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Aluminum rail

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KINKED
Posts: 147 - Karma: 27
so i made this rail out of aluminum. Its pretty sick but theres one problem, my skiiis dont slide. My friends had the same problem. Is it even possible so slide on aluminum.
Feb 1 2007 7:41PM
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Calrin
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ive done an aluminum urban but that was only possible because i was using edgeless skis.
Feb 1 2007 7:43PM
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Sholte
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aluminum is terrible to slide, its slow, and it grabs youre skis, its like a doubled edged sword. make one out of steal
Feb 1 2007 7:44PM
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Sholte
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*steel, basicaly there really hard if you have edges.
Feb 1 2007 7:45PM
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Albino
Posts: 1400 - Karma: 123
yeh bro, aluminium sucks to slide on.

u can try waxing it, but better off with steel or pvc.
Feb 1 2007 7:45PM
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49566738265
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i didn't know the different metals had such a big effect
Feb 1 2007 8:31PM
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i-ski-pc
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theyre too soft too
Feb 1 2007 8:32PM
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LINE169
Posts: 267 - Karma: 12
paint it dude, then it will slide good
Feb 1 2007 8:33PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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i dont know what kind of aluminum you guys are using but i have an aluminum rail that i use all the time and its never that sticky. you just have to get it a bit wet and its fine. i found the pipes in an orchard by my house so i used some free stuff
Feb 1 2007 8:45PM
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Casey
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ya your steel edges will dig into aluminum like butter. you gotta stay perfectly flat based, its a bitch.
Feb 1 2007 8:48PM
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Silence
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yah aluminium is waaaay too soft.

steel all the way
Feb 1 2007 11:26PM
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