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Ski waxing
Some advice please, just bought my first pair of ski's and was wondering how
often i should have them waxed. Is this a job for the shop, or is it one to learn my self. I've also seen some wax you rub on with a sponge applicator?? Are these any good?? Also with new ski's, are they good to go, or should i get them waxed before first us. I bought from an online dealer, not sure what state they some in?? Many thanks John |
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"JP" wrote in message news:NOo0c.2121$zu.1988@newsfe1-win... | Some advice please, just bought my first pair of ski's and was wondering how | often i should have them waxed. Is this a job for the shop, or is it one to | learn my self. | I've also seen some wax you rub on with a sponge applicator?? Are these any | good?? | Also with new ski's, are they good to go, or should i get them waxed before | first us. I bought from an online dealer, not sure what state they some in?? Ideally you should wax a new pair of skis several times before you first use them. The edges won't be a problem when new. And learning to do it yourself will save you money long-term, it's all pretty straightforward. You can get some pretty botched jobs on edges from shops - I was very unlucky in the respect in the early days. Much better to get into the habit of manually tuning/waxing your skis than to rely on a machine job from an anonymous resort shop - unless it comes with a recommendation. Pete |
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"JP" wrote in news:NOo0c.2121$zu.1988@newsfe1-win:
Some advice please, just bought my first pair of ski's and was wondering how often i should have them waxed. Is this a job for the shop, or is it one to learn my self. I've also seen some wax you rub on with a sponge applicator?? Are these any good?? Also with new ski's, are they good to go, or should i get them waxed before first us. I bought from an online dealer, not sure what state they some in?? Many thanks John Waxing and sharpening edges is very easy to do yourself, repairing the base is slightly more involved but doable as well. Use an old iron on "medium heat", warm the base slightly, melt the wax onto the ski, see to that it's even and gets into the base, scrape off the wax (only the wax that is in the pores of the base is used). If you want, also polish the base a little put a lump of cloth in a nylon stocking and rub the base. Do this to your new skis, then *after* every ski weekend/week. It's better to think *after* than *before*, otherwise your skis will probably stand unwaxed until it's time to ski next year - and the base will age much les if kept waxed. The liquid "sponge wax" isn't worthless, but no replacement for real wax. If you go on a week-long trip, you can apply some liquid wax in the morning of day 3 and 5, as an example. /Tommy P. |
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writes "JP" wrote in message news:NOo0c.2121$zu.1988@newsfe1-win... | Some advice please, just bought my first pair of ski's and was wondering how | often i should have them waxed. Is this a job for the shop, or is it one to | learn my self. | I've also seen some wax you rub on with a sponge applicator?? Are these any | good?? | Also with new ski's, are they good to go, or should i get them waxed before | first us. I bought from an online dealer, not sure what state they some in?? Ideally you should wax a new pair of skis several times before you first use them. I am still confused on this point. The book 'ski maintenance and repair' also says exactly what you say - wax new skis before using them. However, both of the last two pairs of skis I have bought I specifically asked the ski shop this question : and was told emphatically both times : 'no sir, they are ready to go now'. Both 'reputable' ski shops in the alps. True or false? Bruce |
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Nuts. Always wax new skis unless the shop already did that. If not they are
providing poor service. If you buy skis from Foppa in Laax Adrian will always wax them before you get a chance to play. -- Simon Brown www.hb9drv.ch "Bruce Evans" wrote in message ... In article , PG I am still confused on this point. The book 'ski maintenance and repair' also says exactly what you say - wax new skis before using them. However, both of the last two pairs of skis I have bought I specifically asked the ski shop this question : and was told emphatically both times : 'no sir, they are ready to go now'. Both 'reputable' ski shops in the alps. True or false? Bruce |
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Tommy Petersson wrote:
"JP" wrote in news:NOo0c.2121$zu.1988@newsfe1-win: Some advice please, just bought my first pair of ski's and was wondering how often i should have them waxed. Is this a job for the shop, or is it one to learn my self. I've also seen some wax you rub on with a sponge applicator?? Are these any good?? Also with new ski's, are they good to go, or should i get them waxed before first us. I bought from an online dealer, not sure what state they some in?? Many thanks John Waxing and sharpening edges is very easy to do yourself, repairing the base is slightly more involved but doable as well. Use an old iron on "medium heat", warm the base slightly, melt the wax onto the ski, see to that it's even and gets into the base, scrape off the wax (only the wax that is in the pores of the base is used). If you want, also polish the base a little put a lump of cloth in a nylon stocking and rub the base. Do this to your new skis, then *after* every ski weekend/week. It's better to think *after* than *before*, otherwise your skis will probably stand unwaxed until it's time to ski next year - and the base will age much les if kept waxed. The liquid "sponge wax" isn't worthless, but no replacement for real wax. If you go on a week-long trip, you can apply some liquid wax in the morning of day 3 and 5, as an example. /Tommy P. I always put the liquid wax on the skis before packing them for the journey home. It prevents rust forming on the edges over the journey. John |
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John Elgy wrote in
: I always put the liquid wax on the skis before packing them for the journey home. It prevents rust forming on the edges over the journey. John A good thing to do, but if I'm flying to the Alps I'm not bringing the iron and the wax. I wax them before I go and then just apply the "sponge wax" a couple of times during the week. /Tommy P. |
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