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Slight delamination

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_Jesus_
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hey this is the first time Ive had this problem..but It seems my skis have some slight delamination near the tip. Tomorrow is my last day of winter skiing so I figure if I take them up tomorrow nothing to bad could happen, but im just wondering how I can fix this?

found this picture online, not my skis...but resembles the condition of mine.

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May 28 2011 4:39PM
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_Jesus_
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ugh sorry, the picture is opposite of my problem...I have some topsheet delam.
May 28 2011 4:40PM
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joshua
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Duct tape for tomorrow, and then put some contact cement or jb weld in there and clamp it. (Assuming they have delammed enough for you do do that.
May 29 2011 2:06PM
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I_Am_Mod
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not really a big deal...

make sure the skis are dry, take a piece of sandpaper and sand down/clean the area underneath the topsheet

then take epoxy, mix it up and smear it in between the two parts (smear enough) then clamp it down with clamp or some clothespins... epoxy will come out, let it be
when the epoxy is cured, remove clamps, you can now cut/file away the excess epoxy....

your tips will be bulletproof....

if its a really big delam, you could also put bolts or rivets through your tips to make em even more indestructible....
May 29 2011 2:44PM
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Gstrong
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Kinda irrevelvent but one of my the tips of my topsheet on my thalls are delaming I tried to epoxy them back, it worked for a day or two of skiing but it works no more.
May 29 2011 4:13PM
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I_Am_Mod
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you probably didn't clean em or didn't roughen the surface before applying epoxy...

ideally you need two roughened up and degreased/clean surfaces and slow curing epoxy (since its a bit more elastic and not as brittle as fast curing epoxy

if that doesn't work, put bolts/rivets through it and apply epoxy as you would otherwise....
May 29 2011 5:13PM
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