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Chipped bases

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Joe_Brogan
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So today I noticed that the bases of my skis had a couple of small cips, about .5" long.  I'd say there are five or six of them.  Can a ski shop fill these holes, or is it even a big deal?

Thanks,

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Jun 10 2010 2:48PM
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Brentizzle
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im pretty sure you are going to need new bases. from the sounds of it your skis are pretty fucked so what you want to do is use a chizzle to seperate the base from the rest of the ski and peel it off then go to your local hardware store and buy some white or black plastic and get some industrial double sided tape and tape that shit to the base of your ski and there you go, new base and you will be rollin on dubs fo show.
Jun 10 2010 2:53PM
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Joe_Brogan
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ill post a pic of them
Jun 10 2010 2:57PM
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Parrish
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This must be it. /Sarcasm

And in all seriousness, Pictures would help more then just a description.
Jun 10 2010 2:57PM
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samsquamch
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i heard that elmers glue works just as well as double sided tape
Jun 10 2010 2:58PM
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Joe_Brogan
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Click for larger image
Jun 10 2010 3:03PM
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Parrish
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From the look of that picture This^ is correct.
Jun 10 2010 3:05PM
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Joe_Brogan
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that small brown thing is a very old penny.  i put it to tell size
Jun 10 2010 3:05PM
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Brentizzle
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yeah man your EFFED. new bases fo show. like i said, a chizzle and double sided tape (or elmers glue) are your best friends in this situation.
Jun 10 2010 3:06PM
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Joe_Brogan
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^^^^ i dont take advice from canadiens

Jun 10 2010 3:09PM
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wintersway
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i dont even know if those are deep enough for ptex... maybe the larger ones but other than those, a good wax will make those look brand new
Jun 11 2010 12:53AM
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skibootguy
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Those are deep enuf for ptex. The better your base is maintained, the better glide your skis will have. Better glide equals more consistancy in your turns and speed, leading to better predictability and more confidence on hill. 
Jun 11 2010 2:16AM
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skinnyskisrock
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Looks fine for a ptext repair. What have you got to lose.

What did you catch 'em on - looks fairly uniform.
Jun 11 2010 10:55AM
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Balto
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there is a p-texing video in the ski Maintenance sticky above this thread
Jun 11 2010 11:02AM
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I_Am_Mod
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no problem, just ptex it and scrape off with a metal scrape, small scratches arent that big a deal as long as they don't go to the core or are just along the edge because water can freeze between your base and edge and expand so your edge will pull out.... mind those...

and on a related note, i once heard of a shoptech replacing a rather large piece of base on someones skis and just for the fun of it,he put a penny underneath the new base, it was quite epic to see, don't have any dea where i saw the picture tough... :)
Jun 11 2010 11:30AM
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Lemuel
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Yea you might lose confidence in your skiing if you don't get this fixed.
Jun 11 2010 12:15PM
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Slinger1x1
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why is your karma so damn high?
Jun 11 2010 4:40PM
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Brentizzle
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because some people on this site actually understand a joke and sarcasm. plus checks out my other threads bitch
Jun 13 2010 2:26AM
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Mitch-DownUnder
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Nothing that a bit of p-tex cant fix, could do it urself pretty easily! but a shop will do it the best!
Jun 13 2010 10:49PM
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