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Ice Hockey Skate Outsole Re-enforcement

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Skinni44	Skinni44 posted 8 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 11, Visits: 253	Good evening, this is going to be a strange project to some of you but this is something I know it must be achievable and looking for advice. Basically these skates were converted to inline skates. The outsoles are carbon but not sure what but they are notoriously rubbish and thin. I didn't realise until after how bad they were! I've patched up the edges of the soles but now the chassis is starting to go through the sole. The fact that these were top line skates mean that I don't really want to get rid just yet. I'm looking at doing a repair similar to these: https://www.instagram.com/p/BKThVMMjYh2/?taken-by=hockeyrepairshop https://www.instagram.com/p/-ZFpCdOPC4/?taken-by=hockeyrepairshop Apologies I couldn't copy the pictures but those are the links for them. The bottom link is the one I'm trying to resemble the most. These are pictures of the skates and the area I'm going to try and repair. I will remove the chassis and re-enforce the sole at the toe/forefoot area aswell as the heel so that there is a balance on both skates but without adding too much weight. I called the guys at easy composites and a very helpful guy there recommended that I can use the rapid repair kit? What are other peoples opinions and any advice on the best way to do this repair? I've got to try and re-inforce the toebox with something so can use clamps unless that's not needed? How many layers would I need to do the job? Any advice would be great and I need to start this project sooner rather then later. Thanks in advance.
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scottracing	scottracing posted 8 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 460, Visits: 5.2K	I would strip the shoes down so you can see exactly how much damage there is, at the moment it looks as though its only on the edges. Once you have them bare you need to mask off the area thats affected and sand back the damage until you are happy, although you could put a patch straight over the top as its not that structural but it wont look as nice. Ive used the repair kit and its pretty good, you will need to create a patch slightly smaller than the repair size and another ply on top to encapsulate it so you build up the thickness nice and flush but if its proud you can sand back smooth, but you will always have a slight bump where the repair is but if you can match the fibre weave it shouldn't look as apparent. Get some photos up once you have stripped it and we can see how bad the damage is?
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Warren (Staff)	Warren (Staff) posted 8 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 8.5K	I agree that a strip down is needed to get a better damage assessment. The basic process for repair is as Scott says. Extra care on the final visible layer will make the repair as subtle as is possible given the circumstances. Warren Penalver Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant
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Skinni44	Skinni44 posted 8 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 11, Visits: 253	Thanks for the replies guys. Think I will order the rapid repair kit and go from there. Tha damaged area I'm concerned about is underneath where the chassis fits to the outsole. I'll pull the chassis off and take a few pictures of the area. I'm thinking about cleaning all the old resin out from around the edges and slightly wrap the carbon around it. Will update as I will no doubt need some help!
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