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Oxidization on the bottom of my skis
What about if I use one of those wire rotorbrushes?
"George Cleveland" wrote in message ... On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 15:36:16 +0200, "Bob Creasote" wrote: Hi, I didn't know that I was meant to wax the bottom of my skis before I put them away for the summer. Are they wrecked now? No. How can I get this oxidization off? Sanding, peeling, stone grinding... Does it really make a difference? Yes!! thanks Bob You're welcome, g.c. |
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Oxidization on the bottom of my skis
On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 16:32:12 +0200, "Bob Creasote"
wrote: What about if I use one of those wire rotorbrushes? I don't use a rotobrush set up so I can't say. Might be a good idea to check one of the manufacturers websites to find out. g.c. |
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Oxidization on the bottom of my skis
Hi Bob-
If you search the archives of the RSN list, you will find good posts on both topics you've recently posted on (ski flex and this one on summer waxing/oxidation). I suggest searching the archives for info on ski flex-- complex topic, too much information to summarize shortly (at least by me-- there are other people here who are much more succinct!). but, for summer waxing and oxidation, it's a little simpler: 1) yes, you should clean and wax your skis before you put them away in the spring. A thick coat of a nice soft wax; then leave them unscraped. Put the skis in a bag, and store them somewhere that is cool and dry. You can get picky about whether to store them vertical or horizontal, but waxed, covered, cool and dry are the most important factors. In the fall , you just scrape, apply the wax du jour, and go. 2) if you failed to do task #1, yes, your skis will be oxidized and slow in the fall. Best remedy is to have the skis stoneground by someone who knows how to do it right (Nat Brown, Zach Caldwell are two of the best-- check the archives for posts from them, and info about their companies). Hand scraping is better than nothing, but in my experience, stone grinding is a lot better. Since it's still a couple of months until ski season, it might not hurt to pull your skis out the attic, dust them off, scrape the bases a bit (to remove at least the top layer of oxidation), wax them, and store them properly for the remainder of the off-season. this will at least limit the amount of oxidation. and pray for snow!! Chris --- Bob Creasote wrote: Hi, I didn't know that I was meant to wax the bottom of my skis before I put them away for the summer. Are they wrecked now? How can I get this oxidization off? Does it really make a difference? thanks Bob __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com |
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Oxidization on the bottom of my skis
Hi Bob - You're probably just fine. Brush the bases aggressively from tip to
tail with a fairly soft copper brush. Then apply some soft wax and scrape with a sharp plastic scraper while it's still warm (but not molten) to pull air-born pollutants out of tfe base. If the scrapings come of looking kind of grungy you'll want to repeat this until things clear up. Then get some wax back onto the ski and leave it there until you ski. Chances are they'll hold wax and be fast. However, if they don't clean up with repeated warm-scrapings, or if they don't seem to hold wax once you're back on snow, you may have a layer of hardened p-tex that needs to be removed. I'd suggest stonegrinding, and I just happen to know one of the best grinders around. Check out htp://www.engineeredtuning.net/ .. Best of luck! Zach Caldwell "Bob Creasote" wrote in message ... Hi, I didn't know that I was meant to wax the bottom of my skis before I put them away for the summer. Are they wrecked now? How can I get this oxidization off? Does it really make a difference? thanks Bob |
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