sammer wrote:I can't believe you guys are sharing Bretts proprietary information.
Remember what happened last time?
He's gonna be pissed!

sam

Ha, he did post it on the board at some point. I think only a few of us are crazy enough to try all this random "no-name" sh!t anyway!

I found Spar to be the same way. It lingers forever!

Give max seal a shot. It's great stuff. Brett recommended that way back and I've been using it since. I've tried more hot coats since and various PU's but for the lasting durability, the MaxSeal simply can not be beat.

Absolutely. This stuff. As sketchy as it is ordering PU from ebay is the best thing I've ever used. http://www.ebay.com/itm/POLYURETHANE-CLEAR-COAT-NONE-YELLOWING-HIGH-GLOSS-1-QRT-/310219352478 It goes on light. Dries VERY fast (you can sand it in 30 minutes and apply another coat). And you can pol...

For now I have no plans to make anymore skis and want to see how the current PU finish will work. In the future if you don't mind I'll come back to this discussion Absolutely. This stuff. As sketchy as it is ordering PU from ebay is the best thing I've ever used. http://www.ebay.com/itm/POLYURETHAN...

How about SLR with very thin fiberglass something like 2 or 3 ounces. Fiberglass reinforcement will make top surface extremely durable and will minimize chipping. I understand it's extra step in the process but might be good alternative to nylon also in this approach any damage much easier to repai...

It does good but still chips if it's thick. You want a thin coat. Nothing will take the abuse that nylon or PBT will in regards to chipping or denting in the top coat.. It's just the nature of the material. I understand that. Currently I'm not ready to go with nylon top sheet. Trying to find better...

My current problem surface very easy to scratch up similar to car paint. Also if poked with ski poles that spot start chipping/dent in topcoat. Not to mention damage from edges when skis hit each other or one ski across the top of another make nasty looking scratch/cut how well it withstand impact?...

actually the way I layer my press is ribbed mold on bottom then 1 peice of hardboard, then my homemade heatblanket, then a thin piece of aluminum flashing and then my ski materials. so could it be my heat blanket that is causing the wavyness, because it is homemade and defenitly not flat. also how ...

If you are doing rice paper graphics that have printed on two pages would you join with medical tap or clear packing type tape? I would prefer to print in one go put its not really possible. You definitely don't want to put clear packing tape anywhere in your layup. I would carefully line them up a...

First couple pair with in house sublimation. Think they came out decent!

Haha I went through 30M in no time! I started with small pieces then, the tests slowly got larger, eating more material. Then presto! No more material! haha

Hey everyone. I've been considering offering services like template cutting, core building, profiling or shaping, and most recently sublimating top sheet. Shipping most items really isn't an issue unless it's something heavy like a top/bottom mold for your press. Naturally the heavier the item, the ...

Latest update here. I tackled the whole Dye Sublimation thing. Starting to get good results. Gets better every single time. Not to keen on posting the sub press yet as I handled a bit different as others have in the past but here are some pics. These are sublimated to Matte PBT. I should have some m...

When I was doing printed graphic under top sheet I was letting it off gas for 24 hours. That seemed to prevent bubbles and the like for me. But Chris is right. It will eventually delam. Sometimes you get lucky (I have a pair still going strong from 5 years ago). Sometimes you don't. If you put a lot...

Stay away from building custom stuff. Super hard lots of headache. Build a stock over summer and sell them. We started taking half down payment, half of delivery. Problem is we started building in sept. Now we're stressed to get them all finished. And Everybody wants them before the snow starts fly...