 Poster: A snowHead
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My snowboard has taken a beating this season and I really need some help please! Any advice is much appreciated  Maybe it's not even worth repairing at this point..?
There are 3 major problems, I have taken pictures of each of them - follow this link to see them https://imgur.com/a/XaFGf0P
1. The base is so dry and I can't get it to absorb wax. It goes grey at the edges after one day riding. I was snowboarding all of last week but before that I did 3 hot waxes, which clearly haven't worked.
2. Metal edge damage. The metal edge right in the middle of my toe edge side got smashed in on a rail, which has also caused the base to bulge. I have no idea how to fix this and am worried this is exposing the core for water damage.
3. Edge damage / split. The main layer of the board has sort of burst open - I am also worried that this is exposing the core for water damage.
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Mon 8-04-24 12:21; edited 2 times in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@mzyem9, save your photos on a photo hosting site (like Imgur) then copy the “forum type” link it creates into your post.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Sounds f@cjed. Get a new one
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@mzyem9, welcome to you and your battered board!
1 - firstly - does the grey come off if you scrape it with your fingernail? If it does it could just be wax that wasn't scraped off from your last waxing. Get a base cleaner and leave the board in the sun to properly warm it up, then give it a proper clean. Then do a rewax, again getting that base good and hot. Make sure your scraper is sharp too as that really helps.
2 & 3 - These can be repaired but it's probably a professional job as you really need to cut the damaged section of edge material and the bulged base out and replace it. Probably best to get a quote and see if the repair is worth the expense to you. I had a smallish (2") one done on a board of mine and I think it cost me something like CA$120 (but that was a long time ago now), but that board was almost new, so it was worth it to me, and if fairness that patch held up for the rest of that boards life.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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2 and 3 can probably be done. I had similar (possibly worse) on my powder board and my local (LD Mountain centre in Newcastle) have it looking good as new. I paid about £50 for the repair so much cheaper than a new board
As for 1. Maybe a base grind may sort?
Basically get it to a snowboard tech and they’ll tell you if it’s salvageable but I’m sure the delam will be a case of epoxy, clamp, file…. Fixed
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How old is it? (im not up on Bataleon) if its over 3 years id just buy a new board and be done with it
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