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Advice for waxing

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AptosFreeskier
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Im not asking how to i was just wondering if anyone had tips.

I waxed my skis last night and hot scraped them and it seemed like when I hot scraped the skis a lot more wax came off.

I let the skis cool over night.

Was that to long?
Nov 13 2006 8:03PM
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jmason
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^ don't use base cleaner. it dries the stit outa ur bases. just do a hot scrape, then run over it a few times with a brass brush, and once with a horse-hair to remove static. then proceed to wax.
Nov 26 2006 8:47PM
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Denkogami
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hot scrape?
Nov 26 2006 8:52PM
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K.C.Deane
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whatever, I was under the impression that you use a towel of sort to get the most wax of since its hard to get everything and do a efficient job with a scraper. also you can tell how clean it is by using a white napkin or whatever and see if the wax is dirty or clean. either way clean bases are pretty important.
Nov 26 2006 8:52PM
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AptosFreeskier
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hot wax without letting it cool
Nov 26 2006 9:12PM
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DynastarriderGP
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i'm glad i spent 7 years racing, i know soooo much about skis and ski tuning now

Nov 26 2006 9:29PM
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jmason
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it helps alot eh?
Nov 26 2006 9:35PM
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fillup
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i just use base cleaner

then hot wax and cool scrape
Nov 26 2006 9:38PM
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bikerocker
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umm 24 hours???? dude that's obnoxious it won't sink in any more after like 20 mins. you can leave skis in a hot box, and wax won't sink in any more after 90 minutes, once wax is room temp, it won't go anywhere
Nov 26 2006 10:00PM
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jmason
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don't use base cleaner it just dries out ur bases and makes them slower than they should be.
Nov 27 2006 10:03AM
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Denkogami
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toko recommends leaving the wax on for as long as possible. Really what does it hurt? It saves your bases from getting scratched when storing them, etc.
Nov 27 2006 8:43PM
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Literature
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Scratches on your bases are neglegable. Will gashes in your base slow you down? Not much. Core shots will let water into your core, and possibly ruin the flex, so you should fix them, but gashes in the P-tex? Don't worry about it. Wax often and it will make no difference.
Nov 27 2006 9:48PM
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