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my ski is delaminating. what should I do?
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I am skiing on my ninthward LT 176 tt's. I am an all mountain skiier who skis hard.
Just whent away to Kitsbuhl for a week, when i unpacked my skis, i noticed a small thumbnail sized delamination on the tip of one of my skis. Foolishly i ignored it at first and after half a day skiing i noticed it covered the entire tip. a palm sized patch. i determined that snow pushing into it as i skiid was pulling it open. i baught some electrical tape and covered the edge of the tip to stop snow getting in and splitting my skis.
The tape is a temporary fix and has to be redone after every few runs. its also quite embarrasing skiing around with a ski that is taped together.
I have a few thaughts as to what to do.
1. get tip protectors that will both stop the snow getting in as well as 'clamp' the top surface onto the skis. Though my skis are extremely rare and ninthward doesnt supply tip protectors. Are there any generic tip protectors?
2. drill a hole in the skis and put bolts in the tips. This, im imagining would look pretty cool given the right bolts and would have a clamping effect. has anyone ever drilled a hole in a ski? any problems?
3. get it professionally relaminated i have a quote of 90 euros, a price i am not so happy to pay and i dont know if it will happen again. but if it means i dont need a new pair of skis...
any guidence will be greatly appreciated
Obviously
A snowHead
isn't a real person
Obviously
A snowHead
isn't a real person
Pics of the problem would make it easier to understand what to do.
In the absence of images, I think there are three choices. One is to try and get them warrantied. If that is a genuine delam then the manufacturer should stand by their product in this situation. Second is the professional job. Third is using 24hr epoxy and a clamp or more than one clamp to fix the problem. This is not actually that hard - clean and dry the delam and thes simply work the epoxy into the delam and apply the clamp.
From what you have described, I'd personally go with either #1 or #3.
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?
gorilla
is the resident expert on delams, so I would concur with his advice
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