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kmar2006
Posts: 382 - Karma: 10
hey from spring and riding in kinda dirty snow.. my bases look like they absorbed mud/shit snow into em. there darker than normal. i dont wanna wax em and end up waxing this shit into them. ive tried to clean em but it doesnt seem to go away. how can u really clean ur bases before i wax them again?
Apr 6 2003 10:24PM
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MadTrixter
Posts: 3262 - Karma: 8
you need to get them stone ground. what it's from is over the whole winter, shit falls off trees, lifts, people, etc, and just gets embedded in the snow, and as it melts it just sits on top and accumulates. it always pisses me off. i'm sure you could just scrub em real good, but stone grind would be the best


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Apr 6 2003 10:29PM
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theBOSS.
Posts: 4705 - Karma: 496
just take a razor blade and scrape down them like 200 times, it worked for me.
Apr 6 2003 10:38PM
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miss_hevern87
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does it really make a difference while you ski?


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Apr 6 2003 10:42PM
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kmar2006
Posts: 382 - Karma: 10
i cant really say b/c its from warmer temps when i was going slower than normal neway... i just didnt wanna wax the shit into my base 4 good
Apr 6 2003 10:55PM
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alpentalik
Posts: 7364 - Karma: 110
hm...base cleaner? yes.


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Apr 6 2003 10:57PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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my bases were also dirty from skiing in dirty snow. Then it snowed here and I skied in it and the bottoms are more normally colored.

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Apr 6 2003 11:02PM
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freezed
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^ya, what alpentalik said, use some base cleaner



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Apr 6 2003 11:03PM
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Gdawg3
Posts: 1956 - Karma: 10
If you take the cork thingy you use after wax and rub it down really good and hard it should work.


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Apr 6 2003 11:03PM
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kmar2006
Posts: 382 - Karma: 10
was is base clearner made of... b/c most of my ski shops packed there ski shit away already
Apr 6 2003 11:08PM
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mikeski
Posts: 332 - Karma: 76
use citris cleaner, u can buy a half galon at home depot for $3, or wax them, the wax acctuly sucks out all the crap and when the wax is still hot scrap it off, you will notice that the wax is really dirty after u scrape it off. If u use citris cleaner wax them right after or else it will dry out the bases.
Apr 6 2003 11:08PM
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hotdog.garbage
Posts: 1854 - Karma: 10
^exactly what he said. the base cleaner is exactly the same as the expensive real stuff. clean them and wax them, an if that dont work: base grind. deep



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Apr 6 2003 11:30PM
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stephen_beast
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or use of soft wax and scrape it off whille it is still warm right after you iron it



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Apr 6 2003 11:39PM
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kmar2006
Posts: 382 - Karma: 10
ok so i shouldnt worry bout the wax keeping the dirt in the base? itll more less suck the dirt out?
Apr 7 2003 11:37AM
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buck490
Posts: 1169 - Karma: 21
dude, who cares man, it don't make you ski any better. just leave em, saves money.

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Apr 7 2003 12:33PM
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midjib
Posts: 96 - Karma: 11
base cleaner = lighter fluid. Works the same.
Apr 7 2003 1:15PM
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morbumps4me
Posts: 643 - Karma: 11
I'd be careful with lighter fluid, not the best for your bases. you're better off using a citrus based cleaner like orange glo or something like that....there are a million of em' out there.

The brown poop stuff is probably pollution deposits in the snow from things like car exhaust, smoke stacks, wood fires etc. It generally sits in the bottom of the snow so when it starts to melt it all comes out (the temp also has to be above freezing). I wouldn't recommend wax until this 'poop' stuff is gone. Just keep your cleaner near....
Apr 7 2003 2:27PM
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Lateralis
Posts: 1228 - Karma: 332
my bases got super black from the stuff at sauveur,it made me ski so much better i was mesmerized...fuck it wont do shit to your skiing,leave it on



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Apr 7 2003 4:43PM
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CMUSkiFreak
Posts: 1471 - Karma: 10
1st try a hot scrape if that doesnt work
2nd use citrus base cleaner if that doesnt work
3rd have em stone ground that will definitely work


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Apr 7 2003 5:26PM
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MogulMan346
Posts: 643 - Karma: 69
Ya, when i wax my ski's , all the dirt collects on the bottom.
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Apr 7 2003 5:46PM
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jizack
Posts: 2486 - Karma: 16
none of you guys even have a clue to what the fuck you are talking about. lighter fluid will dry your base out, hot waxing is not going to make shit come out of your base, haha. but as alpentalik said base cleaner and it only costs like maybe 12.00 for a bottle and it will last you forever.



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Apr 7 2003 5:52PM
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Papa
Posts: 4718 - Karma: 11
just get some wax remover cause the dirt is in the wax
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Apr 7 2003 7:12PM
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t-roy
Posts: 4041 - Karma: 52
my hill this year had the black stuff HORRIBLY. after a run your bases would be black. you would stop moving unless you pushed. we cleaned it with WD-40.
Apr 7 2003 7:36PM
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rockymountainmilitia
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its onyl cosemetics expecially in the spring. the snows already so wet that some dirt in your base is not gonna slow you down. get a base grind at the begining of next season and you'll be fine.
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Apr 7 2003 7:40PM
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