i am aware of how dumb this was..
a year or two ago, my skis seriously needed to be waxed, but i knew there was no way i could get them done before i planned to head out in the morning. having the same question as you, i looked around the garage and kitchen to see what i could do. under the sink my mom had some "mop glo" kinda product.. hell if i know.. and it was a floor wax for after you mopped your floors. i put some on my skis that night, before i left, and at the hill- just by squirting some on a papertowel and rubbing the bases.
needless to say, it kinda worked, in a pathetic sorta way. my skis were crap so i kinda didn't care how the end result would be. not really the best move if you ask me.