 Poster: A snowHead
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Bought a cheap set of skis from ebay(£50 for some salomon streetracers) not in the best of nick but the bases look ok to my untrained eye. They have a thick coat of rough wax on the base. Whats the best thing to do with them before i try ski on them? only plan to mess about maybe indoor or if we have a bit of snow over winter head up to weardale or somewhere for a play.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Sounds like storage wax to me. Indoor snow will rip it off in no time. There are those that say you ruin the prep if you don't scrape. Get a perspex scraper and scrape off the excess. Polish a bit with a brass brush if being really fussy. No one dies either way!
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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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The thick coat of wax could be storeage wax ( usually done at the end of the season) best idea is to scrape off as much as possible, and see if there are any major guages, if only light scratches then they will be ok for what youre doin. If major guages then get the p-tex out 
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So just scrape off and they will run ok? thats easier than thought it might be
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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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Yes, in a nutshell. The fact that they did have storage wax on them suggests they have been loved - a good sign.
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For indoor,get some Polar X(rock hard and a bitch to scrape) For messing outdoors pretty much any general wax(or just use Polar,lasts longer) And if you wish to probe the black art of ski prep....look for any post by