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How Do U Fix The Tip Of Your Skis If They Start Spreading Apart

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skiiing4life123
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Help Please
I used jb weld but it fell again in like a year
Jan 15 2012 7:40PM
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Macblizzle
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How Do You Make A Thread That Will Be Read? easy...make the first letter of each word capital.
Jan 15 2012 7:41PM
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HamFaceGirl
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super glue/gorilla glue
Jan 15 2012 7:41PM
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ChuckTesta
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not gorilla glue that is for porus surfaces like wood....i would say apoxy
Jan 15 2012 7:46PM
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penguin_steeze
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buy new skis
Jan 15 2012 7:49PM
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j_hamborg
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any sort of epoxy should do the trick.make sure you give it a long time to cure.
Jan 15 2012 8:00PM
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skiiing4life123
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im hoping they will last this season at least there the k2 domain 2010
Jan 15 2012 8:00PM
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imakestickerz
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i had this problem with my skis a week ago. use epoxy and clamp it down, then let it set all day
Jan 15 2012 8:02PM
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.squirrely.
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like that?
Jan 15 2012 8:02PM
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Abu_Hajaar
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Epoxy works wonders.
Jan 15 2012 8:02PM
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coldcuts69
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Jan 15 2012 8:04PM
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skiiing4life123
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not tht bad bro but just a the top and the metal came out a bit and they top is sperating il try jb weld and i wanna buy those k2 bolts tht u put on the top i dont where i can get it or how its called
Jan 15 2012 8:04PM
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-AP-
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Wow I'm surprised nobody has said rivets yet. Go to home depot and buy some rivets and a rivetting tool. Cost me about $15, but I can use it if I ever have another ski delam. First dry the ski for a couple days so that you won't cause the core to rot. Then epoxy or jb weld it together and clamp it for a day or so. Finally, drill hole(s) in the tip and put rivets through.
I think most shops will do this for you if it sounds too complicated. I did it for a ski and it has held up a good 25 more days of park riding without any more delam problems.
Jan 15 2012 8:08PM
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HeathR
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just put in some pop rivets. I had to rivet both tips and both tails on a pair of lines. The rivets held up until the edge was completely gone underfoot.
Jan 15 2012 8:08PM
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.squirrely.
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yeah mine were a little crack like how yours seem and then one day they just decided to break on me so i would get it fixed while its a little crack before it gets worse
Jan 15 2012 8:10PM
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nellyyy
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An idea that worked for me when I had a pair that delaminated is just four easy steps.

1. Drill three or four holes around the tip of your ski, maybe a centimeter back from the edge or so
2. Buy some thin, malleable (bendable) wire from a hardware store
3. Literally, lace up the tip: run the wire through the holes and wrap the wire between the holes and the outside of the ski.
4. Duct tape over the exposed wire, melt the duct tape with a lighter, and it should hold for a while.

Jan 15 2012 8:18PM
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skiiing4life123
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i couldnt find any riverts in homedepot can u send me a link please :)
Which type of rivert too
Jan 15 2012 8:21PM
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skiiing4life123
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Bump
Jan 15 2012 8:56PM
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skier_boy26
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3M Marine Adhesive

Why? it is flexible and waterproof, and it is designed to bond to shit like fiberglass and wood. Shit like JB weld will crack and break.
Jan 15 2012 9:09PM
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RudyGarmisch
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G-flex?
Jan 15 2012 9:10PM
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http://www.amazon.com/TEKTON-6555-Rivet-40-pc-Rivets/dp/B000NPT


Jan 15 2012 9:16PM
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skier_boy26
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Similar, I suppose. The 3M marine stuff is a one-part, less expensive goo; gflex a money two-part epoxy. Either one would work.


Throw some of that goo between whatever is separating, clamp that shit, wait a day, then ski.
Jan 15 2012 9:20PM
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skiiing4life123
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Where do u buy g-flex bro
Jan 15 2012 9:33PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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the rivets on the domains didn't stop it? or did the dela at least stop there?
Jan 15 2012 10:49PM
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skier_boy26
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Typically at marine-related shops.

http://www.westsystem.com/ss/where-to-buy/
Jan 15 2012 11:36PM
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rollie
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go into a shop and get rivets put in your tips. guaranteed fix
Jan 16 2012 12:55AM
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skiiing4life123
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it only has one k2 rivet on the ski its like a 2010 model
Jan 16 2012 4:55PM
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