Official Ski/Binding Maintenance Thread

This sounds minor and pedantic but a sharp and quality scraper will make your waxing life much easier.
after slumming it with some dakine scraper not knowing any different when i switch to a nice new swix one it was a dream. so yea keep 'em sharp and get a good one to start with.
 
Hmm could I do this, but instead of using Base prep wax, just use normal waxes? And if I were to just use normal waxes, how should I go about it? 2 applications of each different coloured wax? And should I go from cold to warm wax, or cold to warm? Finally, should I even use normal wax, or is base prep wax really that much better?

Oh and one more thing... A local bootfitter told me I should pull my liner out of my boot everytime I'm done skiing to let them dry. Is that really a good idea?

Thanks!
 
fuck waxing bases i got team managers now!!

but yea i'd like to know about base prep since i just got a new pair of planks.

about the boots i take my liners out frequently, since i have translucent shells i can see the condensation on the inside of my boot, and trust me it can mount up. it is a hassle but so is putting your feet into damp boots. obviously if you have the luxury of having a boot drier i don't see the need to do this unless you're scared of deforming you heat moulded liners. oh and remember to buckle your boots up when not using them.
 
When you say have the bases sticking out, are you meaning the bindings are facing towards the wall they are standing against?
 
Hey guys, another wax question. I live in Minnesota as you may already know and I got new Line Afterbangs that are pre-waxed.

I have an iron and pink wax but I'm currently out of the white wax. Now I was told to first use the pink first, scrape it, off the whole nine yards, and then do the same with the white. Is this correct? Help will be appreciated!

And sorry if this has been discussed in this thread, way too much to read for just one question.
 
it means use base prep, scrape it, use base prep, scrape it, use base prep, scrape it, and then for good measure use base prep and scrape it again. then use the white stuff, except now you let it harden and then you scrape it and brush it
 
I would tend to disagree with you. you have to use something to make your bases receptor to wax, and base prep is cheap and well formulated for the purpose. It's also a good travel wax, although I suspect most NSers aren't going to take it that far
 
in my 10 years of waxing I have never once needed base prep, and have been told by countless race coaches that it is pointless. the base isnt going to not take the wax if it is ground properly(which every name brand ski should be), and like ive said before in this thread, start with a warm weather wax as your base on new skis and you will be set
 
white wax and or universal wax is shitty and a waste of money, buy a legit temp specific wax, it will work much better
 
universal wax is fine if you aren't racing. i use toko uni wax for all of my skis except my race skis. racing you really need color specific wax
 
Has anyone ever burnt there bases before from waxing? This is always a huge paranoia for me when I am waxing. I'm guessing the wax would start to smoke like crazy before the base burns right?
 
Thanks to everybody that helped out and gave input in the thread. Just read the whole thing and it taught me a lot.

Quick question though, I want to start waxing my skis much more often, and is there any sort of kit that I can get that will have everything I need inside of it to start off or do I have to buy a bunch of different things separately? I'm getting my Jmos soon and I want to wax it myself several times before the season rather than the one time that I usually do.
 
vices and thats all you really need, from there you can start to expand your gear, like I just got the new raceworks in today, and there is alot of new gear coming out this season that will be very useful, but only to those of us that pride our selfs on our waxing
 
So I was scraping the wax of my new skis today, and on one ski there was base hairies. These are brand new skis, never been on snow. Anyone know what caused this? Will a stone grind fix it?
 
Didn't see this comment before. Can't remember if this was answered in the thread already, but what is the point in having a blue brush and a white brush? Also, I saw a bronze brush on Backcountry also, what's the difference between that and the blue and white brushes? It said it was an all-round brush but I don't think it was made with nylon like the other ones.
 
blue nylon is a stiffer brush, i use it much more then any of my whites, as the white is more of a finishing touch brush. a bronze brush is used mostly when cleaning/preping new skis. It gets old wax and dirt out of the base fantastically.
 
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So i have a list here of all the things i need for waxing. are these all good choices? I already have bench and vises. heres my list so far:-toko iron-swix CH waxes (all colors except for green)-swix nylon and horsehair brushes-swix plastic and metal scraper-dakine pocket stoneam i missing anything?
and where do i get the little cloth pads that i wipe my base down with after i detune my edges? what is that called?

 
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