Skin Glue Renew?

Anyone have experience with 'B.D. Gold Label Adhesive' or 'B.D. Glue Renew Transfer Sheets'? My skins are in good shape except the first 3-4" of tips and tails are no longer sticky and wonder if either, or which, of these products, or other product, would work as a patch of sorts. Thanks.

I have used gold label twice and both times it worked well.

Gold Label works well and it's easier to get a thin, non-goopy layer with it than it is with the transfer sheets. The one time I've used those the skins were an unholy mess afterward.

fwiw, i've found i can usually goop on a second, sometimes third coat of gold label to fix tips and tails before it becomes enough of a mess that I have to strip the old glue off and start from scratch. If your skins have a lot of pine needles and dirt and such, then it may be worth your while to remove the old glue.

I'm sure there are plenty of methods for removing old glue, but the one i've found thats easiest is to take a old clothes iron (i had one that is retired from being my ski waxing iron) set the iron to a low enough temp that it can be used as a hot squeegy to scrape off the old glue...having a putty knife can also be handy for scraping off the warmed glue. I tried using the method of putting a paper grocery bag on the skin and heating that to remove the glue....might be less messy, but i found putting the iron straight on the old glue surface worked best.

disclaimer.... do this outside wearing a heavy-duty respirator... i can't imagine what kind of toxins are being released when heating up skin glue.

Any places around here do it for you?

I've used gold label to re-glue a pair of skins with great success.  I found the reglued skins are more supple, lighter, and easier to rip due to thinner glue than original, and being able to customize the application by leaving a blank strip down the middle of the skin.
Although, as you may find on the world wide web, others claim to have disastrous results.
I believe the reason for this is attention to detail both in the removal of old glue and the application of the new.
If you don't have the time or willingness to undertake a (somewhat) time consuming and meticulous project, pay someone who does.

My tips for success:

Gross stripping of old glue with heat gun and dull chisel or flat blade.  run the blade behind the gun simultaneously at a rate that softens the glue enough to scrape off w/o damaging the backing of the skin.

2-3 more passes removing glue with brown paper bag method (websearch this) till backing looks clean and is not sticky to touch when cool.

Apply new glue with three or more thin coats following application instructions.

I found that doing the application outside on a cold dry winter day limited the overwhelming noxious fumes that other skiers have complained about (splitboarders actually seem to enjoy the fumes).

FWIW, I wouldn't hesitate to do it again to lengthen the life of otherwise functional skins.

Hope this helps,

-Kneel