turfing with no seams.

[Mark44]

Yep I have done that a dozen times and it works great.
It doesn’t come up from stress in the material just use a heat gun and get it hot. Do not pull too hard just hard enough to form it.
Seams are for losers it is a much nicer job without seams I even do the bottom of the tray around the rear sides to meat up with the rail turf without seams.

Mark44

 

[onesojourner]

do you have any pictures of your work?

 

[onesojourner]

ok I did some digging and I found ketsairs old build thread on pwctoday with some Mark44 turf action. I know Boris was looking for pictures of this too.

 

[Mark44]

Yep there you go. His turf turned out real nice. The nose off his ski was a challenge doing it by myself but turned out nice.

Mark44

 

[63chevyll]

we just started doing it this way. one piece on a 750SX, yes even with the rails and back spots.

we held the mat infront of a heater and held it with welding gloves, then a heat gun on the back side, worked great

 

[onesojourner]

so it looks like your starting from the bottom and working your way up is that right? are you test fitting it before you use the contact cement?

 

[63chevyll]

i dont test fit,

we start from the outside and work our way to the tray, that seems to work for us

 

[Mark44]

so it looks like your starting from the bottom and working your way up is that right? are you test fitting it before you use the contact cement?

Yes I work my way up and there is no test fit it is cut big on three sides and the tray edge started first all other edges are cut in with a NEW razor knife.

Mark44

 

[jura]

You can also do it this way, I don't have a seem in the foothold.

 

[sjetrider]

Heat and a pattern, it will cost you more turf (to make the pattern)and you will need help from someone to heat and hold, trim then heat and hold then repeat. Unless you can get Crammit to come off the pattern?????????????????????????? It can be done, just not quick or easy.

 

[Mark44]

You can also do it this way, I don't have a seem in the foothold.

Looks very nice I like the two patterns of turf used on the same ski A+ :biggthumpup:

Mark44

 

[Big Kahuna]

what pattern are you talking about???? they are cutting them as they go.......

I have templates for the SJ, may try the one solid piece this time, just wont cut the slits for the seams where it turns down.

 

[KaosFreestyle]

Just to keep this all in one thread. Are the most of you guys using the cement Hydro-Turf sells or something else?

Also what options are their for padding other than Hydro-Turf expensive stuff?

 

[onesojourner]

go to lowes and get DAP WELDWOOD with the red label. I think hydro-turf just rebrands that. its awesome.

 

[sxrcohen5]

Thats sick how you guys can turf like that..I just recently did my ski and i have no idea how i would of been able to make it look as nice ass those skis in this thread ..WOW

 

[FLY6584]

Just to keep this all in one thread. Are the most of you guys using the cement Hydro-Turf sells or something else?

Also what options are their for padding other than Hydro-Turf expensive stuff?

I'll second the DAP Weldwood, but just be sure you don't apply too much.

The best way to apply it is to apply a thin coat and let it dry to a tack then apply another coat and let that dry to a tack (To both the turf and tray). Then you stick the turf down and be careful cuz once you stick it down its down.

 

[onesojourner]

and the good thing about that is you can ride the same day. rough up the turf and any padding before you apply the contact cement.

 

[onesojourner]

hey FLY6584 could you post some more pictures of your turf?

 

[CoreyLKN]

I really dont care if my turf has seams or not..(mine does) as long as its funtional. Though i gotta say these turf jobs are tits! :biggrin:

 

[gj_fx1]

This is one job where two sets of hands are *really* useful.