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Deck material for a box?

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EvanMeyer
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has anybody ever used deck material like this before as a rail? I know for skating it slides like ice with a little wax, but does anyone know how it would slide for skis? thanks +k for good answers
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C.Wood
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ive heard of people using the composite decking
apparently it works
i myself have not used it
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Yeezus
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i heard that the fake type of countertop works, but when my deck got wet, it was pretty slippery on skis
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C.Wood
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its the stuff called trex
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ecjibme
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fake countertop works really well the only thing is if you are gripping with your edges a lot over an extended period of time the edge f the countertop gets really worn down but it still slides
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J-Neal
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I use it, it works really well. make sure to wax it down
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dandougherty
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fake countertop is shit, it will chip right away and swell as soon as it gets wet
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aznsteeze
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ew dont use countertop.
ones the laminate on top is scraped off, the shit under gets stuck in your bases and tears them to shit.
i have chunks of wood stuck in my bases on my rossis.
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ja.
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we made a rollercoster box outta Trex. it worked for a while but after a session, we had scraped away some of the slippery top material. it then just got sticker and sticker.

i wouldnt use it.
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skijunkiedtm
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my home hill uses it on alot of their boxes. its poor but gets the job done. and i just made a box out of it last week and its working ok. just the edges of it shave off.
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Zoro
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my dad built a deck out of this stuff about 6 years ago and we got awhole bunch of it layin behind me right now

im thinking on using it but idk if it will work even with wax

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D_War
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your edges will shred it and its expensive as fuck. i regret getting it

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J-Evs
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my home mountain used it for one small rail and it lasted all year, but it did shred somewhat
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