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Household substitutes..

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mw1235
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anything around the house i could use as a substitute for wax? im skiing tomorrow and want to "wax" my skis overnight, but i lost my wax...idk how, but i cant find it anywhere - desperate for a good wax too, any ideas open
Feb 2 2007 3:21PM
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KillerMonkey
Posts: 6436 - Karma: 109
Try some honey, supposedly that works real well.
Feb 2 2007 3:22PM
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mw1235
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seriously? how do i do that?
Feb 2 2007 3:24PM
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brizz
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mild chedder
Feb 2 2007 3:25PM
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N.Skinner
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supposedly pine sol works....BUT ive heard it only lasts for 1 run and dries out your base prety bad....i wouldnt use it but if you are that desperate go for it
Feb 2 2007 3:26PM
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moonofendor
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candel's mabey. they are made of wax
Feb 2 2007 3:28PM
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titsLOL
Posts: 7485 - Karma: 396
how bad are your skis that you are this desperate?

I've heard honey works, but only if you mix it with fluff.
Feb 2 2007 3:38PM
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symbol.
Posts: 173 - Karma: 10
some people at my hill spray dish soap on their boards every run in the spring.
Feb 2 2007 3:40PM
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R-Bertsch
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its not worth risking some chemical that could fuck your bases up...just wait til you get to your hill tomorrow and buy some rub on wax at their shop....
Feb 2 2007 4:39PM
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Lineskier-101
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I've never waxed my skis, and I usually use them the entire year. I don't really care if they're not as fast as someone elses, if I wanted to go really fast, I'd race.
Feb 2 2007 4:44PM
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mw1235
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so i waxed my skis with a very small amount of wax, melted it on, ironed it, and scraped it off, but he bases are still sticky and feel like wax is still on ( they are not smooth ) - how do i get excess wax of after i already scraped using an edge?
Feb 2 2007 5:14PM
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skidemon22
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uhhh, ski on them???
Feb 2 2007 6:24PM
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lyndon
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scotch-brite sponge
Feb 2 2007 6:38PM
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ilikeplants
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600 or 400 grit sand paper. I used to use that on my friends snowboard and it worked great. Made it real smooth.
Feb 2 2007 6:45PM
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Chron7sc
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used ^ or like a tough brush
Feb 2 2007 6:48PM
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titsLOL
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wet sand maybe
Feb 2 2007 6:58PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Put duct tape on them, tip to tail, then pull it off. The wax will stick to the tape!
Feb 2 2007 7:14PM
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4ReeL_
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dont do it unless your gonna do it right
Feb 2 2007 8:18PM
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Galin
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what kind of wax. i seriously hope you dont mean candle wax.
Feb 2 2007 8:29PM
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Paul-o-Rama
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in ski school they told us to use starbursts (the candy) to wax our skis if we ever needed to
Feb 2 2007 8:54PM
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jdavies
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really?? im not that wise on waxing skis, but that seems too weird to be true.
Feb 2 2007 10:39PM
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Aenigma
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That's actually really bad for your bases.  Not waxing them will alow them to dry out and possibly warp.  If you put a flat file across them does it even touch the edges anymore?
Feb 2 2007 11:06PM
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freezed
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hahah, definately the instructors having a little fun with their job
Feb 2 2007 11:09PM
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mw1235
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no, not candle. but i was considering it. whats wrong with candle wax?
Feb 3 2007 12:08AM
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ilikeplants
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isn't p-tex the same as paraffin wax? cause thats what i used and it worked really well on my friends snowboard.
Feb 3 2007 12:15AM
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RudyGarmisch
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I heard Laffy Taffy works better.
Feb 3 2007 12:46AM
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mw1235
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so is candle wax bad or not... i mean, its just plain wax..
Feb 3 2007 1:13AM
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Galin
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yes, its bad. someone i knew put it on their board and it messed up his base and he couldn't move at all. He had to take it into a shop to get it fixed.
Feb 3 2007 7:35AM
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KillerMonkey
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If you havent gotten the point yet, Im pretty sure anything you trying to put on now will only make it worse than the condition they are already in.
Feb 3 2007 2:40PM
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Ben.
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^gouda or swiss are my personal favorites
Feb 3 2007 4:45PM
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