ok well first step is to evaluate the situation, see what you're dealing with. if you can see wood core... well you may have a bigger situation than this little technique can fix and you will have to go to a shop. or patch it yourself. which is something i may show you later on if i manage to eff my board up to that extent. but anyways. here is what i was presented with. 3 dents in my base like this. pretty mellow. easy fix no doubt.
then next step. locate your tools and p-tex candle. these babies can be bought and most snowboard stores for a couple of bucks. i recommend buying like 5 or 6 of them tho. they go pretty quick. one thing i forgot in this image was a razor blade, which you will see later on.
then you'll want to take the lighter and light that little stick of plastic on fire. be careful. it gets really hot and if that drips on your skin it will cause an instant blister. it really really sucks. trust me.
get it burning nice and evenly
then begin dripping it into the scratch. don't fill it up entirely right away tho. just do one base layer. keep it nice and low so it doesn't blow around everywhere.
scrape that first layer clean down with either your razor blade or scraper. you will need the razor blade to trim down the bubbling that occurs when you scratch your base tho. that is also something you will need to do to flatten it right out again. also another warning. razor blades are very sharp. be careful with them. go away from your body and other body part. i have thankfully not injured myself with one of these and i hope you can also stay safe.
throw down subsequent layers of p-tex into the scratch and slowly build it up. if it starts to bubble you're putting too much in at once. so it's really just repeating the process of these above mentioned steps until you fill it completely and get it nice and clean again.
throw a nice waxjob on there and it's looking and riding mint again. stay safe out there guys.
peace
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