06PM
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bt@509
Posts: 327 - Karma: 30
get em to a shop. and make em last through the season. then never buy suspects again lol. my friend thrashed his soooooooooooo bad. triple cracked cores in both skis and yeah. they look like noodles. hahahahaha.
Jan 19 2010 10:48PM
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Buddha1
Posts: 336 - Karma: 50
haha god damnit time for me to get a job!
Jan 19 2010 11:09PM
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