[Dirtjumper999]

Okay so Charlotte, NC has been really really really hot lately. And we've gotten maybe a 1/16" of meaningful rain in the past three weeks. So my question is, how can I sheild my dirtjumps from the heat? I'll go out and water them, but with in a 15 minutes the water is dryed up. so the first inch of my jumps is just dust. So please help me, i see the death of my dirtjumps in the near, dry future.

 

[fiddy_ryder]

water and more water...

 

[Dirtjumper999]

I'm off work today, so I've been going out every hour and spraying them down untill they are soaking. So we'll see what the day does to them.

 

[Zach Dank]

Easy answer. Wood Glue. Mix it with water in a pump sprayer. Wet your jumps down first with regular water, and shape them money.
Then coat all of your jumps with the water/wood glue mixture. This will lock in the water for many days, and keep your jumps smooth.
I do it all the time.
We get zero rain for about 5 months where i live.

 

[urbaindk]

Would covering them with a tarp when not in use help trap some of the moisture in?

 

[Dirtjumper999]

Wood glue? Really? And yeah tryed a tarp, the thing is only have like three tarps, I don't feel like going and buying 11 more. It works a little though.

 

[sb317]

I'd like to try the wood glue out. Also, go to a carpet company and see if they'll give you some scrap. After riding, soak the jumps and lay the carpet over them. I think this works better than tarps sometimes. The jumps will stay damp longer and helps hold the shape of the lip..

 

[Bicyclist]

Heh, no rain in 3 weeks? Try no rain in months and months here. We just water water water water and build in the shade, but I want to try the wood glue.

 

[Dirtjumper999]

I'd like to try the wood glue out. Also, go to a carpet company and see if they'll give you some scrap. After riding, soak the jumps and lay the carpet over them. I think this works better than tarps sometimes. The jumps will stay damp longer and helps hold the shape of the lip..

I have carpet over the landings, but its still really dry. he carpet pieces are like 100 degrees. I'm gonna give wood glue a try.

 

[colton]

Easy answer. Wood Glue. *snip* We get zero rain for about 5 months where i live.

Care to elaborate? How much wood glue because my thinking is that after it dries, and maybe one of those rains comes through the area, wouldnt the glue all run off the lip and puddle at the base of the jump and be sticky and slippery? Does the glue just act as a seal for the dirt?

 

[pinkshirtphotos]

dont spend money on glue use fabric starch. its going to sound stupid but i used to be into sand castle sculpting; to make wet sand keep a form we used wood glue at times but usually fabric starch.