Anyone done a p-tex wax repair on a kiteboard? I heard its the same as a snowboard but I'm not 100% sure.
My boards got a ptex base and not looking flash after a couple seasons on the rails.

yep, works a treat!

suniboy21 said..
yep, works a treat!

in regards to the beach or the wax?

Hey,

I've started using p-tex repair sticks which I found on eBay in the US.

They come in transparent and black.
All you do is set them on fire and poor ptex droplets onto the wound.

Pretty easy to use and the board maintenance keeps your riding speed up.
Especially if larger chunks stick out.

Racewax.com is selling them.

Enjoy ;-)

Thanks fflo thats exactly what i wanted to hear.

Hey flyingcab,

Just started kiting so guess it depends on what the base is made out of.
Ptex is polyethylene so if its similar to the base all good - but as it's meant for deep cuts masks sure its at least as mm or 2 deep and make sure it is well seated so it doesn't come off from thermal changes. A good metal scraper will work wonders for this.

As I was a ski racer for many years & rep'd for Australia a ptex base is supposed to be slightly pourous on a ski/snowboard so it can take a wax infusion when heated... as its generally kept cold ptex could work but just seems weird to me.
Can probably get it from any ski shop.

Good luck and let us know how much it goes.

Hey flyingcab,

I've done lots of p-tex repairs on snowboards following methods described by fflo.

The most important step is surface preparation if you want the p-tex to stick and not peel off you need to carve grooves in a ''X''' shape through the repair area with a very sharp thin knife. You also need to to clear and cut off any excess sticking out and sand it out. This will allow the p-tex to hold a lot better.

Burning off the p-tex candle into droplets works, but ideally you'd be using a p-tex gun which resembles a lot like a glue gun, but is not the same. It heats up the p-tex to the exact temperature. P-tex guns are very expensive, hence why most people just use a lighter...

Once you finish dropping the p-tex shave off the excess using a sharp blade that you position vertically (90' angle) to the board until it's flush.

Some Youtube videos explains this well.

Christian

Honestly, if the scratch is not structural (through the base and into the core of the board), then don't worry about it. Kiting gear is meant to be used until you destroy it so you can buy new stuff.

I used to religiously repair all the scratches and dings on my boards. Now I just ride them to death. I have only every managed to kill one board in 15 years (tore the tail off a surfboard).

I have an Underground TT with about 400 hours on it. It's as ugly as sin but works just fine. I have a Cardboards light wind TT with a snowboard base. It's only got about 300 hours on it. There's a few minor scratches on it.

I do ride my boards across the beach, only because it's fun to do.

Just going to add that you should not let the P-tex drip into the repair. Let it melt by setting it on fire, but as it melts let it touch the repair so that it flows in, rather than forming drips, this keeps burnt carbon and impurities out of the repair.