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just thinking of getting a new set of skis do you have to wax a brand new set?
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bradleyjoes
, I believe the correct answer to this is "yes", but I have never bothered to do it personally
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get a candle its got wax...
saying that ive got my first pair of skis that arent rental and im going to get them waxed by a man in a shop as soon as i get to the resort - makes you go quicker i think
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Our resident tuning wizard
spyderjon
will no doubt be along in a while, but I am sure he will say "yes, absolutely".
You will find a good guide to base tuning and waxing on his site -
www.jonsskituning.co.uk
an extract of which talks about hot scraping which is ideal for new skis, plus a specific comment about new skis:-
"Perform a ‘hot scrape’ using a soft wax to clean the base of the ski. A ‘hot scrape’ is when the molten wax is immediately scraped off after being ironed in to the ski to pull out the dirt held within the base. You’ll notice the black dirt smears in the scraped wax. If the base is very dirty then this can be repeated until the wax scrapes clean."
"This step for new skis only. New skis arrive at the store with plenty of graphite dust in the pores and coarse microscopic hairs are left on the base from the original grind. The factory wax is also for protection rather than performance. If the factory structure pattern is too shallow (it saves the factory having to do a lot of expensive post grind base smoothing) it can be enhanced with a few passes of a steel structure brush & then fibertex pads in varying grades to remove the fuzz from the 'peaks'’, knocking them down somewhat & smoothing out the structure. Warm, low melting point waxes perform an excellent clean & have great penetration in a new base"
As Jon writes, as part of the manufacturing process they will have ground the bases in one form or another, performing a hot scrape will clear the bases of all of the crud left behind and will then give you a great base for waxing thereafter....
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