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What do I put on my PVC pipe rail?

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HJ_Riches
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I just made a PVC pipe rail and I need some ideas on what to put on the PVC pipe to make it easier to slide.

Thanks
May 12 2013 12:39PM
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Tanner-D
Posts: 2061 - Karma: 4,116
Most PVC doesn't need anything on it to slide smoother. I'd try water but you probably just need different PVC.
May 12 2013 12:42PM
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Balbertt
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You dont need anything to help slide pvc, its really slippery already. You either have the sharpest edges known to man, or you have the wrong kind of pvc.
May 12 2013 12:45PM
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HJ_Riches
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Then I guess I have the wrong kind of PVC. Thanks. Good to know.
May 12 2013 12:57PM
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Caspaaa
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put it on a slight slope... pvc can be sorta slow if you're sliding like 30 foot pvc rails on flat ground, but if you have them slightly sloped downward it'll be so much better
May 12 2013 12:58PM
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HJ_Riches
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Thanks a ton
May 12 2013 1:15PM
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stupendous-man
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Fairly confident there is just one kind of PVC, but some may be softer than others. You just need more speed or keep your bases flatter. OP's drop in probably looks like this

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May 12 2013 1:18PM
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flowstradamus
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lmao you got this from build-a-jib cult.  that poster was srs too
May 12 2013 1:50PM
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Mag
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chances are it's not pvc, post a pic. I know abs cracks like eggshells, might be slower too.
May 12 2013 1:55PM
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tdollo
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water helps i think, i just put it on because im paranoid about catching a edge and landing on hard ground.
May 12 2013 3:09PM
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gusestomp
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your penis
May 12 2013 4:55PM
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HamFaceGirl
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Jizz
May 12 2013 4:59PM
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Snazzy
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pvc is pretty slick already..
May 12 2013 5:01PM
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hippy.
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water broski
May 12 2013 8:33PM
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Peter.
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pvc is already incredibly slick
May 12 2013 9:12PM
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YouAllSuck
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I always take a file to PVC, otherwise it is too slick right away
May 12 2013 9:16PM
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whoa-dere
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you need the intense, not the regular
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May 12 2013 9:18PM
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RimJobber
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Lube.

I'd go with astroglide
May 12 2013 9:37PM
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Casey
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Skate wax should help.

May 12 2013 10:35PM
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Algebra
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What color PVC? My friend bought blak PVC one time and it stopped sliding after a few hits
May 12 2013 10:48PM
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gouda
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Nothing
May 12 2013 10:52PM
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corona
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black plastic piping is usually ABS, not PVC. And that would explain why it didn't work as well.
May 12 2013 11:10PM
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FuckAllOfYou
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that's a dirty lie, you filed one once.

yeah OP wtf are you talking about? that's why PVC is used in setups so much... it's cheep and slippery. lolz
May 12 2013 11:15PM
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life_is_hood
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your skis.
May 13 2013 12:46AM
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Tree60
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I don't know why pvc sometimes gets sticky, but mine did a few times, the best thing to do is to rub some wax on it, either skate wax or candle wax... that got rid of the issue for me, but it was really really slippery for a few hits.
May 13 2013 12:49AM
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