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Sticky rails

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Kazu
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We have new rails at out hill, Mt. Dufour. They look like Teflon or white plastic. They are sticky and it feels like they are grabbing my board. Would Pam or Crisco spray be a solution?
Feb 18 2020 1:36PM
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CatdickBojangles
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Yes
Feb 18 2020 1:45PM
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macskrr
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they will probably get better over time too
Feb 18 2020 2:08PM
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BLandz
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If its grabbing your skis, I would suggest using wax or pam. If its grabbing your board, I would suggest buying skis instead.
Feb 18 2020 6:09PM
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tri_photo
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Give them time to get slid. On some sticky rails, my buddies and I were able to band-aid the problem by just rubbing snow on them. Probably the hack way, I know, but it helped stopped people from going over the handlebars
Feb 18 2020 9:21PM
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backyardcracker
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this man is speaking facts
BLandzIf its grabbing your skis, I would suggest using wax or pam. If its grabbing your board, I would suggest buying skis instead.
Feb 19 2020 7:10AM
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Jems
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Deodorant is a cheap alternative to wax if the rail isn’t too sticky. Pam works the best.
Feb 19 2020 11:11AM
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TRVP_ANGEL
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HORSE
Feb 19 2020 12:00PM
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CalumSKI
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BLandzIf its grabbing your skis, I would suggest using wax or pam. If its grabbing your board, I would suggest buying skis instead.


Fax

**This post was edited on Feb 19th 2020 at 12:22:01pm
Feb 19 2020 12:21PM
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losh
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has everyone on this site forgotten about goat semen?
Feb 19 2020 1:17PM
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CatdickBojangles
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loshhas everyone on this site forgotten about goat semen?


Because ON3P bought the worlds reserve of it to wax skis with.
Feb 19 2020 2:07PM
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GrandThings
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loshhas everyone on this site forgotten about goat semen?


Yeah how has it gone this far into the thread and nobody has mentioned this?!

Goat Semen is the lubricant almost all pro's use to help grease up sticky rails and ensure longer base life in their skis. Highly recommend picking up a few vials, or at even befriending a local farmer. I personally prefer to go straight to the source myself and have found it really helps me and the other park kids slide faaaster!
Feb 19 2020 2:20PM
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Hard
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Are there any other rails at the hill with the same topsheet? I've seen hills experiment with new topsheet materials and have seen them flop. HDPE and other hard plastics work great for topsheets but can be very expensive. Maybe they tried to cut costs and bought a cheaper / softer / not proper topsheet material. If that's the case and they never get more slidey bring it up with the staff and hopefully they'll pull the features and resurface them with a proper topsheet. It's a safety hazard if they don't. Weather can also affect the slickness of boxes, especially if they are new. Abnormally hot / cold temps can cause this.

Please don't put crisco / pam on the topsheet. These chemicals can damage the topsheet and other peoples equipment. Also they may make a feature slide better for a short amount of time but can and will cause them to get stickier in the long run. Chemicals can cause reactions with steel and plastic, can harden over time, freeze, suck moisture out of the topseet and other weird and undesirable things. Boxes shouldn't be sticky, but there are other ways to fix it. I'm assuming your park has a good park crew? Hopefully. If it's jank city at your hill maybe you need to resort to unfavorable solutions, but chat with park crew first. Even better, if you park crew sucks ask about joining. A park is nothing without a good park crew.
Feb 19 2020 2:48PM
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Kazu
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Brand new. I put snow on them and the snow melted quickly. The one flat rail was ok after, and the wave was good up until the up part of the wave. Thanks for the input!
Feb 21 2020 5:17PM
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Kazu
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BLandzIf its grabbing your skis, I would suggest using wax or pam. If its grabbing your board, I would suggest buying skis instead.


I will try to get them to wax them. And thanks for the suggestion to switch to skis, but the only switch I do is riding switch :)
Feb 21 2020 5:19PM
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Kazu
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tri_photoGive them time to get slid. On some sticky rails, my buddies and I were able to band-aid the problem by just rubbing snow on them. Probably the hack way, I know, but it helped stopped people from going over the handlebars


Ya I put snow on the flat rails and it helped. The snow was melting quickly, surface is in the direct sun. It was ok early in the day then later was sticky.
Feb 21 2020 5:21PM
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Kazu
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KazuBrand new. I put snow on them and the snow melted quickly. The one flat rail was ok after, and the wave was good up until the up part of the wave. Thanks for the input!


I will ask them to wax the rails. The worst one is getting scratched quite a bit. This is all new gear.
Feb 21 2020 5:25PM
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Marcusellee
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BLandzIf its grabbing your skis, I would suggest using wax or pam. If its grabbing your board, I would suggest buying skis instead.


He only speaks the truth
Feb 24 2020 1:51AM
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skiguy04
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MarcuselleeHe only speaks the truth

&& you only speak one post
Feb 24 2020 4:39AM
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Marcusellee
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Ik I just joined ns
skiguy04&& you only speak one post
Feb 24 2020 7:05PM
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domalei
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Snowboards actually have magnets in them so no matter what they will always be sticky. Simple solution: start skiing ;)
Feb 25 2020 12:24AM
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Kazu
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domaleiSnowboards actually have magnets in them so no matter what they will always be sticky. Simple solution: start skiing ;)


:)
Mar 4 2020 8:52AM
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lil.Boye
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i worked at my local as a parkshaper. the rails were super nice but sticky, so i brought some homemade skate wax (just a mix of candle wax and a teaspoon of food oil, melted into an old beer can) it worked like a dream, would last about 2 weeks before i had to wax them again.
Mar 5 2020 6:17AM
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