How do you fix seperated topsheet? Good repair shop in CO?

[Steve C]

I was up in Summit County (CO), over thanksgiving hoping to get in 4 days of carving. At the end of the first day I noticed the top sheet was coming up on the back corner of my board ('01 Prior 175 WCR). The area that seperated runs about 1" up the side of the board and 2" along the tail. I had to ride my Neversummer the rest of the weekend and carve in softies.

I rember a post about using epoxy to fix this. Does anyone have any suggestions about what type of epoxy to use & how to go about fixing this?

Also does anyone have any suggestions for a good repair shop in metro Denver or Summit county where I could get this fixed?

Thanks,

Steve

[Donek]

Steve,

I'd recommend either Racers Edge in Breck or Edgeworks in Denver. As for repairing it yourself, you'll need a 24 hour epoxy, some clamps and some rubbing alchohol. You want to thouroughly clean the area of any oils. Use the rubbing alchohol as it woun't have any negative effects on the materials in the board. Be sure to pry open the area and let it dry completely before proceding. Rubbing alchohol is usually 30% water, so this coud take a little while. Work the epoxy into the joint. Be sure all surfaces are wet before clamping everything tightly. Wipe all the excess epoxy off the board before it cures so you don't have to do a lot of clean up after. Let it sit for 24 hours before removing the clamps.