All in a service tech's night...

[Doug Briggs]

Before:

And after:

I suppose I could have hand brushed these a bit more. :-o

 

[Muleski]

Back from the dead. Impressive stuff!

 

[Shawn C.]

/Homer Simpson voice:
Mmmmm....structure....


Wow, those things were hammered!

 

[Doug Briggs]

It gave me a real opportunity to put the Scout through its paces.

 

[CalG]

Before:

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I suppose I could have hand brushed these a bit more. :-o

A brushed out coat of wax really looks good.....

But then day two comes around.... ;-)

 

[Johnny V.]

You CAN make a silk purse out of a sow's ear...............

 

[Uncle-A]

The new toy your boss purchased for you does nice work.

 

[Philpug]

How pitted were the edges when done? Personally I would be embarrassed to bring those skis in . Did the customer appreciate the work? My guess is no, I am not sure how many self respecting skiers would let a ski get that bad. Did you contact Skier Services to report the skier for abuse and neglect?

 

[Jilly]

Great work!! Part of me wonders where were those stored??

 

[Muleski]

Great work!! Part of me wonders where were those stored??

Looks like a dumpster to me! Seriously. Pretty great endorsement of the machine and operator. And, of the depth of the skis’ bases and edge!

 

[Plai]

I'm amazed the bases came out so well. It looked like a lot of ptex repairs, some along the edges. Maybe the wax smooths out the ptex edges so they don't appear in the finished pictures?

 

[Dwight]

I wish I had the tools of the trade to make skis look that good. You 1%ers really don't know how bad skis do come in. I wish we could ban the straight sticks for tuning too.

@Doug Briggs, nice job.

 

[skix]

Looked at that closeup pic of damaged ski and said out loud "Holy Crap!". Seeing the end result makes me want to go back and buy that $50 pair of daughter-sized Fisher race skis I saw the other day.

 

[Plai]

Did the repair cost more than usual? I assume the time spent definitely was.

 

[BC.]

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I suppose I could have hand brushed these a bit more. :-o

Here in NEPA.....skis like that come in pretty often....ugly stuff..........I always tell the guys up front to ask the customers at check in “if they stored their skis in their pool over the summer”.....lol

Awful rust, dried out bases, cobwebs, caked on dirt, etc.......but satisfying to bring them back to life.

 

[BS Slarver]

Great job but how’s your new machine after those skis ?
Several shops I know would have turned them away or had a up charge for neglect.

 

[Mike Thomas]

I'll bet the conversation went something like this:

"I don't think they really need a tune, just the edges and some wax. I really don't ski them that much and don't want to spend much money."

 

[KingGrump]

Looks like a pair of Atomic LT 11 M with Neox binding. Probably 10 to 13 years old.

The tune probably costed more than the skis are worth.

 

[Jilly]

I'll bet the conversation went something like this:

"I don't think they really need a tune, just the edges and some wax. I really don't ski them that much and don't want to spend much money."

Looks like a pair of Atomic LT 11 M with Neox binding. Probably 10 to 13 years old.

The tune probably costed more than the skis are worth.

More likely....but these are my favourite pair of skis! Just make them go fast so I can keep up with my buddies!!

 

[RuleMiHa]

How pitted were the edges when done? Personally I would be embarrassed to bring those skis in . Did the customer appreciate the work? My guess is no, I am not sure how many self respecting skiers would let a ski get that bad. Did you contact Skier Services to report the skier for abuse and neglect?

I would have lied and said I inherited them, no way would I cop to that level of neglect.