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how come when im … how come when im waxing my skiis the wax sometimes will only stay on for a few runs..am i not heating the ski up enough? or am i heating it up to much?
ok video but man … ok video but man are you wasting a bunch of wax doing it that way…best way to wax is to quickly rub the wax on the iron then rub it on the skis. you will waste much less wax that way. Cheers!!!
well a basic … well a basic environmental nightmare would happen, wax is a hydrocarbon solid state oil if you will. The idea of sprinkling the slopes in oil is horrific… you, erm, an American by chance?
The reason you scrape the wax off is that your scraping the wax you can see off, the rest has soaked into the pores of the board/ski. too much wax and it will be grippier. If there was 2 inches of oil on the floor it wouldn’t be a slippy as just a few microns.
I just waxed my … I just waxed my snowboard, and I did exactly what you told me, and my snowboard ended up really sticky, even after scraped the wax off. I’m afraid I might’ve messed my board up!
you scrap the wax … you scrap the wax off because the wax you put on gets absorbed into the pores and you are scraping the extra wax that didn’t get into the pores. plus that extra wax fills in the structure of the ski or board which channels away the water.
i have a question, … i have a question, (im not sayiing this is possible or anything) but what would happen if a hill used a huge sprinkler (like u see in crops) and sprayed spray on wax all over the hill?
I just got into … I just got into skiing last year and would love to learn how to care for my skis on my own. Your video was very informative on how to wax your ski. But you didn’t talk about buffing the ski after scrapping the wax off. What kind of buffer should I use?…keep up the good work.
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REI mastertech demonstrates how to apply hot wax to your skis or snowboard
November 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
What are the …
What are the brushes for?
November 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
how come when im …
how come when im waxing my skiis the wax sometimes will only stay on for a few runs..am i not heating the ski up enough? or am i heating it up to much?
November 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Very informative …
Very informative video – it making watching the other painfully as they seem to be doing a lot of thing wrong.
November 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Very helpfull video …
Very helpfull video thankx..
How and when i have to use the Wax removal?
November 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
That was a great …
That was a great waxing video!
November 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Thats the best …
Thats the best waxing vid ive seen ay. I use a plastic ruler tho and it works way better
November 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
ok video but man …
ok video but man are you wasting a bunch of wax doing it that way…best way to wax is to quickly rub the wax on the iron then rub it on the skis. you will waste much less wax that way. Cheers!!!
November 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
well a basic …
well a basic environmental nightmare would happen, wax is a hydrocarbon solid state oil if you will. The idea of sprinkling the slopes in oil is horrific… you, erm, an American by chance?
The reason you scrape the wax off is that your scraping the wax you can see off, the rest has soaked into the pores of the board/ski. too much wax and it will be grippier. If there was 2 inches of oil on the floor it wouldn’t be a slippy as just a few microns.
November 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
I just waxed my …
I just waxed my snowboard, and I did exactly what you told me, and my snowboard ended up really sticky, even after scraped the wax off. I’m afraid I might’ve messed my board up!
November 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Cheers man, very …
Cheers man, very helpfull and to the point.
November 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
thanks, but your …
thanks, but your boring lol
November 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
you scrap the wax …
you scrap the wax off because the wax you put on gets absorbed into the pores and you are scraping the extra wax that didn’t get into the pores. plus that extra wax fills in the structure of the ski or board which channels away the water.
November 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
yea it doesnt …
yea it doesnt really matter i dont scrape mine cause it just comes off better on the snow
November 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
great video, but …
great video, but why would you scrape the wax off? It doesn’t make much sense to me
November 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
i have a question, …
i have a question, (im not sayiing this is possible or anything) but what would happen if a hill used a huge sprinkler (like u see in crops) and sprayed spray on wax all over the hill?
November 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
great vid, awesome. …
great vid, awesome. The best I’ve seen on you tube
November 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
only with paste …
only with paste waxes
November 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
a great video, …
a great video, although shouldnt you buff?
November 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
this is probably …
this is probably one of the best videos about tuning/waxing your equipment that I’ve found here on youtube
November 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
nice!
nice!
November 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Thanks to everyone …
Thanks to everyone who posted this great video.
November 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Great video! If you …
Great video! If you could also make one on how to sharpen your ski-edges like bandboy said, that would be awesome.
November 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Thanks for the …
Thanks for the waxing how to! Finally, a video without loud music playing!! I enjoyed and learned from the commentary. Well done.
November 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Oh yeah, can you …
Oh yeah, can you make a video oh sharpening your skis? side and base edges.
November 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
I just got into …
I just got into skiing last year and would love to learn how to care for my skis on my own. Your video was very informative on how to wax your ski. But you didn’t talk about buffing the ski after scrapping the wax off. What kind of buffer should I use?…keep up the good work.