 Poster: A snowHead
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I'd like to get myself set up to be able to wax my skis myself. Any advice on what kit and wax to buy? I ski 3-4 weeks a year, I'm a ski tourer most of the time so do use skins and I ski at all times of the year. Any help appreciated. Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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First thing to stress is not to overstress IMO.
Ideally a decent table and vice makes it a lot more fun and a lot easier but I did start out just using a couple of beer crates.
You can buy a travel iron from Tesco and it will work but temp control is random and buying a made for the job iron doesn't cost the earth.
Don't touch the base edge.
Buy a side edge angle and a couple of files to do the edges.
A slab of universal wax (you ski all conditions right so buying a specific wax isn't going to work).
A scraper to get off the excess and a brush.
Job done.
As a nice to have get a ptex candle and metal scraper for base repairs.
Some people have hotboxes, clean their skis before waxing, have gummy stones, different brushes, extra grades of diamond files and do a lot more. I don't because I'm an 80/20 man  But start with the basics and work your way in.
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Ok, question for the panel (is this turning into Waxers Question Time?)
Is 'Modern' i.e. the stuff that won't give you cancer, burn your eyes out, or turn your cat into an extra from a David Cronenberg movie, base cleaner essentially just a citric acid and water solution?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Ok, question for the panel (is this turning into Waxers Question Time?)
Is 'Modern' i.e. the stuff that won't give you cancer, burn your eyes out, or turn your cat into an extra from a David Cronenberg movie, base cleaner essentially just a citric acid and water solution? |
Seems the subject is BIG
Personally I got some spray as part of my Edge and Wax start up back that I've used occasionally. But I won't be buying anymore.
TBH I don't hot wax either.
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@Richard_Sideways - hi; dunno what's in it but I do a fair bit of tuning and use base cleaner very sparingly anyway - just for cleaning areas prior to p-tex repairs. I do hot wax cleaning to get rid of crud so don't use the liquid much........ so am not toooooo worried about chemicals in small amounts.
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