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Fix Skateboard Razor Tail, Chips, and Delamination

Rat Vision – Skateboard Tech7 skaters recommend it · 7 mentions, 2014 to 2022
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501K views · 14 years ago · Tutorial · Beginner

Rat Vision walks through fixing a razor tail, chips and delaminated plies on a street or longboard deck using wood glue, clamps and sandpaper. Uploaded in 2012.

Why skaters like it

Posted in r/NewSkaters whenever someone shows a chipped or splitting deck and asks if it can be saved. Shows a cheap repair that brings back some pop.

“Get yourself some gorilla wood glue, it’s not too expensive and some small clamps from like harbor freight or something.”

u/thafrick

What skaters said on Reddit

u/ameoba2014 · 3 points

That's a pretty serious case of delamination. Unless you've abused the board (riding hard, kicking/throwing it, leaving it damp/moist, leaving it on top of a heater, etc) it's a manufacturing defect and you should try to get a replacement. If it's your fault & you can't afford a new board, you can look online for guides to repairing a delam. [VIDEO]

u/thafrick2022 · 3 points

If you want to put some real effort into it because I think you should since it looks like some plies are coming apart and that can affect your pop on your ollies. Get yourself some gorilla wood glue, it’s not too expensive and some small clamps from like harbor freight or something. Here’s a really good video to show what you need to do [VIDEO]

u/XxMegatr0nxX2019 · 3 points

if it gets bad here is a useful video. ​ [VIDEO]

u/ixAp0c2016 · 2 points

Has the deck been like this since you ordered / received it? Looks like delamination (name for when board's plys separate, as centralsaturn said), how to fix [VIDEO].

u/Gamerchick172016 · 2 points

This might help if you are looking for how to fix it [VIDEO]

u/BisgaardAAU2020 · 2 points

I fixed a board like that thanks to this video: [VIDEO] :))

u/eterno_82022 · 2 points

for sure! just check this [VIDEO]

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