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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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boarderjim, for small dings, light the ptex candle, it should burn with a low, blue flame. Once it is, let it drip into the damaged area (dont let it smoke too much)
Leave to harden for an hour or so, then scrape 'till completely flush with the base
For larger repairs, it may be easier to melt the ptex on with the iron (from memory, I think 160° is about the right temp for melting ptex). Again just melt it over the damaged area and let it drip on
Hope this helps
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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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Patch, Should I then wax up as usual? 
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Just to clarify you will need a metal scraper for scraping the ptex once flush just wax as normal.
Ptex repairs are not easy to do well so might be worth getting it done professionally.
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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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kevinrhead, Am comfortable that i can do it. Just need to make sure I'm doing it right. Will seek professional help perhaps this time and do it myself next.
Cheers for advice Kevin.
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For big holes you may be better with Ptex powder and an iron.
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marc gledhill, Should I do the whole 9 yards and remove all wax 1st? Then ptex up little chips and rewax?
That seems to be the way, but if so, what's best for removing wax?
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That seems to be the way, but if so, what's best for removing wax?
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Most peope would use some kind of wax remover
But there may be other ways, for example a session on an indoor slope usually removes most waxes 
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srobbo, Cheers. Unfoitunately, heading to the hill on Monday so no time to get to Cas Vegas for a rip on Xcape...
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1) Clean your base first with a base cleaner (you can get these in spray bottle form at most ski/board shops). Just spray it on, rub it in, wipe it off, and let it evaporate. I often then wipe the base with a damp cloth so I won't later be waxing base cleaner into the base, but I don't know if this is necessary?
2) Light the p-tex candle and drip wax into the gouge. I often leave the part I'm gonna repair over a radiator before doing the repair, so that the base is nice and warm in that area (so as to better bond with the p-tex repair), but don't know if this actually does anything. When dripping the p-tex in, have your scraper nearby so that you can catch any spare drips on there. Also, if little carbon flakes are forming on the candle, wipe them off on the scraper, as these can worsen the repair job.
3) Let it harden, then scrape off the excess with a metal scraper
4) Wax as normal
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Having just experimented with ptex for the first time, I'm in a position to contribute now! The trick appears to be to get the ptex held horizontally, not vertically. Also once it "catches light" it'll burn with an orange flame until/unless you get it down low to the board. Once at the position a few mm from the board, with a bit of trial and error you can find the optimum position where the blue flame almost stretches between the board and the ptex - then it's as simple as moving slowly down the gouge. I left mine for 20 minutes then attacked it with a metal scraper - it came up gloriously - really smooth and flush to the surface, all ready for a bash at waxing tomorrow!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I have just ordered some wax and ptex candles for my first attempt at waxing my own skis, the main reason i want to have a go my self is to see if i can do it okay that way i can wax before and after i go skiing especially if storing the skis for a year.
Also as i just came back from Austria and i had my skis serviced while there and for 24 euros all i got was a sanding and edge sharpen no wax, this really cheesed me off as there were still digs and scrapes in my skis from last year, whos says they know best eh.
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in my experience you need a certain depth of scratch before it will bond....little scratches just pull straight out!
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You know it makes sense.
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kitenski, little scratches just help with base structure anyway. 
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