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Bases drying out quickly

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deac
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My bases dry out super fast on my poachers it's mostly underfoot I have no clue why, After 1 day of skiing my bases are dry as fuck ill show a picture when I get home but it happens on my lead ski for rails and the trailing ski doesnt get as bad but still drys out. (edit, Maybe the bases dont accept wax that well??)

**This thread was edited on Feb 15th 2024 at 12:45:47pm
2 years ago
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iDontHitRails
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Where you went wrong is buying K2’s. That company cuts so many corners in the production process
2 years ago
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deac
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iDontHitRailsWhere you went wrong is buying K2’s. That company cuts so many corners in the production process


fuck no ill buy poachers until i die
2 years ago
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PartyBullshiit
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Get some base cleaner. Clean the bases really well. Then do a nice hot wax and let it sit for a few days.
2 years ago
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Slugger66
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I have a similar issue with my Chronic 94s. Does anybody know if a base grind would help?
2 years ago
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Non_State_Actor
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PartyBullshiitGet some base cleaner. Clean the bases really well. Then do a nice hot wax and let it sit for a few days.

A hotbox would be good too.
Slugger66I have a similar issue with my Chronic 94s. Does anybody know if a base grind would help?

It would certainly help, exposing a fresh layer of base material and leaving a nice structure for the wax to adhere and penetrate.
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JFU
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I've found that man made snow eats the wax from my bases extremely quick (bases drying out in 2-3 days).

For context I just finished up skiing a few mountains in BC which didn't have snow making and my skis only needed a wax after approximately 10 full days of skiing, and even then the bases weren't that dry.

At my home mountain in Australia, they rely heavily on man made snow (a good 60-70% of runs have snow guns), and my bases (regardless of what temperature wax you apply) dry up real fast.

Not sure where you ski but that could be a factor.
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deadhead420
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PartyBullshiitGet some base cleaner. Clean the bases really well. Then do a nice hot wax and let it sit for a few days.


I prefer the hot scrape method instead of base cleaner but that's just me
2 years ago
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tomatonater
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One to add, do longer slower passes down the base of the ski when you get the wax spread on. Like SLOW SLOW. Heat that base up, don't melt em though
2 years ago
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midwestcoast
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Lots of things go into this, but as mentioned - make sure you have a clean base. The best way to clean is a warm weather wax and scrape while it's still warm to draw impurities outta the base. Then follow up with a good wax for whatever conditions (I prefer swix fluoro) and let dry until cool before scraping... This will bond way better. Also, you might want to make sure you have the right structure for whatever snow conditions you're on.
2 years ago
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midwestcoast
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Also, extruded bases don't hold wax as well as sintered bases. Even when you go sintered, there are different grades at different price points.
2 years ago
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jompcock
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Once your bases have dried out and been skied on the pores get blocked and a base grind/some kind of reprofile is needed to allow the bases to absorb wax again. Sometimes you can get away with a light wetsand if you're in a pinch but a base grind is probably ideal.
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PartyBullshiit
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mrk127I prefer the hot scrape method instead of base cleaner but that's just me

Do both
2 years ago
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HypeBeast
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Are these new skis or old ones? Might be time for a base grind. Either way, hit it with a hard base renew/base prep wax. Let that shit sit overnight. Scrape, brush, etc. Then put on wax applicable to your skiing environment. Don't cheap out on wax either.

Watch some dominator Jaques videos
a year ago
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