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Because, why not? (I need advice on adhesives)

Doug Briggs

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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.

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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.
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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.

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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.
 

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In topsheet situations like this, I'd try to find out some details on the topsheet material so I could figure out the best adhesive to use for the particular material (if I didn't already know). That's because some plastic/adhesive combos just don't work. Ideally, I'd contact a technical 'rep for the manufacturer for this. Or, I'd call a tech/buddy in another shop.

For adhesives, Tognar Toolworks carries a few different kinds - some specifically for delam repair.
 

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Doug, I use loctite 608 Hysol epoxy for delam repairs. Takes 3+ days to fully cure but does a really good job in my experience. I got it from Tognar originally. In fact I just checked the box to confirm the details and noticed it had an expiry date of.......2009! :eek:

However I just used it a few weeks ago to repair a ski for my buddy and it worked no problem...
 
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Thanks guys. This is a fairly old ski so I don't know what sort of help I'd get from Atomic, if any. I mentioned it to a rep and he sort of shrugged and said 'ya, we so that a lot with those.

I'll order the Tognar product and see what happens if I don't hear any other recommendations.
 
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I haven't gotten around to ordering the adhesive. Tognar recommends Hysol 608, the same one @ScotsSkier suggested.
 

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