Sam B Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Over the past few year our racers have had have had a few collisions with gates, other riders etc... and damaged the noses of their Kesslers. I am specifically looking for epoxy recomendations when re-gluing the dmaged layers back together! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csquared Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 ...to the red courtesy phone please. Bruce generally uses West Systems epoxy products but he is the master of repairs and can give you better advice than I every could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingbat Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 West System is pretty fool-proof stuff. Just follow the directions and make sure it's warm enough when you use it (70^ is good). If the lams come together tight, should be fine to use by itself. If you need to fill gaps, pick up some glass matt or roving to fill with. Most important thing is to make sure everything is clean and well abraded. Use acetone and 80-120 grit paper. If you're trying to bond to an abs tip-spacer, head over to skibuilders.com and graffsnowboards.com forums and read up on bonding abs. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 makes me wonder if it's possible to re-lam the entire metal sheet with a new one maybe with a topsheet on top of this? Bruce? wanna start a re-lam service? would gladly pay $150 for a new top on my prior! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil sunday Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 i'd recommend thoroughly cleaning the area w/ copenhagen or skoal spit, followed by a healty amount of duct tape! BUMP!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Varsava Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 makes me wonder if it's possible to re-lam the entire metal sheet with a new one maybe with a topsheet on top of this? Bruce? wanna start a re-lam service? would gladly pay $150 for a new top on my prior! Believe it or not I have done many total retoppings right to the core. Required a few tricks to learn but I have it totally dialed now. Unfortuantely your pricing is a bit low as it takes about 3.5 to 4 hrs and $ 100 in materials. Its a super useful skill when doing proto work as it cuts down the amount of wasted boards big time. I developed the skills a few years ago while trying to fix up some of the early models which delammed. BV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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