Chip in the Ski

[skast]

I bought a new ski last year and it was great! But when i pulled it out yesterday for the first day of skiing this year I noticed it has a chip in it. I want to make sure i fix it right so i dont have any further problems. Please let me know if you have success with any certain products or repair techniques.

 

the ski is a quest D3

 

[skast]

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[ski6jones]

I used JBWeld to repair a pretty big ding on a D3-X5. It worked great. The ding was only cosmetic (not structural). The JBWeld was easy to apply and you can sand it afterward to match the shape of the ski near the patch. Also took a black permanent marker to the spot after and it matched very well the adjacent material. Scrape out any loose bits first.

[skialex]

I wouldn't worry, mask the area, use jbweld or 302 modified acrylate, use a wood or metal piece and clamp it, sand it and paint it if possible and it will ski great and look ok!

[eleeski]

Something hit that with a bit of energy. With that said, I've fixed many dings worse than that. Nothing to worry about.

 

Use JB Weld and get it warm with a heat gun. @skialex has a good idea to clamp it. If you can clamp it right your finish clean up will be easy (assuming you masked it off well too). But that might be a complex clamp - work on it. If you can't get a good clamp, heating the JB Weld will wick it into all the damaged area so you can file it back to shape. Use a big flat file or a sanding block on that side edge to keep it true. The top edge has a surprising effect on performance so match that edge as best you can. Magic marker or spray paint (masked well of course) will hide the repair.

 

Honestly, you would probably be OK just skiing that ski. Probably the biggest issue with that will be snagging your ski cover. Keeping the ski covered and protected from the sun is critical for the life of the ski. For that reason, fix the ding!

 

Eric

[lpskier]

A couple weeks ago, a fellow arrived at LaPoint Ski Park. He opened his ski bag and about six inches of the tip of his ski was snapped. It looked like someone had driven over the ski tip with a car while the ski lay upside down. Kris took the ski and the fellow got another ski to use for the week. When he left for home, his ski was repaired and good to go. The moral of the story is that a broken ski in capable hands can be repaired.

 

Kris uses a lot of bondo because it is easy to sand and shape. A lot of epoxies are not. I suspect he would consider bondo for your repair.

[Waternut]

You do have to recognize that not every part of the ski is loaded the same. That said, any composite structure is repairable to full strength or greater but not every composite is repairable using the original contour.

 

I'm not exactly sure where that is, but I'm guessing it's right in front of the front foot. For skiing up to 34mph and up to 28off, I'd probably touch it up to seal it like stated above and run it. If you typically ski beyond that, I'd recommend looking for another ski. That's just me though.

[skast]

Thanks for the help. I will pick up some JB weld and all should be good! Still wondering how it was damaged I have always kept it in a protective sleeve.

[Waternut]

Any chance it was left in a cold place that could freeze? Some of the fibers look pushed out and not in but it's possible they were disturbed and pulled out when removed from the sleeve.

[skast]

I hadn't thought about the freezing.. It was in my closet all winter and the house does get pretty cold sometimes but I dont think it would have been cold enough to freeze.

 

I figure the fibers got pushed out from the impact.

 

Have my ski all patched up and skiied the other day. Good as New... Well almost. Thanks!