Chips on the face of my board - Snowboarding Forum

07-13-2010, 12:33 PM

hey

So i have a Burton Custom x. Got it last season and love it, but here is my problem... Just from basic wear and tear there are small chips of the top finish all around the edges of the board. Honesty it looks like shit and it really bothers me. The only thing i can think of to fix it would be to sand around the whole top edge of the board so that it looks uniform rather then random chips of paint. But something is telling me that it may be a bad idea to put sand paper to the board... so i was looking for any suggestions or comments on what i should do. Thanks

JohnnyBlaze · 07-13-2010, 01:54 PM

yes do not take a sander to your board lol.... in all honesty by best advice is to look within yourself find the power to accept the chips as part of your life and board.

I mean first and foremost the next time you go out someone will definitely chip your board again, it's a no win battle

Leo · 07-13-2010, 02:13 PM

Sanding is a no go sir. You will ruin your topsheet. The best you can do is clamp it down if the chips are that bad. If it is just paint chips, leave it alone. If they are on the very top of your board, just cover it up with some stickers.

Chips and scratches are unavoidable. If anything, they give your board character.

laz167 · 07-13-2010, 05:53 PM

Ok depending on how bad these chips are, you can take a detuning file and gently file off the knicks and chips. This is what I do when I get a new deck. What I do is I go around the board and gently file down the edges (kinda like rounding them off) this has seem to work for me specialy when standing on the lift line and someone bumps your board with skis or another board. Now if you do this dont go crazy with it, just a couple of yentle passes will do.

07-14-2010, 08:20 AM

The chips are not THAT bad, I would prob say no more then 1/8inch in from the edge of the board. I sorta figured it would be a bad idea to put sand paper to it so i will just accept the chips as the character of the board and proof that i'm shredding all over the mountain. Thanks for the help

roremc · 07-14-2010, 02:10 PM

If it helps make up a good story to go with it! Maybe that some avi debris hit your board as you were escaping a slide!

Mirage · 07-15-2010, 10:30 AM

And if not, you can always tell people that anyways!

07-13-2010, 12:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
Raziel Guest Posts: n/a	Chips on the face edges of my board hey So i have a Burton Custom x. Got it last season and love it, but here is my problem... Just from basic wear and tear there are small chips of the top finish all around the edges of the board. Honesty it looks like shit and it really bothers me. The only thing i can think of to fix it would be to sand around the whole top edge of the board so that it looks uniform rather then random chips of paint. But something is telling me that it may be a bad idea to put sand paper to the board... so i was looking for any suggestions or comments on what i should do. Thanks Last edited by Raziel; 07-13-2010 at 12:44 PM.

07-13-2010, 01:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
JohnnyBlaze Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: A mountain near you Posts: 753	yes do not take a sander to your board lol.... in all honesty by best advice is to look within yourself find the power to accept the chips as part of your life and board. I mean first and foremost the next time you go out someone will definitely chip your board again, it's a no win battle __________________ Now I lay me down to bed, I pray the lord for pow to shred. And if Its waist deep when I wake. Epic lines I vow to take. -2009 Never Summer SL-r black on green- http://www.snowpedia.blogspot.com

07-13-2010, 02:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
Leo -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Detroit Area Posts: 6,200	Sanding is a no go sir. You will ruin your topsheet. The best you can do is clamp it down if the chips are that bad. If it is just paint chips, leave it alone. If they are on the very top of your board, just cover it up with some stickers. Chips and scratches are unavoidable. If anything, they give your board character. __________________ www.aGNARchy.com Reviews and David Z's rants

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07-13-2010, 05:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
laz167 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Northern Jersey Posts: 950	Ok depending on how bad these chips are, you can take a detuning file and gently file off the knicks and chips. This is what I do when I get a new deck. What I do is I go around the board and gently file down the edges (kinda like rounding them off) this has seem to work for me specialy when standing on the lift line and someone bumps your board with skis or another board. Now if you do this dont go crazy with it, just a couple of yentle passes will do.

07-14-2010, 08:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
Raziel Guest Posts: n/a	The chips are not THAT bad, I would prob say no more then 1/8inch in from the edge of the board. I sorta figured it would be a bad idea to put sand paper to it so i will just accept the chips as the character of the board and proof that i'm shredding all over the mountain. Thanks for the help

07-14-2010, 02:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
roremc Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Banff, Alberta Posts: 1,107	If it helps make up a good story to go with it! Maybe that some avi debris hit your board as you were escaping a slide!

07-15-2010, 10:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
Mirage Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Da Cut Posts: 107	And if not, you can always tell people that anyways!