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Waxing Skis
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Kiragirl
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
ok, or maybe I'll look out for someone who wipes out and has a yard sale on the slope!
Native Vail Gal
Banned
I'm a HUGE fan of ZARDOZ notwax! It's 100% pure liquid Teflon. You just wipe it on and GO! It's the best! TEFLON BABY! 
https://www.zardoznotwax.com/
If you are REALLY wanting melted wax.....
Good Sales at REI right now on irons & wax!
https://www.rei.com/gear/feature/se...al-_-ski wax&gclid=CKaqmcKMnJICFSfsYAodSVZGkQ
https://www.zardoznotwax.com/
If you are REALLY wanting melted wax.....
Good Sales at REI right now on irons & wax!
https://www.rei.com/gear/feature/se...al-_-ski wax&gclid=CKaqmcKMnJICFSfsYAodSVZGkQ
Rub on waxes are okay from time to time, but a good hot wax is awesome to keep the skis doin what they're supposed to do.
I like the waxes I get from Slidewright
https://www.slidewright.com/
I like the waxes I get from Slidewright
https://www.slidewright.com/
Native Vail Gal
Banned
Yup! Hot wax at the beginning and middle of the ski season for me, and teflon right on top of that every time I ski! 
ITs alright to do it that way but not ideal.
If you invest in an iron and use it just once, you'll never regret it.
I love waxing my skis. The time to check them out for possible hits and wear. It also afford me time to fondle and caress them........ oh baby!
Native Vail Gal
Banned
Once again.......:ROTF:
MaineSkiLady
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
TOGNAR
Here's a great resource, sorry I didn't post this sooner:
https://www.tognar.com/
They've got all the goods and all the info you need.
Enjoy, and good luck.
It's really not that hard at all, and it makes SUCH a big difference in how the skis perform.
Here's a great resource, sorry I didn't post this sooner:
https://www.tognar.com/
They've got all the goods and all the info you need.
Enjoy, and good luck.
It's really not that hard at all, and it makes SUCH a big difference in how the skis perform.
I love waxing my skis
the basement bath room is my waxing room in the winter. I am checking the weather, the snow condition, waxing, ironing and brushing is all part of the planning.The floor gets a little slick with the wax waste.... got to watch it in socks!
Especially important for the nordic and skate skis!!!
the basement bath room is my waxing room in the winter. I am checking the weather, the snow condition, waxing, ironing and brushing is all part of the planning.The floor gets a little slick with the wax waste.... got to watch it in socks!
Especially important for the nordic and skate skis!!!
volklgirl
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Sorry,
NOT a big fan of rub-on waxes, except as an additive over a freshly waxed ski (they do help the regular wax work better in slushy spring conditions). The goal to hot waxing a ski is to heat up both the wax and the ski base so the base absorbs the wax into its structure. You want the wax to be "in" the base, not "on" the base. The rub-ons do not accomplish this - they only coat the outermost surface of the base. While this will make the skis briefly feel faster, it does nothing to protect the base material from the damage caused by the sharp edges of the ice and snow crystals more commonly known as "base burn" (the white fuzzy areas that tend to show up near the edges of the ski).
A servicable hot wax can be done in as little as 20 minutes a pair! It really is easy. To me, 20 minutes of waxing per every 12-24 hours of skiing is a small price to pay to keep my equipment looking and performing at its best. You can pick up an old iron at a 2nd hand store or garage sale and cover the bottom with aluminum foil to prevent loss of wax into the steam holes.
See my tuning guide HERE. For just hot waxing, you can start on page 2.
There is an alternative to using an iron, but you probably won't like it because it's HARD work! You can rub the wax bar onto the ski (called crayoning on the wax), then heat it up using a waxing cork. This involves first rubbing the wax on vigorously then rubbing vigorously with the cork. It's the method that many X-country purists use, but they have really skinny skis, so not a lot of surface area to cover. You can pick up a waxing cork for around $4-9. Besides killing your arms, it also takes a lot more time.
