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Storing your skiis
I am putting my skis away for the summertime. what do you do to them ?
Do you stor them on their ends, sides, tips or do u just get rid of them and buy a new pair in the new season?? Micheal |
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Storing your skiis
wax them up with cheap wax to prevent oxidization. If they are skate
skis like mine, you want to make sure they are waxed up for sure to keep them in decent shape for the winter. when the time comes, just scrape them down and wax them up again! Micheal Artindale wrote: I am putting my skis away for the summertime. what do you do to them ? Do you stor them on their ends, sides, tips or do u just get rid of them and buy a new pair in the new season?? Micheal |
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Actually, I do just chuck the old ones and start fresh the next year.
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Wax with a regular glide wax, stand in a cool place, lightly bound.
Micheal Artindale wrote: I am putting my skis away for the summertime. what do you do to them ? Do you stor them on their ends, sides, tips or do u just get rid of them and buy a new pair in the new season?? Micheal |
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Gene - hope you saw you won a prize on the www.skinnyski.com website for the
end of the survey thing ! I was looking over the results and saw your name .... ! JK "Gene Goldenfeld" wrote in message ... Wax with a regular glide wax, stand in a cool place, lightly bound. Micheal Artindale wrote: I am putting my skis away for the summertime. what do you do to them ? Do you stor them on their ends, sides, tips or do u just get rid of them and buy a new pair in the new season?? Micheal |
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Yep, thanks, Bruce sent out automatic emails. More of my Twin Cities
luck. It's a XL Toko shirt. I wear L. Made me wonder if the drawing really came out that way, or if Bruce needed someone large for a shirt and instead of a DVD or high fluoro wax reslotted me over there. 32 degrees wrote: Gene - hope you saw you won a prize on the www.skinnyski.com website for the end of the survey thing ! I was looking over the results and saw your name ... ! JK "Gene Goldenfeld" wrote in message ... Wax with a regular glide wax, stand in a cool place, lightly bound. Micheal Artindale wrote: I am putting my skis away for the summertime. what do you do to them ? Do you stor them on their ends, sides, tips or do u just get rid of them and buy a new pair in the new season?? Micheal |
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For storage a cool, dry location out of the sunlight would be best.
For the bases it is a good idea to put a wax on without scraping it off after. For the glide zones use glide wax and for the kick zone use kick wax. Putting glide wax in the kick zone means next season the kick wax won't adhere as well unless you use wax remover or sand the kick zone. For kick wax I pick something that is colder than what I hope my first ski of the season will be :-) That way I might save a bit of time getting onto the ski trail because either the wax will be okay or I can add a warm kick wax over top (cold on warm is awkward). For glide you can do the same: choose the glide you think will match your first ski of the season. Choose a non-fluoro wax. Over the summer it will slowly penetrate into the base a bit more. If you're a keener/racer :-) I'd use a base penetration wax for the storage. Actually, before you iron the summer wax on, you should make sure the bases are clean. Not helpful keeping the dirt on them all summer. Rodney Micheal Artindale wrote: I am putting my skis away for the summertime. what do you do to them ? Do you stor them on their ends, sides, tips or do u just get rid of them and buy a new pair in the new season?? Micheal |
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Toko recommends putting red paraffin wax on ski bases for summer
storage. Not the yellow one. Swix used to recommend putting CH10 on "warm" skis and CH8 on "cold". Not sure what difference this makes... It is a good idea to store skis with bindings "open" (unless they are automatic). I also usually sprinkle WD-40 on moving parts. "Rodney/SkiWax.ca" wrote in message ... For storage a cool, dry location out of the sunlight would be best. For the bases it is a good idea to put a wax on without scraping it off after. For the glide zones use glide wax and for the kick zone use kick wax. Putting glide wax in the kick zone means next season the kick wax won't adhere as well unless you use wax remover or sand the kick zone. For kick wax I pick something that is colder than what I hope my first ski of the season will be :-) That way I might save a bit of time getting onto the ski trail because either the wax will be okay or I can add a warm kick wax over top (cold on warm is awkward). For glide you can do the same: choose the glide you think will match your first ski of the season. Choose a non-fluoro wax. Over the summer it will slowly penetrate into the base a bit more. If you're a keener/racer :-) I'd use a base penetration wax for the storage. Actually, before you iron the summer wax on, you should make sure the bases are clean. Not helpful keeping the dirt on them all summer. Rodney Micheal Artindale wrote: I am putting my skis away for the summertime. what do you do to them ? Do you stor them on their ends, sides, tips or do u just get rid of them and buy a new pair in the new season?? Micheal |
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"TahoeXCSkier" wrote in message
om... Toko recommends putting red paraffin wax on ski bases for summer storage. Not the yellow one. Swix used to recommend putting CH10 on "warm" skis and CH8 on "cold". Not sure what difference this makes... I think that would be because you want to keep your "cold" skis saturated with relatively colder wax because there would be a less (?) warm wax to displace with the CH 4 or 6 when that time comes around. Makes me think, why not something like CH 6 or 7 as long as you iron it in well and leave it unscraped. It is a good idea to store skis with bindings "open" (unless they are automatic). I also usually sprinkle WD-40 on moving parts. Why open? Just wondering. I always keep my bindings closed. The WD 40 is a good idea. Griss |
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Interesting. Why does Toko recommend red paraffin over yellow for ski
storage? This is news to me. I have alway heard that you used a soft wax. Thanks. Joe "TahoeXCSkier" wrote in message om... Toko recommends putting red paraffin wax on ski bases for summer storage. Not the yellow one. Swix used to recommend putting CH10 on "warm" skis and CH8 on "cold". Not sure what difference this makes... It is a good idea to store skis with bindings "open" (unless they are automatic). I also usually sprinkle WD-40 on moving parts. "Rodney/SkiWax.ca" wrote in message ... For storage a cool, dry location out of the sunlight would be best. For the bases it is a good idea to put a wax on without scraping it off after. For the glide zones use glide wax and for the kick zone use kick wax. Putting glide wax in the kick zone means next season the kick wax won't adhere as well unless you use wax remover or sand the kick zone. For kick wax I pick something that is colder than what I hope my first ski of the season will be :-) That way I might save a bit of time getting onto the ski trail because either the wax will be okay or I can add a warm kick wax over top (cold on warm is awkward). For glide you can do the same: choose the glide you think will match your first ski of the season. Choose a non-fluoro wax. Over the summer it will slowly penetrate into the base a bit more. If you're a keener/racer :-) I'd use a base penetration wax for the storage. Actually, before you iron the summer wax on, you should make sure the bases are clean. Not helpful keeping the dirt on them all summer. Rodney Micheal Artindale wrote: I am putting my skis away for the summertime. what do you do to them ? Do you stor them on their ends, sides, tips or do u just get rid of them and buy a new pair in the new season?? Micheal |
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