Topsheet Chipping - How to Prevent

[BigLineSeeker]

I have a new set of 189 Obsethed skis I will be mounting this weekend. With all of the complaints about the topsheet chipping on K2 skis I am looking for ways to prevent it. Has anyone taken a razor blade to bezel the top ridge of the ski to prevent chipping? Did it make any difference? Or are the topsheets so soft it will not matter what I do? I did this with my Praxis and I am not sure if it made any difference (I don't think I took enough off).

[ill-advised strategy]

how is not the question. the question is why, as in who fucking cares about a topsheet.

[allenataylor]

I took a panzar file to my DPS topsheet edges and rounded them off. Seemed to work well. One other thing I have heard of is painting on a thin layer of gorilla glue.

[BigLineSeeker]

how is not the question. the question is why, as in who fucking cares about a topsheet.

a.) if the skis does not need to look like ass, why have it looking like ass?
b.) I saw a thread on here where a topsheet chip seemed to pull out a section of sidewall

If it is a waste of time I am not too concerned about a little chipping

[booner]

Don't worry about it...they chip and that's it...and the harder you ski the more they chip...if you didn't already know this I don't think you're gonna do to much damage to them.

[karpiel]

Mine were damaged.

Sidewall was loose in one spot, top sheet was chipped back beyond the sidewall somewhere else and a chunk of glass got removed in one of them and exposed the core.

I was primarily using them in bumps and somewhat tight trees though, don't ask why.

[splat]

Exposed wood can be an issue.
This is why God created epoxy.

[bio-smear]

Work on your technique.

[rabbit]

I took a panzar file to my DPS topsheet edges and rounded them off. Seemed to work well.

This is a very good remedy. Use some sandpaper to smooth it out as well.
Go talk to some race ski-tech about ski-shaping if you want to find out more.

-peace
/r

[MultiVerse]

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Scroll down for the Clear / Transparent ISC Helicopter-OG Surface Guard Tape. Shop around for the best price i.e. Amazon etc.

[mtskier]

fwiw, liberty has beveled all of the topsheet edges on next year's skis to prevent chipping. i think 4frnt has done it as well. i don't think doing it retroactively will help too much though.

[Nathan Explosion]

Stop banging your fucking skis together.

[Hugh Conway]

Work on your technique.

Stop banging your fucking skis together.

maybe companies should stop making shitty skis?

[dumpy]

Um stop buying K2 products?

They use some soft ass top sheet material.

If its from your skis banging together, try this:

http://ecom1.sno-ski.com/product34.html

[jonesy]

I tried the edgie-wedgie first and the rubber tube rips so I upgraded to the locker system. Now I ski with confidence.

[adhdspazz]

Okay, these people are dumb and don't realize what those skis are for... I personally use 2010 K2 Extreme Skis, and yes the topsheet chips like a motherfu.... and I am going to experiment with a paint on lacquer, I would try spray but I don't want to potentially jack- up the base. I am going to post a video when I do it up on my youtube page and with results. Epoxy also works. My youtube name is adhdspazzdude. I haven't posted any of my videos yet, but my ski, skate, surf, bmx, and mountain bike videos yet. Happy skiing bro

[moose pit]

What is a motherfu?

[XXX-er]

I got BD skis with radiused edges on the top sheet and they still get cuts ... not much you can do to prevent it unless you ski like a ski instructor

when it happens more or less color match the exposed core to the top sheet with a permanent marker , slop a little slowset in the void and let cure with a sheet of saran wrap over top which gives a real nice shinny finish to the epoxy ,color matching the core makes the damage hard to notice

[thin cover]

I have razor bladed then filed and gorilla glued, it helped, did not eliminate though.

[wasatchback]

Take a panzer file and 45* the topsheet edge. The reason they chip is that top edge is at a 90* angle with no bevel. As soon as your tips cross the edge catches on that sharp edge and will pull big chunks out... If you bevel that top edge you are much less likely to pull huge chips off as you softened/beveled that angle. You might get some goudging but you will do a lot to eliminate the chipping. Skis with a metal top sheet that extends all the way to the top edge is much less likely to chip as the metal is more durable.

I've never had chipping problemson any ski, might want to widen your stance a bit.

[bushman]

I've never had chipping problemson any ski, might want to widen your stance a bit.[/QUOTE]

Paging Larry Craig to the white courtesy phone.

[MontuckyFried]

My topsheet chips have mostly come from gondola rides, where people's skis have banged up against mine, or in lift lines where people have skied over my skies. These things used to bother me, but I've since just come to expect it. Your skis' topsheets will chip. Just have some two-part epoxy on hand to cover any exposed core. No biggie. I know it's annoying to have marred up skis, when we just love how great they look new, but it's best to just accept the inevitable and move on.

[Smails]

This is thread is right up there in the annals of TGR history for douche responses to a reasonable question. . .

I have had serious topsheet problems on Mantras as well as Line Prophet 115

Skis with a metal top sheet that extends all the way to the top edge is much less likely to chip as the metal is more durable.

I quote the above because what is strange to me on the 115 is that there seems to be a bonding issue between the topsheet and the metal. Since these are "metal matrix" and the metal only extends to the edge of the ski in a few places it is easy to see that the topsheet chips and peels back where the metal extends to the edge much easier than where it does not. Curiously, I also own motherships with a similar metal pattern and there is zero chipping anywhere, including where the metal extends to the edge. Again, clearly some skis (even within a given brand) are built better than others and this may be a construction issue more than a skiing issue.

I don't have a single chip of any substantance on my ON3P Viciks . . ..

[Kim Jong-un]

I have had serious topsheet problems on Mantras

Ditto. I dunno what the K2's construction is on the top edge, but I now use a sanding block to clean up the top edge of my Mantras all the time--for safety's sake. There is an exposed metal layer on the Mantra's top edge that can either cut you or put a nice sized metal splinter in your hand. Its happened to me twice.

[Cburns]

If you're really concerned about topsheet chipping, grab a sanding block and sand down the topsheet edge to about 30 degrees. This works after the chips have already happened too. It will reduce the chance of you getting a splinter when carrying them (for those of you with soft hands).
It chips because the profile is at 90 degrees and it is usually the metal edge hitting a plastic topsheet. This wont completely prevent the chip, but it will lessen it.
Personally, I dont care it they chip unless it is a major peel that could introduce moisture to the core. It would be nice if half the topsheets out there should chip more so i dont have to look at there graphics gayness.