 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi all, I have a damaged ski. It's a 165cm Atomic doubledeck 3.0 sl.
It has a delamination of about 25 cm, full width of the ski. Its between the titanium plate and the wood core. The wood core looks completely fine for what I can see. It is dry and clean inside the delam. The edges are stil solidly attached. I would guess that a good quality flexible epoxy that is resistant to cold temperatures could do the job if injected and clamped carefully. What is your thought. Help is much appreciated.
https://imgur.com/a/U5wdF5w
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@ spyderjon to the batphone. He'll be able to tell you what epoxy and correct by best guess punt. I suspect the issue might be spreading the glop around in the cavity evenly to give you a decent fix rather than creating voids which might be further weakness but nothing ventured....
Oh and lotsa clamps.
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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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Okay so it might be salvageable, that's at least encouraging to hear, right? I also have a suitable epoxy in my mind, but I will msg the man. To avoid creating voids, I think injecting the epoxy with a needle and syringe would be my best bet? Or are there other options?
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dead skis 
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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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@Whaptidoo123, you'll need a way to inject (syringe might work, I guess). You'll also want to heat the epoxy to make it more runny - that'll make it easier to get it right into the repair. A hair drye, or heat gun on a low setting, works well for this.
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Time for new skis
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they are what, 6 years old?
new skis required ...
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Should probably have said any viability after repair is a bit of a hail mary and probably a non starter if you're actually putting real gate racing forces through them.
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Yep, I'd be aiming to salvage to rock ski status, nothing more.
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FAQ
Drill & countersink the top & bottom surfaces of the ski, insert the rivet, put the csk end on a flat "anvil" surface & pound the straight end so it flares out to fill the countersink on the other side - doesn't look pretty, but who cares 
I've got some Salomon Sentinels which the tails delaminated badly but refuse to die 
