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ski storage Wax
Well here in Kentucky we are at the end of the season. I am now
looking into giving the skis an end of season wax...but I don't want to use my normal swix wax for that. Can someone suggest a good cheap storage wax? Thanks, Rogue |
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RogueIT wrote:
Well here in Kentucky we are at the end of the season. I am now looking into giving the skis an end of season wax...but I don't want to use my normal swix wax for that. Can someone suggest a good cheap storage wax? All I ever use is pariffin. Like they used to use for canning. |
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RogueIT wrote:
Well here in Kentucky we are at the end of the season. I am now looking into giving the skis an end of season wax...but I don't want to use my normal swix wax for that. Can someone suggest a good cheap storage wax? Thanks, Rogue Parafin, also known as 'canning wax' available from many grocery stores and most hardware stores. Also is great for skiing and LOTS cheaper than "ski" wax. And even cheaper than Brazilian wax. .. |
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On 3/28/10 2:29 PM, VtSkier wrote:
RogueIT wrote: Well here in Kentucky we are at the end of the season. I am now looking into giving the skis an end of season wax...but I don't want to use my normal swix wax for that. Can someone suggest a good cheap storage wax? Thanks, Rogue Parafin, also known as 'canning wax' available from many grocery stores and most hardware stores. Also is great for skiing and LOTS cheaper than "ski" wax. And even cheaper than Brazilian wax. Not only what VtSkier says, paraffin is the base for making carbon ski waxes (like the aforementioned Swix), with additives and color dye added for different temps; yellow wax (for warm snow) has almost no additives and is paraffin and dye - don't waste your money on fancier unless you race. Hey, Brits - what you call paraffin we call this side of the pond kerosene; our paraffin wax is different stuff. Any of you know what Brits call the wax stuff? |
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lal_truckee wrote:
On 3/28/10 2:29 PM, VtSkier wrote: RogueIT wrote: Well here in Kentucky we are at the end of the season. I am now looking into giving the skis an end of season wax...but I don't want to use my normal swix wax for that. Can someone suggest a good cheap storage wax? Thanks, Rogue Parafin, also known as 'canning wax' available from many grocery stores and most hardware stores. Also is great for skiing and LOTS cheaper than "ski" wax. And even cheaper than Brazilian wax. Not only what VtSkier says, paraffin is the base for making carbon ski waxes (like the aforementioned Swix), with additives and color dye added for different temps; yellow wax (for warm snow) has almost no additives and is paraffin and dye - don't waste your money on fancier unless you race. Hey, Brits - what you call paraffin we call this side of the pond kerosene; our paraffin wax is different stuff. Any of you know what Brits call the wax stuff? Oh, and I forgot, don't scrape the wax off for summer storage. Leave it fairly thick and this will help to keep your edges from rusting during storage. .. |
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lal_truckee wrote:
On 3/28/10 2:29 PM, VtSkier wrote: RogueIT wrote: Well here in Kentucky we are at the end of the season. I am now looking into giving the skis an end of season wax...but I don't want to use my normal swix wax for that. Can someone suggest a good cheap storage wax? Thanks, Rogue Parafin, also known as 'canning wax' available from many grocery stores and most hardware stores. Also is great for skiing and LOTS cheaper than "ski" wax. And even cheaper than Brazilian wax. Not only what VtSkier says, paraffin is the base for making carbon ski waxes (like the aforementioned Swix), with additives and color dye added for different temps; yellow wax (for warm snow) has almost no additives and is paraffin and dye - don't waste your money on fancier unless you race. Hey, Brits - what you call paraffin we call this side of the pond kerosene; our paraffin wax is different stuff. Any of you know what Brits call the wax stuff? Actually it is Paraffin wax or Candle wax, kerosene and Paraffin (Oil) are something totaly different and yes it's good for soft snow or for anything except extreme cold where it wears off too quickly -- Chris *:-) |
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ski storage Wax
Thank you everyone. I appreciate the knowledge.
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On 03/29/2010 09:43 AM, MoonMan wrote:
lal_truckee wrote: Hey, Brits - what you call paraffin we call this side of the pond kerosene; our paraffin wax is different stuff. Any of you know what Brits call the wax stuff? Actually it is Paraffin wax or Candle wax, And if you acquire your candles at yard sales, your skis will smell good too! kerosene and Paraffin (Oil) are something totaly different and yes it's good for soft snow or for anything except extreme cold where it wears off too quickly We don't have "extreme cold" in SoCal. Some are even known to use Turtle Wax, or even Pledge. -- Cheers, Bev Far away in a strange land |
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