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best all-season wax ??? TIA
What would be the best (but still affordable) ALL-SEASON wax for skis?
Thanks! NOUMENON |
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"Noumenon" wrote in message ... What would be the best (but still affordable) ALL-SEASON wax for skis? Thanks! NOUMENON Turtle wax. |
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On 08 Mar 2004 22:52:41 EST, Noumenon wrote
this crap: What would be the best (but still affordable) ALL-SEASON wax for skis? That would be Turtle Wax. This signature is now the ultimate power in the universe |
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Noumenon writes:
What would be the best (but still affordable) ALL-SEASON wax for skis? I use Swix CH7, but it depends a lot on where you're skiing. Your all-season is not necessarily the same as my all-season, where CH7 works quite well. -- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::: Mary Malmros Some days you're the windshield, Other days you're the bug. |
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"Noumenon" wrote in message
... What would be the best (but still affordable) ALL-SEASON wax for skis? From cheapest, to less cheap (but still not very expensive, compared to lift tickets, etc.): Canning paraffin from the supermarket An "all-in-one" or "base prep" wax from Toko, Swix or someone else Toko System 3 or Swix CH or something similar in another brand |
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"Noumenon" wrote in message
... What would be the best (but still affordable) ALL-SEASON wax for skis? Thanks! Swix CH6. If you want to spend the extra $$$, LF6. 6 is a colder wax that seems to run good even when it's very cold and when it's warmer. It's better to be on the cold side, especially if the snow is mostly man made and abrasive. Well, that's my opinion anyway. Hope it does some good. -- Marty |
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sjjohnston wrote:
I suspect the "universal" or "base prep" waxes that Toko, Swix et al. sell probably are just plain paraffin. So, yeah, paraffin works and saves you some money. On the other hand, I figure the cost of waxing a pair of skis with Toko System 3 or the like at a dollar or two, so you're not going to go broke that way either. If you do use paraffin, make sure it's not intended to make scented sand candles or something. Humph. What's wrong with scented wax? I use normal paraffin, but I've got a lot of old "designer" candles (no, not full price; yard sale) that work just as well. No sand, though. Do people still make candles? Why? -- Cheers, Bev ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++ "Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped." -- Elbert Hubbard, American author |
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best all-season wax ??? TIA
"The Real Bev" wrote in message ... sjjohnston wrote: I suspect the "universal" or "base prep" waxes that Toko, Swix et al. sell probably are just plain paraffin. So, yeah, paraffin works and saves you some money. On the other hand, I figure the cost of waxing a pair of skis with Toko System 3 or the like at a dollar or two, so you're not going to go broke that way either. If you do use paraffin, make sure it's not intended to make scented sand candles or something. Humph. What's wrong with scented wax? I use normal paraffin, but I've got a lot of old "designer" candles (no, not full price; yard sale) that work just as well. No sand, though. Do people still make candles? Why? My longest ski trip ever started in Oxnard, California the Friday before Christmas 1971. My brother and I (we were both in the Navy) drove shifts all the way across the country. Our longest stop was Sunday morning in Alma, Nebraska, where we delvered gifts sent home by a Navy buddy: candles made by pouring melted paraffin into holes dug in the sand on Hollywood Beach in Oxnard. We didn't stop to ski on the way east because 1) we wanted to be home by Christmas and 2) my brother had no ski gear on the west coast. After the holidays, I drove down to the Grumman plant on Long Island for 6 weeks of F14 maintenance training, coming home to Vermont (and skiing) every weekend (except the Saturday the road was blocked to Killington - another long story) and then drove to my new duty station in San Diego at a more leisurely pace, skiing in Colorado, Utah, and California along the way. -- Cheers, Bev ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++ "Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped." -- Elbert Hubbard, American author |
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"The Real Bev" wrote in message
... sjjohnston wrote: I suspect the "universal" or "base prep" waxes that Toko, Swix et al. sell probably are just plain paraffin. So, yeah, paraffin works and saves you some money. On the other hand, I figure the cost of waxing a pair of skis with Toko System 3 or the like at a dollar or two, so you're not going to go broke that way either. If you do use paraffin, make sure it's not intended to make scented sand candles or something. Humph. What's wrong with scented wax? Well, of course, because that might impinge on the supply so desperately needed by scented sand candle makers. I use normal paraffin, but I've got a lot of old "designer" candles (no, not full price; yard sale) that work just as well. No sand, though. Do people still make candles? Why? Lovely gifts. After all, it's the thought that counts, isn't it? |
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sjjohnston wrote:
snip you're not going to go broke that way either. If you do use paraffin, make sure it's not intended to make scented sand candles or something. Why not? for dry-slope racing we use a lot of wax, and though for races we use CH4 amongst other things. for training you can use anything. I tend to save the remains of candles and melt them down. for over a season I have been using a strawberry scented block, and it works fine. -- Chris *:-) Downhill Good, Uphill BAD! www.suffolkvikings.org.uk |
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