FTA2R Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 Tonight I tried to simply take the bindings off this junker oxygen asym (prolly mid 90s) a friend gave to me and the freakin' base plates are literally stuck to the board. Now I am not sure if this is some kind of ultra gooey decay or an actual adhesive, but this crap is very sticky. In yet another moment of handyman genius, I tried sticking some butterknives under there and prying the damn thing off. I did get some of the gunk out but not enough to make a difference. The knives will easily become disfigured and are not nearly strong enough. Then I tried with a Swiss Army knife and almost lost a few fingers. How the heck do I get these bindings off? I suppose I could soak the snowboard in the bath if there is some kind of solution that will get it off. I may just bring it to the local shop tomorrow and see if they can pry/rip it off somehow. Hopefully you are laughing by now (all this is true though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Dold Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 What about warm water? I have used that to get stomp pads off before, it softens up some glues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 no seriously WD40 maybe, but I would start with a hot soapy bathtub...both WD40 and Neverdull do a great job of removing stickiness. What kind of Binding are we talking about here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 for shrink wrap that might do the trick, alternatly maybe a torch with allot of care not to go overboard would work too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philistine Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 How about a crow bar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 C4? send george bush after em! wait...he'd just miss and attack the next board over for looking like trouble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 if that doesn't work... "brute force conquers all." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Randy S. Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 I'd try the hair dryer and then the goo gone crap that Jack suggested once you get the binding off. Hair dryer to loosen binding with heat and goo gone to get the gunk off the binding/board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 I'm with Jack, Goo Gone is a miracle worker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Tokar Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 If you don't have it or can't find it, any citrus degreaser should do the trick. WD40 should also help. I'd get a thin blade screwdriver and pry up where possible and squirt the stuff in. 69 days until my season starts! MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 Barry...is it actively "sticky" or is it possibly an epoxy? I cant imagine why someone would use either on bindings, but...if its epoxy nothing but heat or force will remove it as far as I know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Dold Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 That might spell the end of the topsheet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTA2R Posted September 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 hi guys, many thx as always for the helpful and informative replies. i've been in training all week so didn't have time to respond until now. i will either look to buy goo gone tomorrow, do the dw 40, or give it a bath. if i bathe the board, could i use standard dishwashing soap (not detergent) or should i use another type of soap? I will def. use the blow dryer, not sure how effective it'll be though. LOL re: crowbar. re: topsheet, board is a total POS. was gonna try to devise some dry land training exercises with it. re: hooking in and lean, not a bad idea but...bindings as they are now are too big for my boots and i have to remove the entire binding /baseplate to adjust and even if i could do that, i'm not sure if it would work b/c this bond is so strong and assuming i did get it to work, i agree w/ Steve Dold, there'd likely be topsheet chunks missing. Of course as I'm just planning to use the board for dry land training, a damaged topsheet prolly really isn't that big of a deal. but, i'm gonna try to loosen up the bond. Dsub, I do not think it is epoxy, but I am not 100% sure. It's almost like some ultra stick rubbery material under there, perhaps there is epoxy helping to strengthen the bond. Perhaps I'll try to upload a pic of this "thing." Apparently whoever did it (assuming this was done intentionally and is not some kind of corrosion) really really liked the binding setting. Can we all agree this is taking getting "dialed in" a bit far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 about 2 scoops in the bath water...that works better than any other soap for removing gooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTA2R Posted September 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 board does not physically fit into bath tub. it's a 162, bath is normal size bath. nor does it fit into washer, LOL. I mean it does, but the bindings are sticking out. damn, i really wanted to upload a pic of this board in my washing machine. BTW, bindings are black plastic Fritsche Diamond. used a blowdryer for about a minute, seemed to have no effect. how long does the blowdryer technique usually take? brute force will no doubt cause large chunks off topsheet to be missing. going to look for goo gone now. perhaps will ask construction workers to power wash the board next week, they're power washing the garage. last option would be take to local ski shop. Barry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTA2R Posted September 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 omg, i feel like a big dummy. not the most user friendly binding but apparently i hadn't inspected this binding close enough. problem solved. does anyone actually own these bindings? only cool think i can see about them is that you can adjust them to be as tight or loose to your boot as you want, no predefined "points." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcross.au Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 the bindings sound just like the ones on my board, SIMS bindings from around 97 i think. Useful to have if if you have troubles with boot sizing but it is just a screw so it is possible that it could come loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTA2R Posted September 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 interesting. this board is an oxygen asym. there is a number "1986" on the board at the insert. not sure if that's a reference to the year...anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 Not the year. Too early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 omg, i feel like a big dummy. not the most user friendly binding but apparently i hadn't inspected this binding close enough. problem solved. does anyone actually own these bindings? only cool think i can see about them is that you can adjust them to be as tight or loose to your boot as you want, no predefined "points." Okay, fess up. Tell us all how you were a big dummy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTA2R Posted September 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 no way , lol. let's just say I didn't inspect the binding closely enough which is my fault but i haven't been riding plates very long and had really never seen this type of binding :o. for the record though, there was definitley some "goo" but not nearly to the extent I thought. what I initially thought was all this goo is actually a very cheap (but effective) sticky rubber pad that is the interface b/w the binding and the board ( I guess the TD elastomer rings would be today's equiv?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 Damn that "Hidden" bolt!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleaman Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 Kinda like D-sub's topsheet film problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 Kinda like D-sub's topsheet film problem? nah, I think this one is better :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Randy S. Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 Time to call the Dummy Hotline. Remember the radio show? This is the Dummy Hotline Radio Hour. Give us a call. Just call the number flashing at the bottom of your screen. That's right, Dummy Hotline Radio Hour. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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