How to wax skis?!

ferda · 2012-03-09 23:15:40

hi im new here and ive never waxed skis before! how? i just got some sick suspects how do i do it?!?!?

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Get a stick of ski wax. Not just candle wax.

Get an iron. Not a steam iron, but it can just be an electric clothes iron. Waxing irons are better though.

Plug the iron in, and let it heat up. You'll want a mid-heat setting.

When the iron is hot, hold one end of the stick of wax on the face of the iron, and let it dribble down onto the base of your skis, which should be held in some sort of steady position, base up, with the brakes up.

You'll want to drip a line of it down the middle of the ski for best results. Do not cover the whole ski.

Put the hot face of the iron on the base of your ski, and rub the wax around. Try to just move the iron tip to tail, as to move less wax off the sides of the ski. Always keep the iron moving, otherwise you can bubble the bases of your skis and ruin them.

When done, let the wax AT LEAST cool down to room temperature before scraping it off using a plastic wax scraper. It's best if you let them sit in a warm room overnight, or longer if you can.

Mar 9 2012 11:20PM

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ferda

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WOW MAN!!!!! u must be like pro to know all that about skis man!!!! add me as a friend :)

Mar 9 2012 11:25PM

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I had a feeling this was a troll thread. Oh well.

Mar 9 2012 11:26PM

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make sure you buy some HF wax. you'll land everything you try with it.

Mar 9 2012 11:27PM

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ferda

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im actually new.. i just want some karma sorry :/

Mar 9 2012 11:29PM

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how do you expect to get karma? with threads like these everyone is just gunna -K you anyways

Mar 9 2012 11:32PM

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yea it was all basically covered. just find an iron with now holes

Mar 9 2012 11:35PM

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ferda

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man i told u im new here i dont know how things work :(

Mar 9 2012 11:47PM

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Peppy

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFp4X5Ivixs

Mar 9 2012 11:57PM

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ban this kid please...

Mar 10 2012 12:02AM

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ferda

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man why u gotta troll me? at least give me a chance to make some friends through skiing and have fun, instead of bringing me down and being a jerk you dont even know me

Mar 10 2012 1:17AM

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