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Proper Ski storage?

billski

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I remove the bindings and run through the dishwasher (they rattle around too much in the washing machine). ;-) When reinstalling the bindings, I back off the tension on the mounting screws to relieve the pressure on the cores.

Serious??? I've never ever heard of anyone doing that! Don't you get the grease all over the guts of the dishwasher. Naaaah. He's pulling my leg! :spin:
 

hammer

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Sorry if this has been asked before, but what kind of wax does everyone use for storage? Do you use ski wax or will any paraffin wax do?
 

wa-loaf

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Sorry if this has been asked before, but what kind of wax does everyone use for storage? Do you use ski wax or will any paraffin wax do?

For storage? If you are going to bother just use the cheapest white allround wax you can find. The biggest benefit is to prevent the edges from rusting if your basement is wet.
 

drjeff

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I wrap them in one of these!

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:lol:

Seriously though, mine stay in a storage closet at my place in VT, where the humidity is dessert like year round. If I feel like it, I'll throw a coat of universal wax on them. If not, before the start of the next season, a quick tune and their good to go. If you store them in a relatively dry, relatively climate controlled location, you really don't need to wax them before you put them away these days
 
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