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Just installing the OEM cover on your ski puts scratches in the paint and visor. Forget trailering it. 
Just the *installation* will mar your finish. For us OCD types that's a HUGE no-no.
I have NO IDEA why Yamaha would make a product designed to protect the finish of a ski have a liner equivalent to 150-grit sandpaper.
Anyway, a factory cover came with my ski and as it stood there was no way in hell I was gonna put it on after I wetsanded and buffed the entire thing AND bought a new visor. Sorry, not happening. But I needed a cover to protect from dust and flying crap in the garage.
The aftermarket had nothing enticing, so I had to make my own solution.
Install a microfiber liner inside the OEM Yamaha cover.
Let's PAMPER that fresh new finish:
So here's how it went down:
I started the project with a microfiber duvet cover my sister donated to the cause. Nice, thick, and FLUFFY. Plush stuff, here.
Step 1, lose the liner. A razor blade mounted in a vice makes a perfect shearing tool to separate the two.
And here's the separated liner ready for the trash:
Next step, put the cover inside out on the ski to cut the microfiber into panels to fit your ski.
Now, drape your microfiber over and design your panels.
Here we are with final panel design. Microfiber is over any areas that make contact with the paint or visor.
Now spray upholstery glue on the back of the microfiber.
And on the back of the cover.
Press on the microfiber panels and BAM. No more marred finish!
Look at that softness. It's like draping your ski in a fluffy cloud.
And that's it! Problem solved. Go ahead and trailer with that sumbitch! Throw some wax under it before you leave for the ramp and enjoy one HELL of a buff job courtesy of the wind when you get there.
No, I do not use this cover outside in the elements or for trailering. It's used inside only as a dust and ding protector.
Told ya I was OCD. Enjoy!
Just the *installation* will mar your finish. For us OCD types that's a HUGE no-no. I have NO IDEA why Yamaha would make a product designed to protect the finish of a ski have a liner equivalent to 150-grit sandpaper.
Anyway, a factory cover came with my ski and as it stood there was no way in hell I was gonna put it on after I wetsanded and buffed the entire thing AND bought a new visor. Sorry, not happening. But I needed a cover to protect from dust and flying crap in the garage.
The aftermarket had nothing enticing, so I had to make my own solution.
Install a microfiber liner inside the OEM Yamaha cover.
Let's PAMPER that fresh new finish:So here's how it went down:
I started the project with a microfiber duvet cover my sister donated to the cause. Nice, thick, and FLUFFY. Plush stuff, here.
Step 1, lose the liner. A razor blade mounted in a vice makes a perfect shearing tool to separate the two.
And here's the separated liner ready for the trash:
Next step, put the cover inside out on the ski to cut the microfiber into panels to fit your ski.
Now, drape your microfiber over and design your panels.
Here we are with final panel design. Microfiber is over any areas that make contact with the paint or visor.
Now spray upholstery glue on the back of the microfiber.
And on the back of the cover.
Press on the microfiber panels and BAM. No more marred finish!
Look at that softness. It's like draping your ski in a fluffy cloud.
And that's it! Problem solved. Go ahead and trailer with that sumbitch! Throw some wax under it before you leave for the ramp and enjoy one HELL of a buff job courtesy of the wind when you get there.
No, I do not use this cover outside in the elements or for trailering. It's used inside only as a dust and ding protector.
Told ya I was OCD.
Enjoy!
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