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Atomic Infamous nose problem

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Bromium
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What's the best thing to do with this kind of situation. I don't want to buy a new pair. They're the best skis I bought since I started freeskiing. Click for larger image
Feb 21 2014 7:20PM
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Bromium
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rivet them ? tape them ? etc.
Feb 21 2014 7:21PM
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yangumane
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rivets
Feb 21 2014 7:31PM
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scarsimd
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i agree they are a sick ski!! i would put some rivets in
Feb 21 2014 8:29PM
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elcornholio
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Fill it up with epoxy and clamp shut for about 48 hours. Then, test for a day. if it splits open again, then use rivets. Hope this helps.
Feb 21 2014 10:40PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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haven't they started to include rivets on newer made infamous skis? you might be able to warranty them since they're adding rivets and you don't have them.
Feb 21 2014 10:55PM
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zwilly
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Ya I have the same problem with my Atomic Punx. Except my tip edges snapped and hang out so I just ripped it out and so far its been fine.
Feb 21 2014 10:56PM
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-W-Raich
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Had my infamous's fixed 3 times for the tips separating, I now have 5 rivets in each tip and epoxy.
Feb 21 2014 10:59PM
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eren.meyers
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Same thing happened to me I got mine warrantied and moved onto a pair of volkl skis. Best switch ever.
Feb 22 2014 12:47AM
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tomPietrowski
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Just have tghem warrentied. Delams like that will nearly always be covered unless there is a big impact right at the spot of the delam.

Take them back to the shop you got them from and they can send them away for you.


Feb 22 2014 6:07AM
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civic1500
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+ to epoxy. Make sure that they will be dry. Epoxy hates water. Take some good epoxy, put it inside hold the ski for 5-8 minutes in vertical position, cause epoxy is thick and needs some time to get in narrow places and then press the tip. Did that to my old scratch ghetto's and it worked like a charm ).
Feb 22 2014 9:11AM
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YoungChristmas
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Take them to the shop you bought them at and DO NOT epoxy them until you do this. That voids the warranty on the ski.
Feb 22 2014 10:07AM
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macdaddy211
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if you can duck it fuck it
Feb 22 2014 10:38AM
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Randy_Quench
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this has happened to all 3 pairs of armadas I have ridden. does anyone know if armada's warranty will cover this?
Feb 22 2014 10:49AM
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Straight_Airz
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I have a friend who did the exact same thing to a pair of step ups, he got em riveted and they've been good ever since..
Feb 22 2014 11:54AM
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Crazy_E
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The newer Infamous come with rivets in them so you may be able to warranty to one of the new pairs with rivets, other wise just rivet them yourself and they should be fine
Feb 22 2014 12:47PM
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Easy-E
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i have a pair of 2013 line afterbangs and i had a similar problem. usually epoxy sucks on skis but my friends dad had some of this super strength boat epoxy, it was put on months ago and still holds strong
Feb 22 2014 12:47PM
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_harrymeyer
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It sucks to say, but all of the infamous skis do it. Even if you rivit them, it will happen again.

Feb 22 2014 1:07PM
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tomPietrowski
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Ok so there is all sorts of advice here but I just wanted to clear it up.

Take them to a shop first. Have them see if they can be warrantied. DO NOT EPOXY OR RIVET, if you do you void the warranty.

So go get them looked at by the shop you got them from.
Feb 22 2014 1:10PM
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.Hugo.
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This. Same thing happened to my brothers and he brought them in and atomic is warrantying them. My brothers have three rivets in them and it still happened. This is a defect with the infamouses and happens a lot.

DO NOT TRY TO FIX THEM YOURSELF. Bring them into the shop you bought them from asap
Feb 22 2014 1:55PM
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nikoluo
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DUCKTAPE
Feb 22 2014 3:26PM
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Hristo
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unless you seal them up pretty good with epoxy theres a chance the woodcore is going to start absorbing water.once that happens its going to rot and the ski is gone
Feb 22 2014 3:38PM
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B-DOG45
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they have that problem. it is covered by warranty send them back in and you will get a new pair
Feb 22 2014 5:34PM
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HabitualShred
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My Atomics did the same thing!!!! I got warranty on them and got a new pair of skis for super cheap
Feb 22 2014 6:50PM
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bmaze91
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A lot of the first pairs were recalled I believe, before they started riveting them. You should be able to call Atomic or wherever you got them from and get a fresh pair. I had the same thing happen to my infamous
Feb 22 2014 7:13PM
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LUIGI...
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Superglue and clamp. Once it drys and all the crusty glue has oozed out, file it down until it's smooth.
Feb 22 2014 8:10PM
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ParabolicSidecut
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http://www.jbweld.com

^Not just for repairing engine blocks and farm equipment!

