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Procedure Description |
Ski Illustration |
Snowboard Illustration |
| 1 |
Clean the ski or board's base, using a citrus based wax
remover/ski base cleaner. You can also use rubbing alcohol or
lemon/orange peel. Just remember to also wash down the base
afterwards if you use peel. |
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| 2 |
Heat the wax stick with your iron until it begins to melt.
then slowly move along with the iron a few inches above the base
dripping the wax evenly onto the base. You want a drop of wax
every 2 cm or so. |
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| 3 |
Cover approximately 40% of surface with drips. Hold wax to
iron above ski. Watch your fingers. |
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| 4 |
Next smooth the wax onto the base with the iron
- allow it to penetrate while keeping the iron moving. If you
haven't waxed your skis or board in ages, or it is brand new you
may find that the base absorbs almost all the wax. In this case
you should drip more wax on and repeat the process. |
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| 5 |
Add more wax by dripping extra where necessary. Do not apply
heat directly to the base for too long. This is especially true
for unwaxed parts of the base. Make sure you cover entire base. |
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| 6 |
Next turn off waxing iron and allow the wax to cool and
solidify to become part of the base. |
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| 7 |
Scrape off any excess wax with a plastic scraper - most of
the wax will appear to come off; this is fine since what we
really want is the thin layer of wax that has soaked into the
base. Most of the wax is has actually been absorbed into the
base material. |
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| 8 |
Once you have removed the excess wax buff the base with a
structure brush to remove uneven areas and provide structure (it
breaks up suction). If you don't have a buffing brush a soft
toothbrush (one you don't plan to use to brush teeth anytime
soon) works well although it can take a while. |
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| 9 |
If a second wax coat of a temp specific or flourinated is
desired, wait until you scrape off excess from first coat, then
apply the second coat. |
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