 Poster: A snowHead
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When you wax your skis, how hot should you get the bases without risking base burn?
I use a normal iron and set the iron hot enough for the wax to smoke, then wind the temperature back just enough that you get a little wisp of smoke as you lift it from the base as per the Dominator website.
Then when ironing the bases i drip wax along the length of the ski and then iron it into the base.
Question is exactly how long should you iron it into the base for and how hot should the top sheet get?
I iron the bases long enough that the wax takes a minute or so to go waxy (as opposed to clear and molten) after the iron has been removed. This means that the ski reverses it's camber somewhat as the base expands and in the areas where the ski is thinner the top sheet gets warm/hot to the touch.
I'm concerned that i'm not getting the bases hot enough for proper absorption because i'm worried about burning the bases. Or am i doing it correctly?
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Tue 2-02-10 20:06; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Slightly too hot.
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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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lower, Do you mean waxing skis ?
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ski, i'm sure he means waking them. Skis can get pretty tired if they're made to work too hard! Depends on overall condition though!
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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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Doh! Edited title!
Comprex- too hot because of the time it takes the wax to solidify or because the wisp of smoke?
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Wisp of smoke.
There's really no need to go that high with the iron, lower temps + longer time works nicely.
With fluoros, that wisp -is- toxic.
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Right, so iron temp down a bit further.
What about the amount of heat going into the bases? Am I getting them hot enough or too hot?
Last edited by Then you can post your own questions or snow reports... on Wed 3-02-10 12:29; edited 1 time in total
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What about the amount of heat going into the bases? |
Total heat reads fine to me. Well-made skis should thrive on it.
On cheap ones, you might start peeling up base material, but who cares?
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I think you're supposed to leave a few inches of melted wax behind the iron and that's about the right temperature to heat the base (wax should not be smoking when you test it out by touching it to the iron).
...then just do a few passes. I do 3 or 4.
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Cool. That's reassured me that i'm doing it right though i will turn the temperature down a touch.
The wisp of smoke temperature gauge is how dominator (and i'm using dominator zoom) says the temperature should be judged on its website! No comment from them about toxic fumes.....
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