Mid-Summer Pow Plus Stupidity??

[byates1]

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...

[Jonathan S.]

am i an idiot??

No, but you may have gone insane.
(And any interest in meeting up tomorrow for a Greylock hike?)

[FREESKIER_FIVE-0]

Try it and post pictures. I'm now intrigued as well. I do believe the metal covers the entire ski.

[h2d]

Might have to consider Rust???

[h2d]

Unless you have the stuff to properly blue the steel, and even that won't help much against rust.

[mntlion]

I'm fairly sure that the metal is side to side, tip to tail.

will make the ski a bit softer and lighter.

[lobstahmeatwad]

You think it is carbon or mild steel? Seems doubtful. You could seal it afetr you blue it.

[GapersGoHome]

And then people will think you're rocking Volants.

[hutash]

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.

[BLOOD SWEAT STEEL]

And then people will think you're rocking Volants.

Ski the steel...
Steal the thunder!

[Smokey McPole]

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...

I think stuckathuntermtn has tried this. You should PM him.

[lobstahmeatwad]

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.

It's true, you don't. As long as you keep it below like 170F the epoxy should be fine.

[byates1]

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..

[h2d]

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?