it varies. there used to be this myth that factory wax was AWESOME but it's usually just stuff that's good for storage (since skis can sit on a shelf forever before being sold)

so it might have decent or good storage wax in it already, might not. you can wax them to be safe, it def won't hurt but it probably won't matter. i'd only do it if i was bored and just having fun obsessing over the new gear, or if the bases look thirsty

others would wax scrape brush wax scrape brush wax scrape brush haha. not my cup of tea but it's not a terrible idea to keep brand new gear in the best shape you can

SofaKingSickit varies. there used to be this myth that factory wax was AWESOME but it's usually just stuff that's good for storage (since skis can sit on a shelf forever before being sold)

so it might have decent or good storage wax in it already, might not. you can wax them to be safe, it def won't hurt but it probably won't matter. i'd only do it if i was bored and just having fun obsessing over the new gear, or if the bases look thirsty

others would wax scrape brush wax scrape brush wax scrape brush haha. not my cup of tea but it's not a terrible idea to keep brand new gear in the best shape you can

What good does it do to reapply (“wax scrape brush wax scrape brush”) to the base?

like what is the point to doing it more than once?

the perfect wax job gets the entire base waxed but has the wax in the base, not on it. So the idea behind scraping and brushing is to remove the excess wax. The idea behind repeating the whole process is to make sure the whole base is waxed thoroughly and each time through the excess is removed for optimal performance (and I think excess wax speeds the removal of the wax from inside the base)

doing it multiple times is just for people who take it very seriously. I wax often but half ass the scraping and almost never brush (and would never repeat the process unless I was a racer or this quarantine stuff lasts for months lol) but the option is there

Do it first to remove the old wax, dirt, and loose ptex from the base. It draws out the impurities. Then the new wax goes in and it doesnt doesn't matter if you scrape or not, it can add bonus protection for the summer but if you scrape it's totally fine. No reason it should draw the wax out. That is if you have the luxury of enough wax to do that. You can't reuse wax either because the point is to get impurities out.

Skis do perform better waxed, no doubt.

Ive never done a controlled experiment to say leaving skis covered in wax helps, but it makes sense, I do it, my stuff seems to last a loooong time and rust free.

Gummy stone rust spots

PAY attention to what you brush your bases with. Some bases can be damaged from an over aggressive brush.

Brush and scrape lengthwise, not perpendicular.

KNOW the waxes melting temp and don’t “hot spot “ your bases with an iron

Repeating multiple times IMO only necessary pre skiing. , one heavy as fuck cheap clear wax smothered in and on bases and edges for summer brush and scrape before not after, leave wax on

Can also lower your dins so the bindings springs aren’t under pressure all summer

SavageBiffSkis do perform better waxed, no doubt.

and it's not just that they're faster, they initiate turns better, respond more consistently, and help keep the equipment in good shape

i'm the opposite of a gear-babyer, as often as not the summer storage treatment is the caked-on mud from spring skiing, but even i wax a lot during the season, it makes your skis perform all around better, and fuck going slower than you could on skis anyway. passing everyone on flats is always fun

Right. There’s this loooong ass flat with a slight uphill at the end that’s an entry to a slope called shays lower where I ski, I realized the difference between a good and great wax when I went from skating to not skating at all to make it to the end especially in springlike temps/conditions

SofaKingSickand it's not just that they're faster, they initiate turns better, respond more consistently, and help keep the equipment in good shape

i'm the opposite of a gear-babyer, as often as not the summer storage treatment is the caked-on mud from spring skiing, but even i wax a lot during the season, it makes your skis perform all around better, and fuck going slower than you could on skis anyway. passing everyone on flats is always fun