a good way to ruin your slalom ski

[Horton]

[skialex]

I use new..! I buy them by the bag, 250 or 500 pieces a bag or by the 100 for the rarely used ones…

well… you can also soak them in discaler… if the head and threads are good, I see no reason throwing them away… they will be good as new…

Edited August 14, 2023 by skialex

[Horton]

@skialex

I'm amazed how crusty the screws were that I just pulled out of the ski I've been on for the last month. I threw them away immediately. like you, I buy them by the bag. All you have to do is ruin one slalom ski by getting a screw stuck in the insert to learn that lesson.

[jhughes]

Funny- I was quickly sliding that exact same Goode out of the box just today and was about 1" away from it going directly into the ceiling fan on high, didn't realize it at all. That would have been REALLY bad.

[Horton]

@jhughes

two houses ago, 9 years ago, I had a ceiling fan in my office. I can't tell you how many times I put skis into that fan. 🤦‍♂️

[B_S]

I haven't had to break loose mounting screws on a ski yet, but this stuff has saved me in other seized screw situations

[Dano]

try a little anti-seize and you can stop buying screws by the bag. 

[HMan66]

Jesus, what’s in the water where you ski? 🤣

[vtmecheng]

53 minutes ago, B_S said:

I haven't had to break loose mounting screws on a ski yet, but this stuff has saved me in other seized screw situations

There is no way I would let PB Blaster touch my ski. That stuff is so strong, I’d be worried about what it is doing to the ski materials and how far into foam it could soak and damage.

[jhughes]

Agreed, do not put that stuff anywhere near a ski.

[Minelickskier]

You can also soak the screws in vinegar overnight.

[Horton]

New screws are cheap. New skis are not.

[BraceMaker]

Purple loctite works really well also.  If you have insets and are sick of snugging screws every few sets back the screws out one at a time once your ski is set and put a drop under the head of the screw and then snug it up.  

 

Purple is low strength and will seal the threads from water intrusion.

[wawaskr]

Galvanic corrosion. Dissimilar metals create a battery in the presence of water.  Many ski ski manufacturers claim stainless or brass inserts, when they in fact are not.  Same is the case with off shore screw manufacturers - says stainless, but it is very poor quality.

[DW]

@Horton is that screw from the ski in the background?  I will assume yes, but reason I am asking is I am riding the same brand and don't want to damage a new ski and they would batch buy the screws so logical to assume similar potential.  Screw / insert threads should be considered a maintenance item (remove, treat, check at a given frequency) similar to hardshell boot hardware, etc.

@wawaskr - +1 on potential inferior quality hardware, very easy to inadvertently end up with some. 

[Horton]

@DW

Goode did not provide me that screw if that is what you're asking. I do buy them by the 100 on a semi-annual basis.

[wawaskr]

@DW@Horton I ride said brand of ski in photo, and can tell you, although their advertising says "brass" on their inserts - they are not.  I have personally replaced inserts on their ski, and they are some type of pot metal, hence the corrosion with a stainless fastener.  I have even sent a ski in to have the inserts replaced, and one of the new inserts gave out.  After pulling out the bad insert, it revealed that the old insert was not fully removed from the ski prior to putting the new insert in.......if you want it done right......

[skibrain]

I’ve had insert back out with seized screw a couple times through the years.  Epoxy insert back in. 

[LeonL]

There are many levels of stainless, they can still claim to be"stainless"