 Poster: A snowHead
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Simple question really. Does wax dry out or deteriorate over time. Someone asked if I could wax their skis sometime in advance of next season. Will the wax be as effective as if it was applied just before leaving for the holiday?
I do mine just before I leave. But logistics may make that impossible for the person in question.
Thanks.
Awd
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Wax skis with a decent layer of wax but don’t scrape until nearer use.
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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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@SnoodlesMcFlude, doesn't really help, as the person who has asked if I could wax their skis, has no facility to scrape it off; hence why they asked if I could do them.
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Wax them, scrape them and then tell them to get an overnight service done at some stage in resort. If all you're doing is the waxing then the chances are the edges will need some attention. Not to mention some Ptexing.
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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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@Awdbugga, Just do them, they will be fine.
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What @Scarlet, said.
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| Awdbugga wrote: |
| @SnoodlesMcFlude, doesn't really help, as the person who has asked if I could wax their skis, has no facility to scrape it off; hence why they asked if I could do them. |
do they have a credit card?
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| davidof wrote: |
| Awdbugga wrote: |
| @SnoodlesMcFlude, doesn't really help, as the person who has asked if I could wax their skis, has no facility to scrape it off; hence why they asked if I could do them. |
do they have a credit card? |
That's what I thought - edge of a lift pass suffices on the first morning if you've forgotten. (yes I know doesn't meet the @spyderjon 20 stages of hotboxing and horsehair brushing levels of finesse but tools not jewels n all that)
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| edge of a lift pass suffices on the first morning if you've forgotten |
Or indeed the first run... 
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Awdbug
Just do it, get on with it when it suits you is the priority , procrastination is always the greater enemy.
But.......how about you coat/seal the wax job with that wipe on stuff Jon sells Zardoz?
Its seems overpriced .....but so does Sainsburys in other words,... cost is out of our control.
When you offer a wipe on option to protect the coat...to your Someone getting a diy wax job?
If they front up the extra ££ for Zardoz this will determine the end game or outcome of doing it right now.
Of course if they buy Zardoz some may be left over to use on your equipment !
Last edited by Ski the Net with snowHeads  on Thu 22-08-19 9:40; edited 5 times in total
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| Scarlet wrote: |
| @Awdbugga, Just do them, they will be fine. |
I will note that some people who I wouldn't possibly identify do seem to affect levels of preciousness when it comes to their own gear such that "it'll be fine"* is not an accepted answer.
* Globbing epoxy on always results in being fine for certain values of fine.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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It sounds more like Scarlet and Adithorp need to ask Admin to change ones name tags to Statler and Waldorf the heckling muppets up in the theater boxes .
Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Thu 22-08-19 10:11; edited 3 times in total
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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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@Tirol 164, any one of the muppets would be an appropriate name change for Mr Thorp.
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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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I used to go for wax and Zardoz (to keep the edges rust free, as much as anything). These days I leave my skis in resort with storage wax, then have a shop scrape and wax them before I ski.
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Stick on wax and leave it. They then go to any shop and buy something straight, thick, and plastic .
Eg a fuller. Then they use that to scrape it off.
For brushing, use a brush or a scotchbrite pan scourer. If they can then tell the difference they are good enough to get a service on resort after.
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