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Weird spot on base

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NightGoblin
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Waxed my skis a week ago, skied 4 days on em. Grabbed my skis today and noticed this square on my base. It’s only on one ski and is directly under my brakes/heel piece area. I took a soft metal brush to my base and it lightened but still barely visible. Anyone seen this?

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OregonDead
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Was there ever a sticker on your base from the manufacturer or something? Had that happen with some Icelantics and the spot showed up whenever I waxed
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bennwithtwons
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just looks like excess wax. can you scrape it off easily, like with your fingernail?
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lil.Boye
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Imo looks a bit like a burnt base. Could come from too much heat or not moving the iron around. It could also be sticker residue, but the bump looks a little sus
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PartyBullshiit
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What kind of skis?
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NightGoblin
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Season Pass skis
It doesn’t seem to be base material, could possibly be wax but seems weird that it would be in such a perfect square? The sticker idea is a good one but I cleaned the bases when I got the skis with base cleaner and I’ve cleaned them once or twice since. I have probably 150 days on the skis in the last two years. I was also thinking it could be a cold spot from the binding being cold when I waxed them last but I figure if that was the case it would be on both skis.
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_brrett
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Skibola
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shin-bang
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excess wax paired with heat. If youre too worried, get a good basegrind and youll be golden
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Way*Mo
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It’s either slight discoloration from a sticker with excess wax at one end

or

burnt base from iron

**This post was edited on Dec 22nd 2024 at 11:52:12pm
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NightGoblin
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Will Skibola vaccines be available in 2025? Thanks for the help bromite
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