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Wax for street rails

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AndImOut
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Over the weekend I’m supposed to get a decent bit of snow in my area, and Im planning on going out to a street rail I have been eyeing up for a while. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what wax I should use. I’ve even seen that people say don’t use any at all.
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weastcoat
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Slide it first and see if it needs cooking spray or something. I don’t think wax is real effective on certain types of steel.

**This post was edited on Jan 4th 2024 at 7:08:14pm
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AndImOut
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That’s prolly what I’ll do, I might be fine without anything considering the skis I’ll be using no longer have functional edges
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steezytangerine
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Wax while skating in hot wheather works but in cold weather is just makes rails grippier

If you think about it the metal edges and bases of skid are so dense that they will be harder for the rail to grip onto than wax would so run it bare
ColinROver the weekend I’m supposed to get a decent bit of snow in my area, and Im planning on going out to a street rail I have been eyeing up for a while. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what wax I should use. I’ve even seen that people say don’t use any at all.
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Kyguyy
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Yes cooking spray would be pretty fast
weastcoatSlide it first and see if it needs cooking spray or something. I don’t think wax is real effective on certain types of steel.

**This post was edited on Jan 4th 2024 at 7:08:14pm
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GMAN_
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hi_vis360
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I’ve never needed to wax a rail in the streets, most are made of much nicer metal than most park rails
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Farmville420
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Pam or wd-40 but I have only had to do that for one rail
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Not_Good
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skiP.E.I.
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hi_vis360I’ve never needed to wax a rail in the streets, most are made of much nicer metal than most park rails


I think it's the same metal, or even better metal for park features made by companies like arena or coastal jibs in like the last 10 years- They use HSS usually. The main issue with park features is just the amount of traffic and temperature changes throughout the day. If you're in a park with some home made features made from random metal it might be more variable though. A lot of newer street rails are stainless steel or aluminum which doesn't work too well with metal edges, or if it's primarily a barrier it's often galvanized steel which slides nicely.
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steez_apprentice
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Farmville420Pam or wd-40 but I have only had to do that for one rail


WD-40 eats away at the metal which is kind of a dick move so I would go cooking spray
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Farmville420
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steez_apprenticeWD-40 eats away at the metal which is kind of a dick move so I would go cooking spray

Only aluminum
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KilaTsunami
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Do you have to removed the paint off the rail first? I imagine it would slow you down, but I’ve never hit a street rail before..
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Christian_Bale
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Never had to wax a street rail before. Usually if it’s the right type of metal you won’t need to
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