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Blade's Toe Frayed

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My son has an S17 on the way, I need to do a quick repair of his Stealth's blade to get him through the weekend. He hates his back up but it'll be there in case the Stealth becomes unuseable.

Basically the rounded toe is frayed about 1/8 to 3/16 in....and back out layer is delaminating just over a 1/4". Should I cut or file the damaged area off to stop it from spreading-is that even possible? Could I grind it, have a dremel ready to go.

Better off to apply gorilla glue or a 2 part epoxy to the damaged area rather than cut it? Searched and read posts on blade repair, didn't see anybody cutting/grinding the toe a bit(got a mask-waiting for go ahead)

Poor kid's been working on his snap shot for hours every night on backyard rink-got real upset when he noticed the blades toe.

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Epoxy inside, epoxy outside and pray. Cutting could result in a major change in the feel or the shot.

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I've got the same problem. Big tourney coming up this weekend and I need a quick fix on the toe of my SWD RM19 OPS blade.

Toe is completely split and frayed, with a 1" X 1/4" hole between the frayed composite where the foam used to be. The toe is complete mush.

I bought some ACE Super Stregth gel epoxy and did what Chad recommended above. It cured nice and solid, but it all broke off quickly when I played my last game.

So, is there something stronger I can try that won't chip and break off?

PLEASE HELP!!!

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be sure to sand down the surface, mix the epoxy well, and then lay it on there and give as much time as possible to cure (24 hrs)...

In the end, a hard impact from puck, boards, or opponent can always break it off, but doing the above is how to ensure the best curing process...

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I have used that epoxy putty stuff. Where you have to break a piece of it off and rub it in your hands until it turns a certain colour.

The epoxy is just like a piece of clay, mold it how you like and let it dry, then just sand paper off the excess dried epoxy.

Its working really well.

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It's already a very short blade as it is -- so I really can't cut it.

Epoxy putty stuff? Maybe I'll give that a try. Anyone know what it's actually called?

Any other ideas would be of great help, although I'm doubtful now that this blade is going to hold up for one -- let alone four -- games.

Thanks for the help!

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