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i have a pair of ski's that are 2 years old but never been used due to injury, there have been stored in a garage (father in laws who is a very keen skier) in what i was told to be a safe,dry and good place for them to be.
im going in march so went to get my "new" ski's only to find them covered in dust and rusted, whats the best thing for me to do regarding the rust.
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, I'm assuming we're talking edges and not bindings (they're mostly stainless stell and plastic) you can get the loose surface rust off with kitchen pan scrubber, the green nylon pad type not wire wool. Best tape a bag over the bidings to stop the rust getting into them. After that a gummy stone is best, this is a hard rubber/ abrasive block, available at all good ski shops, run it down the side and base edges separately until you can see the metal of the edge again. You'll then be able to see how bad the metal of the edges actually are t, ther will almost certainly be a lot of pitting, most likely you'll need a full service i.e. base grind, edges and wax
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after ive rubbed them down what do i aply to them to prevent rust comingback again?
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Other than not leaving them somewhere damp? If you're laying them up for some time apply a thick coat of hot wax to the base and don't scarpe it off, if the sides haven't been coated by this soften the wax on the iron and run the block down the sides. You can get a shop to put a storage coat of wax on for you if you don't have the kit to do it yourself.
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