I've epoxied a number of skis back together, and this stuff works like a charm. Traditional epoxy is incredibly strong, but brittle, so I've found that it just cracks and pops out when you hit bumps skiing. Once it cures, JB weld hardens into an incredibly dense rubber that's a little bit flexible, so it stays put.

The only down side is that it dries black, and not clear.

Just some advice--I'd try warranting them first though!
Feb 22 2014 8:24PM
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Thawg
Posts: 360 - Karma: 542
armada's warranty will cover anything(basically) that happened just from contact with snow. So if your skis just did it naturally without being slammed into a rock/rail/tree/gaper(they might actually have gaper coverage, you would have to check up on it though) and they aren't more than a few years old, then they should be able to be warrantied; but if it didn't happen on the tips/tails then they might not be able to get warrantied.
Feb 22 2014 11:14PM
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Stickthelanding8
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I'm actually thinking of getting the infamous but seems like they have some problems. Should I still get them, if not what else should I get?
Feb 22 2014 11:58PM
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robert77
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Im a tech at a ski shop, and what I would do if those came in is get all of the splinters and crap out of there, then heat it up a bit with a heat gun. then pour epoxy down tho flap, filling it entirely, and as deeply as possible. use the heat gun to get it further. then clamp the tip as tight as possible, using ski scrapers, or something else flat to even the pressure. the epoxy should pour out of the sides, thats good though. you can chip it off later. let it dry somewhere warm overnight, and it'll be good.

that being said... WARRANTY it if you can
Feb 23 2014 12:25AM
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skiRay
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Weird, this just started happening to my AR7s.., however they're on their 4th season now
Feb 23 2014 8:53AM
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Andrew_M
Posts: 410 - Karma: 4,047
They are a super fun ski, playful, snappy and light, the dimensions are perfect, but that delam problem is a bitch. I skied 20 days on mine and all four tips were blown out. I sent my pair in about a week ago and I'm guessing I won't get anything back for another two weeks or so. If you get them and the tips split they will most likely warranty them for you. I think they might be worth it.
Feb 23 2014 12:10PM
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AlexF
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Try and get them warranties before you do anything. If that doesn't work out then bonding back together with epxoy is what you should do. As guidelines go I'd suggest the following: 1.) Dry out the skis with whatever means you've got available (heat gun is a good idea). Moisture messes with the curing process of epoxy 2.) buy a two part, long cure time epoxy adhesive. Make sure you've got one meant for low surface energy plastics like UHMWPE (which is what your base is made of). Preferably, get a product from a major company which is toughened (e.g. 3M scotch weld formulations). 3.) warm up the adhesive and then mix;, this will make it flow much more easily. However,epoxies react a lot more quickly with increased heat (rough guide is every ten degree centigrade increase halves the cure time, so don't try this with a quick set epoxy (you could get a runaway exoterhmic cure and it will start to smoke and burn). Plus, slow cure epoxies tend to be a bit stronger. 4.) put the epoxy in and a) (ideally) vac bag the tip down to get the epoxy in everywhere and squeeze the excess out or b) just clamp the tips together with as even a load as you can get. 5.) File off excess material PS you'll want to put something like electrical tape over the rest of the ski in the area to stop it getting coated in resin.
Feb 23 2014 12:45PM
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Randy_Quench
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I got maybe 20 days tops on a pair of last years alpha 1s. no serious base or edge damage, but the tip on the left ski split just like the pic in the OP. I bought them online from a shop thats like 3 hours away and I'd rather not have to go all the way there to start the warranty process.
Feb 23 2014 3:31PM
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skier_boy26
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This
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+ clamp = money
Feb 23 2014 7:58PM
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Thawg
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you can call the company that you bought the skis from and then they will probably give you your options on what you can do.
Feb 24 2014 9:27PM
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Marc.h
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I had the same problem but with both my tails where the edge meets. I would ducttaped them until they were done for good
Mar 7 2014 9:08PM
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Session
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every post you make is AIDS.
Mar 7 2014 9:25PM
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