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cleaning alternative
Hey there,
I'm some kinda new to the wax party and in need of some help, some advice to stand the following situation: I have to wax my ski, but somehow I forgot the wax remover somewhere else. The town I'm currently staying ain't that involved in winter sports, at least not in early March. So no store to find to get some stuff; no time to order online. So I'm looking for sufficient alternatives to be found in a well equipped household to get rid of the old wax. Any thoughts appreciated, mfischer |
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Use a hair dryer and a paper towel.
Rob Bradlee --- Matthias Fischer wrote: Hey there, I'm some kinda new to the wax party and in need of some help, some advice to stand the following situation: I have to wax my ski, but somehow I forgot the wax remover somewhere else. The town I'm currently staying ain't that involved in winter sports, at least not in early March. So no store to find to get some stuff; no time to order online. So I'm looking for sufficient alternatives to be found in a well equipped household to get rid of the old wax. Any thoughts appreciated, mfischer ===== Rob Bradlee Java, C++, Perl, XML, OOAD, Linux, and Unix Training |
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IF there is a decent bike shop, the citrus based solvents most sell do a
good job of removing wax. Matthias Fischer wrote: Hey there, I'm some kinda new to the wax party and in need of some help, some advice to stand the following situation: I have to wax my ski, but somehow I forgot the wax remover somewhere else. The town I'm currently staying ain't that involved in winter sports, at least not in early March. So no store to find to get some stuff; no time to order online. So I'm looking for sufficient alternatives to be found in a well equipped household to get rid of the old wax. Any thoughts appreciated, mfischer |
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As a general rule, you shouldn't use wax remover. It strips everything
out of your base, and leaves a residue behind - even the good stuff. Use your wax iron (or that old household iron if you dare) and 'hot scrape' a layer of red or yellow. Then glide wax as normal. If this is the kick zone, cover the kick zone with a layer of toilet paper or fiberlene paper, warm it with your wax iron until the wax is soaking into the paper and then quickly scrape it all off with one pass. You may need to repeat this once. This works amazingly well to remove klister, too. Be very careful about 'citrus solvents'. Unless you are watchful, many of them contain petroleum distillates as a base. These will prevent wax from binding to the ski. Marsh Jones Minnesota Matthias Fischer wrote: Hey there, I'm some kinda new to the wax party and in need of some help, some advice to stand the following situation: I have to wax my ski, but somehow I forgot the wax remover somewhere else. The town I'm currently staying ain't that involved in winter sports, at least not in early March. So no store to find to get some stuff; no time to order online. So I'm looking for sufficient alternatives to be found in a well equipped household to get rid of the old wax. Any thoughts appreciated, mfischer |
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I use a low-scent varsol (paint solvent) that I get from one of our
local hardware stores. It works perfectly well and is a fraction of the cost of commercial wax removers. I use one of those cheap foam edging tools for painting to apply it and stick it in a sealed plastic bag afterwards, then a $3 metal putty knife/spatula thingy to lift the wax off if there is a large amount or if it is klister. "Matthias Fischer" wrote in message ... Hey there, I'm some kinda new to the wax party and in need of some help, some advice to stand the following situation: I have to wax my ski, but somehow I forgot the wax remover somewhere else. The town I'm currently staying ain't that involved in winter sports, at least not in early March. So no store to find to get some stuff; no time to order online. So I'm looking for sufficient alternatives to be found in a well equipped household to get rid of the old wax. Any thoughts appreciated, mfischer |
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Try charcoal lighter fluid.
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I got some citris stuff at walmart called "goo gone" it is used for
general household cleaning. It is very inexpensive and works just fine Edward Dox wrote in message ... IF there is a decent bike shop, the citrus based solvents most sell do a good job of removing wax. Matthias Fischer wrote: Hey there, I'm some kinda new to the wax party and in need of some help, some advice to stand the following situation: I have to wax my ski, but somehow I forgot the wax remover somewhere else. The town I'm currently staying ain't that involved in winter sports, at least not in early March. So no store to find to get some stuff; no time to order online. So I'm looking for sufficient alternatives to be found in a well equipped household to get rid of the old wax. Any thoughts appreciated, mfischer |
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naptha gas ( camp stove fuel ) is what I use
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Matthias Fischer wrote:
Hey there, I'm some kinda new to the wax party and in need of some help, some advice to stand the following situation: I have to wax my ski, but somehow I forgot the wax remover somewhere else. The town I'm currently staying ain't that involved in winter sports, at least not in early March. So no store to find to get some stuff; no time to order online. So I'm looking for sufficient alternatives to be found in a well equipped household to get rid of the old wax. Any thoughts appreciated, mfischer Not sure if we are talking about waxless or waxable classic skis or skate skis. For waxless skis or skate skis you can apply hotwax to the base and wipe it off the ski base while while it is in a liquid state. When the base cools down, brush it. Afterwards - apply wax of the day. Another way would be using brass or copper brush. Citrus solvents are ok too, but some of them do leave residue on the base. I am highly suspicious of solvents and prefer using hotwax method when bases are really dirty. As far as I know, solvents are the only way to properly remove grip wax from kick zone of classic waxable skis. I don't know much about that as I only use waxless skis for classic skiing. |
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"Matthias Fischer" wrote in message
... Hey there, I'm some kinda new to the wax party and in need of some help, some advice to stand the following situation: I have to wax my ski, but somehow I forgot the wax remover somewhere else. The town I'm currently staying ain't that involved in winter sports, at least not in early March. So no store to find to get some stuff; no time to order online. So I'm looking for sufficient alternatives to be found in a well equipped household to get rid of the old wax. My favorites For glide wax, clean with a "hot scrape" of a soft wax (e.g. Swix CH 10 or similar). For kick wax - First remove most by either heating with hairdryer/heat gun and wipe clean and/or scrape with a normal plastic scraper. Scraping works best if the skis are cold. Follow by carefully wiping / scrubbing with a solvent (several already suggested). If you're truely looking for an effective household product that will remove remaining sticky residue - use rubbing alcohol. One of the favorite base cleaners I ever had was a little sponge-top dispenser of Cerax base cleaner - I really believe it was mostly or all alcohol because that's what it smelled like. I really don't think alcohol leaves any residue, and I never detected any damage. Right now I'm using a little spray bottle of Holmenkol base cleaner. It smells and feels more like a petrolium distilate, kind of like mineral spirits. But it also leaves no residue. |
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