Tuning up your board(s)?

deadheadskier · Jan 10, 2007, 10:07 PM

How often do you tune your board or skis? Do you do the work yourself at home or bring it a ski shop?

koreshot · Jan 10, 2007, 10:13 PM

I get a tuneup every 10 ski days or so, which works out to once or twice a year, since I rarely get more than 20 days on the hill these days. Do it myself usually.

I think there was a thread in Gear Forum regarding the same topic.

billski · Jan 10, 2007, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by deadheadskier

How often do you tune your board or skis? Do you do the work yourself at home or bring it a ski shop?

I tune them when it needs them. IIt's not like changing the oil in my car. I Check the edges. If not sharp and needed (last week's FFFFRGR dulled my boards in one day), I do it in the garage the night before.

I'll wax them only when conditions warrant. Expecting some po today, I waxed them yesterday. Last Wed., I didn't wax them at all.

If race is imminent, I give them the de-luxe treatment.

I may have to take them into the shop for some p-texing - I don't have the patience for that.

RIDEr · Jan 10, 2007, 10:18 PM

Here is the link:

Ski Tuning

Marc · Jan 10, 2007, 10:19 PM

Beat me to it.

RIDEr · Jan 10, 2007, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Marc

Beat me to it.

I thought Billski got it ahead of me since his post got in a few seconds before mine... all well, we're all here to help one another here.

John84 · Jan 10, 2007, 11:27 PM

Edge deburr after every day on the slopes
Hot wax after every 1-2 days (I have a ridiculous amount of wax at my house)
Edge sharpen with a file as needed

SnowRider · Jan 11, 2007, 6:56 AM

i own a hot waxer but left it at my house in NH. I can sharpen edges but i dont have a file. If I get bored I throw on some quik rub on wax.

**thetrailboss** · Jan 11, 2007, 7:01 AM

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Originally Posted by John84

Edge deburr after every day on the slopes
Hot wax after every 1-2 days (I have a ridiculous amount of wax at my house)
Edge sharpen with a file as needed

Pretty much my routine. I do my own...have a nice vice, iron, etc. Ski wax and files are cheap, irons and vices are not.

**bvibert** · Jan 11, 2007, 8:57 AM

Moved to gear. I'm gonna close this one up since we already have a recent topic on it as mentioned above.

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koreshot Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 989	I get a tuneup every 10 ski days or so, which works out to once or twice a year, since I rarely get more than 20 days on the hill these days. Do it myself usually. I think there was a thread in Gear Forum regarding the same topic.

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