If you go into any snowboard shop they will probably tell you to let them deal with it, and while that might be good advice if you want to go about repairing small core shots at home.. we are going to tell you how to go about doing it.

" The warmer the board is, the better the repair will stick " bear this in mind when you go about repairing anything on your board.

What your going to need

1. P-TEX candles in either black or clear depending on your color
A basic face mask for toxic fumes
an X acto knife
a rasp file and sand paper
matches
tin can
a heat gun

You should be able to find a p-text and metal scraper at a snowboard shop but the rest get it from the hardware place
you want a gun for melting it. not a real gun you know what i mean.

Ok lets get cracking

1.Put down a cloth and empty can, make sure your not wearing flip flops or you might burn your toes.. Clean the core shot area and soften it with your heat gun ( or a hair dryer ) The P-tex will adhere better to the material. So with the X-acto expose more of it and texture the base material around it with your medium grit sandpaper. This is very similar to a surfboard repair.

2. If the metal edge is exposed, dab superglue on the metal teeth for a more bondable surface. let the glur dry before you begin

3. Reheat the repair area with heat gun, Light the P-text candle over the tin can if you are going to drop the p-tex without the glue gun. If you get nasty carbon built up the black stuff.. it means theres too much oxygen entering in and its burning too low. Keep the lit end of the candle close to the tin can. Metal scraper or board base so less air gets under the flame. Then Roll of any big globs of carbon onto the side of tin can before they enter teh core shot. Carbon globs wont hurt your baord but they make for a weaker bond, look like crap and suggest to people that your a hack.

4. If you went with the glue gun, slowly feed the p-tex through the opening while pressing the trigger, p-tex melts slower and cools faster than glue so when your going dont stop.

5. Let the P-text cool and 15 mins later then smooth it with a rasp file and snadpaper... after if you want to get the best results take it into a shope for a base grind. or you can just wax it.

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