I'm going to bring my bent chettlers out of retirement. I retired them for two reasons. I had a better ski for the binding at the time (Marker Baron) and I wanted to preserve the topsheet which was delaminating. I figure, they ski to nicely and are so much fun they don't deserve the retirement just yet, but I do not want them to lose their cool factor by destroying the topsheet.
As you can see the screen printed topsheet has a protective plastic layer that is coming off. I've used epoxy in many instances but it always peels off in the end. Now is the time to do it as I have always done it following use and the dry-ness of the repair has been good but not necessarily perfect. They have been out of circulation for a year and a half and are certainly as dry as they'll get.
What adhesive do you recommend. Bear in mind the protective layer is some poly-xxx type of plastic and the topsheet is screen printed paint. I can't sand due to the delicacy of the paint and some of the areas that need glue are in compound bends.
You can see in these two shots how the plastic curves around to the sidewall. This would mandate a fairly fluid adhesive, I think, to allow it to flow into these areas that aren't accessible as the tail.
The whitish arcs on the topsheet represent the depth of the repair I need to do.
Would finding someone with a furniture press (vacuum bag) be helpful? In the past I've clamped with multiple clamps and plates, etc. to distribute the pressure.
As you can see the screen printed topsheet has a protective plastic layer that is coming off. I've used epoxy in many instances but it always peels off in the end. Now is the time to do it as I have always done it following use and the dry-ness of the repair has been good but not necessarily perfect. They have been out of circulation for a year and a half and are certainly as dry as they'll get.
What adhesive do you recommend. Bear in mind the protective layer is some poly-xxx type of plastic and the topsheet is screen printed paint. I can't sand due to the delicacy of the paint and some of the areas that need glue are in compound bends.
You can see in these two shots how the plastic curves around to the sidewall. This would mandate a fairly fluid adhesive, I think, to allow it to flow into these areas that aren't accessible as the tail.
The whitish arcs on the topsheet represent the depth of the repair I need to do.
Would finding someone with a furniture press (vacuum bag) be helpful? In the past I've clamped with multiple clamps and plates, etc. to distribute the pressure.