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Preparation is half the job
We suggest you get all the items to hand
that you will or may need:
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A- Some kind of soft cloth or paper wipes: |
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2.5cm Masking Tape: |
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C- A good 5cm wide duct tape or similar: |
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D- A sharp knife: |
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Bowl of clean water: |
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Silicone sealant cartridge: |
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H- Silicone sealant application gun: |
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I- Silicone Remover in case of any bad over-runs on the
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Stage 1. OK now lets get the board prepared
It is important to degrease your board before you start, even if it looks clean.
Any impurities whatsoever will impair the adhesive properties of the silicone
and prevent good adhesion. Next offer the the nose guard onto the board and make
a light pencil line on the smooth part of the rail where the nose guard
finishes.
TIP;
If the
nose guard does not stay in place on its own, you will need to cut two 30cm
strips of the 5cm duct tape to hold the ends in place when we get to stage 4.
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2. Now lets save time later by masking up the board.
With the nose guard in situ, mask up the board completely around the entire
perimeter of the nose guard to save getting any silicone sealant where it is not
wanted, this will also give a professional finish to the project.
TIP;
It is easer to prevent
silicone getting on a surface than it is to clean it of afterwards. Silicone is
extremely slippery, you must avoid getting it on the deck at all costs..!
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Stage 3. Apply a Silicone bead to the surface
of the board.
Apply a silicon bead to the surface of the board but not on the roughened grip
surface as this will cause problems regarding cleaning off the cured silicone
should you with to remove the nose guard at a later time.
TIP 1 :
Using the sharp knife,
carefully cut the nozzle of the silicon cartridge at a 45º angle, allowing a 5mm
diameter bead to be extruded.
TIP 2 :
We recommend that the
silicon bead should be kept approximately 1 cm away from any edge as the bead
will spread out when compressed by applying the nose guard.
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4. Affixing the Nose Guard
Carefully align the nose guard with the board
and gently press into place on the the board. You may have to gradually
apply a firm pressure to ensure the nose guard settles into the correct
position.
TIP:
At this point it may be
necessary to tap home the nose guard with the palm of your hand to ensure a
sound fit .
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Stage 5. Edge finishing
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is not always necessary. However, you may wish to run a bead of silicon
where the nose guard and the board join but this should be done with great care
and should be continued around the complete perimeter of the nose guard
TIP1 :
Clean up any over-runs with a damp cloth, use long smooth gentle strokes. Don't
over do the smoothing, remember - less is more.
TIP2 :
Unwanted silicon can be removed with silicon remover
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6. Finishing off
Once you are happy with the result or your work up to and including stage 5, you
should carefully remove all the masking tape whilst the silicon is not yet
cured, but be mindful not to move the nose protector or undo your perfect
finishing of the silicon edge during this process.
TIP:
At this point it may be necessary to use either duct tape or
similar to hold the nose guard in place during the initial curing process which
will take about 24 hours.
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Job done!
The visible silicon should cure in about 24 hours but the main holding silicon
may take 2-3 days to cure completely. For this reason, we recommend not putting
your board onto the water for 3 days after applying the nose guard, after all,
you wouldn't want to undo all the good work you have just done..!
TIP:
should you need to remove the nose guard at some future date, any lingering
silicon left on the board can be removed with "silicon remover" which is
available at the top of this page.
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Let Blue Chip take the strain of fitting your
nose guard |
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Nose Guard fitting by Blue Chip
If you feel uncomfortable about fitting any nose guard yourself, or you just
haven't got the time, or you feel unsure regarding your competence in this type
of project, we can do this for you in one of our fully equipped heated workshops
for a charge of £30
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Blue Chip Nose Guard Fitting Service |
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