REF: 8731383
2023
Have you bought a splitboard and would like some advice on how to change the skins and maintain your splitboard?
Find all the information you need to help keep your splitboard equipment in good condition long-term.
Over time, the skins of your splitboard can wear out and become less efficient.
At Decathlon, we offer you a solution to change your skins by cutting them yourself to adapt to your splitboard.
Just buy the pack of skins and follow the steps in our tutorial:
The splitboard knife with the skins
A hammer
A marker and cutter
First of all, clean the splitboard base to prevent dust from sticking to the skins.
You can use the net to protect the skins from dust.
Attach the skin
Fix the loop or stirrup of your skin around the tip of the splitboard (even if there is a small angle).
Do not cover the inner edges
Be sure to position the skin 3 mm from the inside of the ski, and 1.5 mm from the edges.
Glue the skin on the inner length of the board
Follow the metal edge on the inside of the ski to position and glue the skin along the whole length.
Cut lengthwise
With the cutter, cut the skin lengthwise leaving a margin of about 5 cm.
Cut on the outer side
With the cutter, cut the skin overhang along the metal edge of the outer side.
Cut the nose
Cut the nose part following the metal edges.
Place the metal hook on top of the ski and find the balance point
With the marker, draw a line along the metal hook.
Using a pair of scissors, remove the skin from the outer part of the line.
Replace the metal clip with the strong fabric (supplied with the pack).
Using the marker, draw the 3 hole points.
Peel the skin off the ski and use the net to protect the glue from dust.
Using the marker and the cutter, make 3 small holes.
Put the 3 screws in the plastic, then in the skins.
Place the 3 heads on the 3 pins and hit with the hammer.
This is the result!
You can now put the skin back on the ski to check that nothing is sticking out and that everything is in place, at the tips, the nose and the tail.
