Waxing new skis

They come waxed but you can always wax them more. Depending on the conditions they may need to be waxed again after only one day.
 
most new skis come with a cheap all temp wax so you can ski on it prob once or twice before a rewaxing is needed
 
ive skiid my chronics for about 4 days, about to be 5 today - and im all out of wax. should i buy the $9 rub on, rub off wax and just use that after each day?
 
I way my skis like twice a season, tops. haven't waxed 'em yet this season, and I never really have problems gettin speed. maybe I'm just a fatty.
 
it comes waxed, but it doesn't hurt to wax new skiis. the wax they have on it is cheap shit. but either way, the ski is waxed.
 
waxing your skis in 5 minutes does more harm then the shape they were in previously. unless its that rub on shit.
 
you want to wax new skis. most new skis come with wax on them, but it isn't wax for skiing, it's a protection wax so that the bases don't dry out when they are being shipped/sitting in a shop/etc.

when you get new sticks, you should hot scrape them, then wax them normally.

though, if they are park skis, and you slide rails with them, it probably doesn't even matter.
 
Partly true. Factory wax is for both protection and skiing but is nowhere near as good as a real hotwax because it's applied quickly with a belt. My boss last year said to wax and scrape new skis 15 times to get the bases fully saturated but he worked for Swix as a race tech so that's taking it to extremes. If I've got time, I hot-scrape my new skis then wax + scrape 2 to 3 times.
 
Naw man

If your just hot waxing to get all that factory shit off, then it will acutally be a lot better. It might just be me, but I can hot wax skis in like 2 seconds... i thought most people could
 
first of all, just letting the hot wax cool before you can scrape it takes a good 5 minutes. So if you are hot waxing your skis in "2 seconds" or even 5 minutes you're doin somethin pretty wrong. I'd say it's a good 15-20 minute process.
 
I'm bumping this because I was questioning whether or not to wax my new watch lifes. I was told that I should ski on the bases how they are for a day to get dust particles and such off, and I was told by another that I should wax, and wax them as much as possible. Reading the previous statements, I came to the conclusion that I am going to wax them, but, what is hot scraping? I want these bases to be as healthy as possible so all help is needed. Thanks.
 
Ok I think I might just answer my own question... Is hot scraping when you wax your skis like normal (hot wax of course) and scrape the wax off while its still hot?
 
Pretty sure hot scraping is heating up the bases and then scraping the previous layer of wax off.

In order to saturate the bases, you need to get the old wax out. Then use like a swix bronze brush and brush the bases to open the pores. Then hot wax, let it set and get hard, and then scrap it off and finish with a softer brush. Then repeat.

Always its super important you dont leave an iron on the ski for more than like 1 second in a spot because it will melt the pores together.

this is just my opinion, if anyone does it different, lemme know.
 
ok.....first thing you wanna do is take a true bar to see if the skis are perfectly flat. ALOT of skis come from the factory concave ( the base is underthe edges), or convex ( the base is higher then the edges). To put a true bar all along the base of the skis at alots of different points, then with the true bar on the base.....hold it up to the light. If you see light at the edges.......then it is convex, and if you see the centre it is concave.

Next clean your base with a Kuu, Swix, Toko base cleaner. ( i like to use Kuu, its a great canadian product.....and cheeper).

So depending on the condition of the ski, you will either do a base grind if the ski is convex, or edge file is your base was concave.

Now most people don't have a base grinder, so you need to bring your sticks to a shop to have that done. What this will do is it will create small dimples, and cuts into your base. Wax will then fill up these holes. No matter what kind of ski or board you have......at the begining of the season you will have to do this step.

If your base was concave, you will want to sharpen your edges so they can be flat to the base.

After your done this, clean your base again.

Then your going to want to hot wax your skis. All conditon wax is the cheepest, and Fluoro wax is the most expensive AND NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH A BREATHER/GAS MASK.

If your a beginner, your going to want one of those "auto heat" irons. Plug in your iron and let it heat up. Take your wax block and drip it on your skis......and don't be stingy. After the wax is on your ski, spread your wax evenly with your iron from tip to tail. Now don't leave your iron too long in one place. Keep doing this untill the wax looks even.

The next step is to scrape the wax untill all the bumps are gone, and all you have is a nice smooth base. Use a PLASTIC scraper for this, metal scrapers are for your base.

Then take the plastic scraper to your edges, and make sure there is no wax on them. To tell just scrape your nail across them, if wax comes up....keep scraping the edges.

So many pros, and skiers forget to tune their skis. When you wax properly you can double your speed on the snow, not catch on rails, and protect your base.
 
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