NOT a big fan of rub-on waxes, except as an additive over a freshly waxed ski (they do help the regular wax work better in slushy spring conditions). The goal to hot waxing a ski is to heat up both the wax and the ski base so the base absorbs the wax into its structure. You want the wax to be "in" the base, not "on" the base. The rub-ons do not accomplish this - they only coat the outermost surface of the base. While this will make the skis briefly feel faster, it does nothing to protect the base material from the damage caused by the sharp edges of the ice and snow crystals more commonly known as "base burn" (the white fuzzy areas that tend to show up near the edges of the ski).
A servicable hot wax can be done in as little as 20 minutes a pair! It really is easy. To me, 20 minutes of waxing per every 12-24 hours of skiing is a small price to pay to keep my equipment looking and performing at its best. You can pick up an old iron at a 2nd hand store or garage sale and cover the bottom with aluminum foil to prevent loss of wax into the steam holes.
See my tuning guide HERE. For just hot waxing, you can start on page 2.
There is an alternative to using an iron, but you probably won't like it because it's HARD work! You can rub the wax bar onto the ski (called crayoning on the wax), then heat it up using a waxing cork. This involves first rubbing the wax on vigorously then rubbing vigorously with the cork. It's the method that many X-country purists use, but they have really skinny skis, so not a lot of surface area to cover. You can pick up a waxing cork for around $4-9. Besides killing your arms, it also takes a lot more time.
Native Vail Gal
Banned
As always, Volkl.....you have FABULOUS info!
Thank you!
Thank you!
sibhusky
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I have a "utility rug" from Target that I put under my bench so I don't kill myself. If you don't want to do that and it's just a concrete floor, mop with vinegar. That'll remove the shine (and slipperiness).
I wax every two ski days. There was a time when I waxed one or two times a season. Then my daughter started racing. Eventually, she had quite the set up and I got used to having my own built-in ski tech. Then she went to college.....AAAFFFGGHHH. She took all the stuff! I had to create my own ski shop or go broke as I'd gotten adjusted to well-waxed skis. I slowly started adding things over the last three seasons, and now have a bench, vises, iron, LOTS of wax (racewax.com is my "official" wax), brushes, scraper, diamond stones, edge and base bevel guides, etc. I don't set my own bevel or stone grind or do the structure myself, but I do all the maintenance.
I have a tough time with scraping because my wrists aren't very strong from the accident last year, so it takes me about 1.5 hours to do edges, wax, scrape, and brush.
veggielasagna
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I do all of the "maintenance" stuff myself as well. When my edges get too dull to bring back to life with diamonds...off to the shop they go. Base repair is also for the shop techs : ) Once you try a nice hot wax you just can't go back to a machine wax all temp..ahh its just so slooooooow : ) I just picked up some "notwax" last night, been meaning to for quite some time. Reliable Racing in only a few miles from my house so they supply me w/ all my tuning stuff. I bought a swix iron there...one of the mid-range models; it came with a whole pack of wax (5 diff. temps)...pretty much paid for the iron.
-veggielasagna
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CMCM
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Last year I decided to be a dedicated waxer....so end of season I got a great deal on a small Swix waxing bench, bought clamps (most expensive part of theh whole setup!!), a waxing iron, and now I wax at least every couple of ski days. What a humongous difference having nicely waxed skis makes!! I recently using a wax called Pearl, which although expensive, is really great and holds up better than the other stuff I've used.
Hot waxing is great for cleaning gunk out of the base too....I only do this once, maybe twice a season, though. In any case, if you want to wax a lot, getting yourself the equipment to wax yourself will pay for itself fairly quickly.
Hot waxing is great for cleaning gunk out of the base too....I only do this once, maybe twice a season, though. In any case, if you want to wax a lot, getting yourself the equipment to wax yourself will pay for itself fairly quickly.
mollmeister
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I really need to get with the program and get my own tuning supplies!
I like to be nice to my skis (nicer than your average Jill without a tuning setup at home, anyway), and I have the shop hand wax/clean up edges every 3-5 ski days (depending on where I am and how easy it is to get to the shop).
I would still definitely have them work on edge bevels and structure for sure, but it would be nice to do a simple wax/edge every 2-3 ski days myself!
I like to be nice to my skis (nicer than your average Jill without a tuning setup at home, anyway), and I have the shop hand wax/clean up edges every 3-5 ski days (depending on where I am and how easy it is to get to the shop).
I would still definitely have them work on edge bevels and structure for sure, but it would be nice to do a simple wax/edge every 2-3 ski days myself!
