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Topsheet damage from bindings

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2023 Custom used with Burton Genesis and Cartel X reflex bindings. This is after ~15 days but tbh it already looked like this after day 2 or 3.

Is this normal? I've never seen another board wear this bad (or this fast). The top layer of the topsheet seems to have been completely worn away in the areas where the binding exerts force through the board.

Kind of annoying as I tend to move my stance around a bit for different riding but now will end up with footprint all up and down the board. I have already widened my stance by a half inch so the inside heel damage on both feet is exposed.

Is this just trash materials from Burton?

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I had the exact same thing happen to my Burton Hometown Hero. I sent a warranty claim to Burton and they gave me a new board.
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k3nzb said:
Really? I might give that a go then.

Did it just happen again though?
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Yah, was easy enough. Just go through the warranty stuff and they'll do it. You'll have to send your board in. I disagree with the Burton lovers, this shouldn't happen. Doesn't happen on any other board. Also, if the top sheet is important for how the board rides like companies claim (though I'm not sure I'd notice) seems to me that it would take away from the performance.
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Anditwasstillhot said:
Yah, was easy enough. Just go through the warranty stuff and they'll do it. You'll have to send your board in. I disagree with the Burton lovers, this shouldn't happen. Doesn't happen on any other board. Also, if the top sheet is important for how the board rides like companies claim (though I'm not sure I'd notice) seems to me that it would take away from the performance.
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Didn't happen again because I didn't give it a chance to and returned it after I got a new board and got a Jones Flagship instead.
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Craig64 said:
It's the exposed hard plastic on Burtons bindings that is causing this issue. Put the same bindings on a new board, it will happen again.
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Not true as it didn't happen to my Flagship.
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k3nzb said:
Tbh it's probably a combination of this + a junk topsheet from Burton.

You can see in the pics I posted that even the foam gas pedal has left a big mark. These areas feel almost like they have been polished smooth vs. the rest of the matte topsheet.
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It really shouldn't happen. I am a fan of Burton stuff and love some Burton boards but seriously this shouldn't happen.
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k3nzb said:
Will try to claim under warranty. Suspect I'll have issues initiating it here in Aus as I purchased the deck from Burton's Canadian online store whilst over there.
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As long as you have the receipt it shouldn't matter
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