SEJ Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Just picked up a used Madd 170. Yellow sidewalls. After riding one day I noticed the carbon fiber butterfly was lifting up in a couple of places. It almost looked like it was a "peel and stick" kind of application. I pushed it back down and it stuck. Anybody know anything about this? Is this structural, or just a decoration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEJ Posted January 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Bump! Somebody's got to know something about these boards. I love the way it rides, just don't know if I have an issue that needs to be addressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubz Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I am certainly no MADD expert, but I had the same thign happen to a MADD camo 170 I owned once. I hapened to have some West system epoxy in the garage and used it readhere the CF x-wing, it was acutally a bubble about the size of two half dollars. I used a syringe to inject the epoxy inside the bubble. Super glue can even work, but I would go epoxy if you can get a small thing of it at the local store. I used two flat pieces of smooth wood and clamped it. over night. No problems for as long as I had it. As far as use in performance, it may not seem like much, but IMO I think the x-wing does offer a level of stiffness, not a huge amount , but it does. Having worked with CF and epoxy on my skateboards and molding other various shapes and gadgets with it, I can say its pretty amazing how strong CF gets once it is cured with an epoxy. I hope this helps do you have any pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Yes, if it's got the day-glo yellow/green sidewalls and the "blue boy" topsheet, that was in its day a known warranty issue. It has long since been corrected. However, since you bought the board used, and since it's most likely a 2005 model, I think you're probably SOL. You should seek satisfaction from whomever you bought it from, because if they rode it any more than like 2 days, they would have had the delam issue too. Sounds like either they didn't ride it more than that (unlikely), or they did and tried to glue it back on themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I am betting you could epoxy it back on, maybe vacume bag it or a whole mess of clamps. probably should scuff the bottom of the carbon fibre sheet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 take the whole thing off and use JBWeld ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEJ Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Thanks for the input guys. I'll keep my eye on it and see what it does. When I pushed it down it stuck like hell. Seems like a pressure sensitive adhesive. You're probably right Dave, if it needs gluing I'm probably better off peeling the whole thing off and prepping the surface before gluing. I am also a fan of JB weld. I've had it hold when others won't. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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