Using rub on / cork in wax -need to restructure?

A snowHead

I'm nearly out of my universal iron on wax and could do with replacing it with some indoor specific stuff. Before I buy some though, I have a block of Swix F4 rub on wax that has a cork attached to the packet. Questions are:

1. Is it any good
2. Once corked in, do I need to give them a brush / scrub with a pad to restructure.
3. If the answer to 1 is no, can anyone recommend a good indoor iron on wax?!

A snowHead

I'm going to hedge my bets on questions 1 and 2 as everyones opinion on ski wax differs on here... Laughing

Rub-on wax will not last as long as an iron-in wax. Good for a few run blast but it will wear off eventually and the more abrasive indoor snow will tear it off pretty quickly. That's if the Poma up-lift tracks do not rip it off before you even get to the top of the slope.

RE question 2, they are designed to rub-on over anything you have done already. I tend to find a brush with my horsehair one at any time does no harm at any time, but doing that would probably take off a layer of rub-on wax.

For question 3, I am a massive fan of Holmenkol's specific indoor iron-on wax. It's a bit harder to cope with the more abrasive type of snow you find indoors (given the 'dirt' in indoor slopes from people themselves, dirty skis, fumes from pisten bully's etc). I think I spent about £10 on a block. Holmenkol Red is also pretty good for indoors but the indoor specific stuff lasts longer.

I await to be shot down in what can only be described as flames. NehNeh

Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

shootingmike,

If that's the F4 'puck', I just finished mine and I'm a fan BUT I only used it for the great outdoors, no idea what it would work like indoors. I used it to 'top up' so:

1.) last thing before going out, wipe down skis with cloth - rub on wax, circular hard - polish with cork, circular hard - polish off directionally tip to tail with cloth, soft
2.) midday/1.00pm - repeat

puck was an easy carry in the pocket and the whole process took about four minutes with practice. No question that a hot wax would last longer but it kept me sliding sweet for seasons and the lack of hassle was greatly appreciated.

If you are just doing a couple of hours it should work and like I said, it's easy to apply on the hoof. I would not recommend structuring it, it's designed to go on 'light' and I suspect you would just be scrubbing the wax off if you took a brush to it.

Help!!

Using rub on / cork in wax -need to restructure?

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