Methods for slicking up the astroturf

[chrisarndt]

I just got my jib set up with a pretty mellow in run. I can't adjust the ramp, and I need just a bit more speed on the turf. I've tried hand soap + water, powder laundry soap + water, and armor all. I am going to try baby oil next. What are you tried and tested methods in the absence of snow?

 

[BIG_E.Z.]

poop.

 

[steezywannabeezy]

Does anybody ever do astroturf and orange fencing?

 

[SpaghettiWizard]

i find that shampoo works better than hand/dish soap

 

[dom_daq]

Mine works fine with straight water.

 

[Deluge]

yes. i use dish soap and it works wonders

 

[rareison]

Well I didn't read all of the title, and thought this was something a lot different.

 

[eastcoastplanker]

orange fencing and dish soad, or snow gel if you have the cash

/thread

 

[Grobot]

lololol

and how unfortunate is it that there are threads like these at this time of the year

 

[Parks.]

Birthing jelly!

 

[DADDYlongLEGS]

Orange construction fencing and laundry detergent worked the best for me

 

[Abu_Hajaar]

Relevant: Â[URL]https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/cult/forumthread/thread_id/472893/[/url]

 

[Yinzer]

fastest soap I found was the cheapest damn dish soap you can get at costco.

plastic fence is so fast tho buy some and lay it down on the inrun

 

[chrisarndt]

tell me about it. i quit my job at the mountain = no pass

 

[ryano]

lots and lots of anal lube.

 

[I_Am_Mod]

get a bucket of "brown soap" (dunno what its called in english) its basically a brown soap in gel form thats used to scrub floorsthen hose down your turf so its completely soaked, then take a scrubbing broom and spread out some brown soap over the turf, spread it out and finally make a pass over the turf with the broom in the sliding direction so all hairs are flat ....

you'll get a ton of extra speed out of it and a bucket of soap will last ages !

 

[179fujative]

WD-40

 

[chrisarndt]

I just tried vegetable oil. It actually had the opposite effect, slowing me down.

 

[chrisarndt]

suggestion or solution?

 

[penguin_steeze]

Construction fencing on top of your turf. I don't even need water on my drop in

You can either get it for free or heres a website that sells a 100 ft roll for $25

http://www.utilitysafeguard.com/Marking-Barrier-Products/Construction-Barrier-Fence/Barrier-Fence/4-x-100-Guardian-Orange-Safety-Fence-by-Tenax/

 

[PlaygroundRapist]

seriously this:

rub it in.

 

[pelle_munch]

instead of putting a full sheet of astroturf in the first place, nail/screw some pieces of wood on your ramp like so:

and then put the astroturf on top of that. less surface area=more speed. then you will have enough

good luck

 

[179fujative]

suggestion works well for a few runs if you just spray your skis

 

[Eazy_Steezy]

Don't put WD-40 on your skis it will ruin the bases. Unless you are using old crapy skis

 

[ruff_ruff]

this it will make it fassttt

 

[chrisarndt]

I tried this. One layer over turf didn't seem to do anything so i rolled it down and back up again for three layers with no noticeable difference. However, the vegetable oil I put on earlier could be affecting the results.

 

[179fujative]

obviously

 

[Eazy_Steezy]

Sorry just making sure everyone knew, you were telling them to put it on their skis haha

 

[gups53]

soap and water

 

[OldDirtyPete]

Tire shine from VIP Auto for 5 bucks a bottle. Works 10 times better than WD-40. Spray your setup and your bases. I used it all summer it worked wonders on a slow setup you don't even need water with it. It's revolutionary I tell you.

 

[liukangkid]

definitely this. I slip on poop all the time.