Base repair tips?

[C-Rex]

Got home from Butternut Sunday and realized I have 2 huge gouges in the base of my 7 day old board. I must have hit a nail or sharp edge on a box in the park because I never went off trail or hit anything else that would have done this kind of damage. They aren't near an edge so that's good but they are down to the core and almost a half in wide by about 6 inches long.

Is there a certain type of P-tex or a technique I should be using? Any advice for the repair?

The board is a Burton T6 if that makes any difference (base material, etc.)

 

[skidbump]

Kinda big for ptex may wanna bring to shop for a repair

 

[C-Rex]

That's kinda what I'm thinking. I was hoping to avoid the cost though...

 

[Glenn]

The shop will do a good job...and stand behind their work. I've done P-tex work...back in the day. The ol "burn it and let it drip". On clear bases, the results were never pretty for this semi OCD guy.....

 

[drjeff]

Kinda big for ptex may wanna bring to shop for a repair

That's what I'd be thinking too with one that size. Better to let a shop handle that one and get it done right the 1st time, then likely having to keep melting p-tex candle after p-tex candle after p-tex candle into it as it keeps popping out on a likely regular basis.

Over the years, more often than not it seems when you get a core shot, that melting p-tex into it ends up just being a temporary fix until you finally take it to a shop and get some base welding done

 

[thinnmann]

Hey -

Suggest you see
http://www.tognar.com/base_repairs_tips_ski_snowboard.html#Core

 

[Hawkshot99]

If you are down to core, P-tex will rarely hold permanently. These require base weld, and should usually hold permanently.

 

[C-Rex]

ok, well, I tried P-tex for now. It came out pretty good, actually. I'm leaving soon for Breck and don't really have time to drop it off at a shop. I'm bringing a spare board so if it pulls out (giggity), I'll get it fixed out there.

 

[Hawkshot99]

ok, well, I tried P-tex for now. It came out pretty good, actually. I'm leaving soon for Breck and don't really have time to drop it off at a shop. I'm bringing a spare board so if it pulls out (giggity), I'll get it fixed out there.

If it is like you described, I give it a 90% chance of coming out. If that happens, stop using it to make sure no water gets into the base and starts delaminating the board.

 

[goldsbar]

2nd checking out the tognar website. Drip candles are usually temporary. Buy the heater from tognar (looks like a thick nail with a handle), some clear p-tex, some black ribbon p-tex and/or black p-tex cord, a Stanley screen planer, metal scraper and you're set for life. For core shots you need to drip in a little of the clear first. It's essentially glue. The ribbon p-tex is super tough but also a super pain to scrape down. The stuff that looks like thick black wire is better than a drip candle, easier to work with than the ribbon but not as tough.

Give it a shot. It's fairly hard to mess up.

 

[vdk03]

If it doesn't hold once you get out here to Breckenridge bring it into AMR right in the city market plaza by the gondola. Talk to Dave Stillman (owner) or Zack and they should take good care of you. Had a nasty gouge in my board and Zack fixed it up and put a nice tune on it. Unfortunately it just took another core shot this past weekend up a Big Sky so I will be in there tomorrow to drop it off again.:???: