"Edward A. Oates" <nowayedward.oates@unearthlylink.net> wrote in message news:BE5DA77A.A529%nowayedward.oates@unearthlylink.net...> I bought a new pair of Volkl 5 Star Supersports (the red ones) in November> 2004. There are terrific skis, with only one issue for me. Has anyone else> experienced the same problem, to wit:>
The red coloring topping seems to be chipping off right around the tails.
had it epoxied once by the shop at Northstar, but it comes back. I'm> concerned that this is a problem with the lamination of the top coat and
just the beginning. Has anyone else had a similar problem? If so, what did> you do about it?>
If it is just my skis, then it sure sounds like a warranty return to me.>
Thanks.> -- > Ed Oates>
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No it's not just your skis. I've looked at three friends' 5 Stars and they were all chipped to some extent. I assume it's from sticking them in the snow. On mine, the top skin on the tail of one ski is chipped. The other ski is actually delaminating. My shop sent them back to Volkl last week. I'll post the outcome when I hear back from them.
Edward A. Oates 18 March 2005 08:01:28 [ permanent link ]
in article DYm_d.6505$KZ5.4852@fe10.lga, ToddD at darinzo@optonline.net.invalid.lga.highwinds-media.com wrote on 3/17/05 5:23 PM:
"ToddD" <darinzo@optonline.net.invalid.lga.highwinds-media.com> wrote in> message news:U%%Zd.5793$Ys5.3958@fe10.lga...>> "Edward A. Oates" <nowayedward.oates@unearthlylink.net> wrote in message>> news:BE5DA77A.A529%nowayedward.oates@unearthlylink.net...>>> I bought a new pair of Volkl 5 Star Supersports (the red ones) in> November>>> 2004. There are terrific skis, with only one issue for me. Has anyone> else>>> experienced the same problem, to wit:>>>
The red coloring topping seems to be chipping off right around the> tails.>> I>>> had it epoxied once by the shop at Northstar, but it comes back. I'm>>> concerned that this is a problem with the lamination of the top coat and>> is>>> just the beginning. Has anyone else had a similar problem? If so, what> did>>> you do about it?>>>
If it is just my skis, then it sure sounds like a warranty return to me.>>>
Thanks.>>> -- >>> Ed Oates>>>
To help eliminate spam and scams, send it to FTC gov <uce@ftc.gov>>>>
No it's not just your skis. I've looked at three friends' 5 Stars and> they>> were all chipped to some extent. I assume it's from sticking them in the>> snow.>> On mine, the top skin on the tail of one ski is chipped. The other ski is>> actually delaminating. My shop sent them back to Volkl last week. I'll>> post the outcome when I hear back from them.>>
Just talked to the shop and Volkl "fixed" my skis. Sounds like they just> epoxied the top skin. The shop isn't charging to remount the bindings, so> my cost was $35 for shipping.> We'll see if the repair holds.......>
Thanks for the update. If that's all Volkl is going to do, then the shop at Northstar can do that for $10 a pop. I guess the thing to do is to keep on top of it, even to the extent of doing the epoxy job as part of preparing the skis for over summer storage.
On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 11:48:21 -0600, Edward A. Oates wrote:
I bought a new pair of Volkl 5 Star Supersports (the red ones) in November> 2004. There are terrific skis, with only one issue for me. Has anyone else> experienced the same problem, to wit:
Just noticed that my wifes volkl energy skis are rubber capped on the tail. They should have capped the 5 stars also.
Edward A. Oates wrote:> I bought a new pair of Volkl 5 Star Supersports (the red ones) in November> 2004. There are terrific skis, with only one issue for me. Has anyone else> experienced the same problem, to wit:>
The red coloring topping seems to be chipping off right around the tails. I> had it epoxied once by the shop at Northstar, but it comes back. I'm> concerned that this is a problem with the lamination of the top coat and is> just the beginning. Has anyone else had a similar problem? If so, what did> you do about it?>
If it is just my skis, then it sure sounds like a warranty return to me.
Top skins are just cosmetic. Don't sweat the small stuff, worry about your bases; better, treat the ski as a consumable, not as an investment, and you'll be happier.
Get a can of flat black paint, spray some on the tops of your skis and you won't notice the chipping AND you'll have the added benefit of no one stealing your skis.
Or, if you want to look like a cool ski insider, use flat white paint - those flat white painted skis you occasionally see around are next year's models loaned to select ski insiders for evaluation.
Top skins are just cosmetic. Don't sweat the small stuff, worry about > your bases; better, treat the ski as a consumable, not as an investment, > and you'll be happier.>
Amen! I tell this to people who get all bent out of shape about nicks and scratches. I doubt many listen, but it's good advise.
Now to truly treat skis as consumables it helps to be able to get them cheap somehow. I frequent end of season sales, swaps, and demo racks and this makes it much easier to donate an old ski to a fence project when it's time.
Matt (never paid more than about $250 for a new pair of skis)
