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How to de tune skis?

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.Rybak.
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What are some good tips and tricks on how to de-tune skis? What to use? thanks for the help in advance.
Oct 8 2013 9:13PM
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skier_boy26
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Hand file + edges you want to detune. Doesn't take a ton of effort to take the bite out of an edge, especially for rails
Oct 8 2013 9:44PM
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GeorgiaJibber
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This, or if you want to insure that you will do no harm to your edge, just take a gummy stone and go after it, it will take a long ass time but it might be better for your edges.
Oct 8 2013 10:04PM
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.Rybak.
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so if i use the hand file just press really light but if i use a gummy stone apply a little bit more pressure?
Oct 8 2013 10:06PM
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GeorgiaJibber
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Ya, and you want to do that up down motion like you would be sharpening a knife with a file, but with a bum my stone you can go as hard as you want. The reason o use caution with a file as that it can take of so much edge, that you won't ever be able to replace.
Oct 8 2013 10:10PM
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clive_bixby
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Get a gummy stone and use that. Feel it out from there. Don't get a file.
Oct 8 2013 10:20PM
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.Rybak.
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Ill probably go and pick up a gummy stone soon. I still have over a month and half till ski season.
Oct 8 2013 10:37PM
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.mnr.
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gummy stone
Oct 8 2013 11:34PM
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