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question: does the metal top underneath the top-sheet cover the entire ski??
my thought: slightly soften and slightly lighten up my pow plus by belt sanding off the top-sheet, and polishing the metal. think "blue steel"
would this damage the ski structurally??
am i an idiot??
carry on...
No, but you may have gone insane.Quote:
Originally Posted by byates1
(And any interest in meeting up tomorrow for a Greylock hike?)
Try it and post pictures. I'm now intrigued as well. I do believe the metal covers the entire ski.
Might have to consider Rust???
Unless you have the stuff to properly blue the steel, and even that won't help much against rust.
I'm fairly sure that the metal is side to side, tip to tail.
will make the ski a bit softer and lighter.
You think it is carbon or mild steel? Seems doubtful. You could seal it afetr you blue it.
And then people will think you're rocking Volants.
I would think the heat would seriously weaken the epoxy and could lead to delam. issues, but then I again, I have no idea what I'm talking about.
Ski the steel...Quote:
Originally Posted by GapersGoHome
Steal the thunder!
I think stuckathuntermtn has tried this. You should PM him.Quote:
Originally Posted by byates1
It's true, you don't. As long as you keep it below like 170F the epoxy should be fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by hutash
thanks for the responses..
we'll see, i may try it, i may not..
scheffy: gotta work tomorrow, although thinking about a greylock hike and trim w/ jim c. next monday(18th)
feeling like it's turning into late summer, looking forward to a nice fall..
It is possible to cold blue steel anyway which would avoid the heat problem. A keen marksmen might have experience doing that. Bar paint what kind of sealants are there for steel?