 Poster: A snowHead
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got back from a short weekend the other week and left skis to dry in lounger.
It seems that there's already a tiny bit of rust forming on the edges.
I intend to do the side edges, then wax, but leave the wax on to protect the edges.
However, the problem is the tiny bit of rust on the base edges. I believe your not supposed to touch the base edges at all.
The only stone I have is an alu-oxide stone.
Any advice?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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GordonFreeman, not sure who said you shouldn't touch the base edges, but you should, if you need to!
Don't panic about a little bit of rust, just take it off, and make sure they get waxed when dry, shouldn't be a problem.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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GordonFreeman, I don't know if this is appropriate for skis but when I was a girl and had to help my dad pottering in the garage he taught me a trick for getting rust off things. You get some engine oil and dip a small bit of fine steel wool in it then rub gently in tiny circles on the rusted metal. My edges are rusty too and I am planning to do this myself come the weekend.
Good luck. It will be a fiddely job.
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I'm guessing an alu-oxide stone won't so much damage to the base anyway...as in it can't actually remove that much material and increase the angle?!
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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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Someone once told me to keep oil well away from the bases
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flowa, don't put oil anywhere near a ski base as it gets absorbed in to the p-tex base & can't be removed. This is why when using a diamond file on a ski edge we use an alchohol based lube or water whereas in engineering it's usual to use an oil based lube with diamond cutters.
GordonFreeman, you're right re not 'tuning' the base edge but deburring with your alu-ox & removing rust with a gummi is fine.
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spyderjon, mmmm  I think I really got that wrong. Thanks for the warning.
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| spyderjon wrote: |
flowa, don't put oil anywhere near a ski base as it gets absorbed in to the p-tex base & can't be removed. This is why when using a diamond file on a ski edge we use an alchohol based lube or water whereas in engineering it's usual to use an oil based lube with diamond cutters.
GordonFreeman, you're right re not 'tuning' the base edge but deburring with your alu-ox & removing rust with a gummi is fine. |
deburring with my aluox on the base is only lightly running it along the bottom edge.
To get rid of the rust properly aren't I going to have to put it in my guide rub it hard on the base edge, do the side, then deburr?
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Lets face it... the first run down any granular snow should polish the base edges a touch 
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| GordonFreeman wrote: |
| .....To get rid of the rust properly aren't I going to have to put it in my guide rub it hard on the base edge..... |
You need a gummi stone or, as Scarpa says, go ski 'em
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| spyderjon wrote: |
| don't put oil anywhere near a ski base as it gets absorbed in to the p-tex base & can't be removed. |
What harm will it do when it's in there? I've used a touch of WD40 on a diamond stone before now without appearing to do any damage.
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Last edited by So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much  on Wed 16-01-08 13:55; edited 1 time in total
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You know it makes sense.
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NickB, no visible damage but it blocks up the base preventing wax absorption.
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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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NickB, use water rather than WD40 on the stone for skis.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Does it have to be a gummi on the base?
Won't an alu-ox do the same job without actually taking any material off the base but just removing the rust? ...even if I do it by hand?
Just keen to not wax it and seal the rust in...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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GordonFreeman, an alu-ox is a very hard stone & will work ok depending how smooth the edge is. The gummi, although hard, is a lot softer than alu-ox & therefore works best.
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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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| spyderjon wrote: |
| NickB, no visible damage but it blocks up the base preventing wax absorption. |
| Wear The Fox Hat wrote: |
| NickB, use water rather than WD40 on the stone for skis. |
Cheers Guys
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Can someone explain what this p_tex on the bottom of the skis is - I wonder if its some sort of teflon based resin?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Megamum, the base of a ski will be made of either sintered or extruded polyethylene
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