Core shot

If the edges are fully intact you should be able to get away with ptex

At home ptex is going to pull out very easy unless you have a solid home setup.

Baseweld territory at the minimum for a lasting fix. In a perfect world you'll put down a little bit of metal grip-ptex, and then weld over.


All that said, I had one of these going college and was redripping in our dorm room after basically every day at Boreal

I think you shoukd fill it with West Systems G/Flex 650 epoxy, and then maybe P-tex over that... the epoxy is tougher than the original base material and slides like butter.

Mighty putty or flex-seal oughta do it

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QuaggyI think you shoukd fill it with West Systems G/Flex 650 epoxy, and then maybe P-tex over that... the epoxy is tougher than the original base material and slides like butter.

Thanks man, i think ill try the epoxy.
If it slides well, wouldnt it be better to fill it all the way with epoxy, insted of topping it off with a layer of ptex?

For sure epoxy that. If you rip out that edge, that ski will never ski the same way again. Don't forget to wire brush that ish and do it in a warm area. IMO core shots in the middle of the ski don't really matter, its the edge hits that ruin skis.

You can either do a thin layer then p-tex over it (p-tex may fall out), or epoxy it flush (more durable but ski shops probably won't touch your skis when they see that)

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hegleezyIf the edges are fully intact you should be able to get away with ptex

I'd just epoxy it flush with the surface of the ski. Used west systems and added some chopped fiberglass fiber for strength and it worked insanely well. Also got a base grind and it looks amazing. PTex doesn't bond very well to cured epoxy which is why it's not great for core shots on its own.

If you really wanna have a PTex surface there, you can cut out the base material surrounding the core shot, use it as a stencil to cut a fresh piece of base material that covers the core and edge teeth, then epoxy that in there. Make sure to check that it's a good fit before putting epoxy in there.

Also when epoxying, I recommend using masking tape cause that shit gets in places you won't want it.