tarponhead
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When you get new skis, is it beneficial to wax them? Or is the factory wax job good enough?
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wax new skis?
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Hawkshot99
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If you wax yourself, then I would give them a nice waxing, but if you take it to the shop then I would ski them as is.
snowmonster
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I always wax new skis. I do about four or five layers of soft wax to really impregnate the base of the ski. Makes for a good base to begin other work with harder waxes. I don't bevel the edges yet until after my first day out so I can see how the ski feels before changing the edge angles.
billski
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doesn't hurt. You can't be sure they've been waxed.
andrec10
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They NEED to be waxed!
As said, WAX them. There is no wax on new skis...or very little. My significant other just bought skis and thought I was nuts when I told her. If you do it your self, put a coat of base wax (base prep), let it cool, and then add the wax for the appropriate temperature.
RootDKJ
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Better yet...whatcha buy?
eastcoastpowderhound
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yes, they're waxed at the factory and I've skied several skis right out of the wrapper but a good waxing at home will make them glide better and will protect the bases better than the stock factory wax.
tarponhead
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It's what Mrs t-head bought for me (she felt bad about jacking the DTI earlier)
watea 84s. Doubt they will get much use at blue, but they will be my adk/green and white mountain skis.
RootDKJ
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Cool! I'd give them a run at Blue when conditions are prime. My primary Blue skis will be my Crossfire, but I can't wait to give my Hot Rods a run there after (or during) a storm.
Warp Daddy
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I have always waxed my new skis
As others have said .put a good universal wax on them , then let em cool, scrape em , then re-apply whatever running wax you choose , let it cool, then scrape it off, then polish it with a brush .
As others have said .put a good universal wax on them , then let em cool, scrape em , then re-apply whatever running wax you choose , let it cool, then scrape it off, then polish it with a brush .
WJenness
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I want to start waxing my own skis... I have some stuff, but want to get the rest of the stuff I need.
Can you guys post some links to the waxes and other tools you use?
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Can you guys post some links to the waxes and other tools you use?
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Marc
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What is this "wax" you speak of? I think Austin had some once on the bottom of his skis. Well, we thought it was wax, but it turned out to be a rock.
billski
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Me likes Tognar. Their catalog even comes with instructions.
http://www.tognar.com/
also
http://www.reliableracing.com/skituning.cfm?c=w
http://www.race-werks.com/store.php?cat_id=17
or just go to your retailer. Not as complete a selection, but an option.
snowmonster
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Artech - www.artechski.com
Based in New Hampshire. Good selection of equipment and wax. Great prices. If you give them a call and you get George (the owner) on the line, he'll give you tips and answer all your questions. Everytime I visit his barn, he throws in a free dvd, stone, bar of wax, etc. Highly recommended.
Based in New Hampshire. Good selection of equipment and wax. Great prices. If you give them a call and you get George (the owner) on the line, he'll give you tips and answer all your questions. Everytime I visit his barn, he throws in a free dvd, stone, bar of wax, etc. Highly recommended.
I bumped into a ski coach a few weeks back. We started talking about tuning and he gave me a copy of the Artech catalog. Some of the race waxes are crazy expensive per gram.
RootDKJ
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www.racewax.com
Get the red/green combo pack of Hydrocarbon wax. Very nice stuff. The owner is a local PA guy, very friendly. Call them up if you have any questions.
snowmonster
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Don't get those. You're probably referring to the high flouro waxes. I would only use those if I was racing AND winning prize money for it. For our purposes (recreational skiers), the non-fluorinated CHF waxes are all we need. In fact, if you're not a weather watcher and stick to universal wax, Artech sells whole bars of universal wax (about a foot long) for about $10.
Warp Daddy
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i buy bulk universal wax from Tognar . I bought their basic waxing kit a couple yrs ago been very satisfied with results ----------------------------- they have good tutorials on various ski maintenance stuff too
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