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Candle Wax on skis

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scratchproteen
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So last night i waxed my skis with some wax from joes ski shop...and its not like its a huge cost in money at all..but i was just curious is there anything different between ski wax and candle wax? or could you just melt a candle onto your ski and it would work just as good?
Nov 22 2007 7:25PM
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skiP.E.I.
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when I bought an iron, they gave me a massive bar of shop wax free and it lasted all season for my skis as well as my two brothers' skis.
Nov 23 2007 6:13PM
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Durtschi
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candles are cheeper

Nov 23 2007 6:23PM
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Tucks
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Candle wax is alright but it wears off in like two runs
Nov 23 2007 8:02PM
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Silence
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no wayyyyy..i love the smell of hot ski wax (although the parrafin fumes arent cool for your body)
Nov 23 2007 8:08PM
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oldsckooler
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ya alex your thread made it to a second page lol
Nov 23 2007 11:03PM
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XtRemE11
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i know someone who scraped crayons on his skis for wax
Nov 23 2007 11:11PM
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Karcher
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i actually used it today, and didnt see it slowing me down. It was my first day on my new skis, but they seemed to slide really well on rails and snow. if you dont have any other wax, this might help your skis more than it would not
Nov 23 2007 11:16PM
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OMGWTFBBQ
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dide i use yankee candle jelly candles with the starfish and ocean creatures on it..
makes my skis smell like ocean breeze :)
Nov 23 2007 11:35PM
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c.vayko
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ya dude candle wax works sooo good
my swix rep got me using it
sented candles work the best
Nov 24 2007 12:51AM
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shrEddie
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sorry im not a mechanic.  its all the same to me twink
Nov 24 2007 11:11PM
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skitoggrob
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never, EVER use candle wax on your skiis.
Nov 25 2007 3:16PM
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b-kul
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i use it on my edges every week so they dont rust.  but not my bases.
Nov 25 2007 3:30PM
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DinosaurRcool
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i use parafin waw, its used in cooking, candles anything really and it works, also i don't scrape the extra wax off my skis i just let the snow do that.
Nov 25 2007 3:49PM
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comeatmebro
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well what do you suggest he uses to compare?
Nov 25 2007 4:05PM
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ericman
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my friend uses candle wax if ur gona use it it wares off like every day and wont fill in scratches so i dont suggest it
Nov 25 2007 4:46PM
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[]Soul_Steeze[]
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the only thing you should be using candle wax for is concrete ledges or really sketchy rails that you wanna smooth out

that bein said, candle wax on skis is just about the worst idea regarding skiing that i can think of...

Nov 25 2007 5:02PM
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Peach.
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really are you goingt to put your skis thgrough that?
what if you ruin the bases?
oh and i like that pam on the topsheet idea
Nov 25 2007 5:17PM
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Caveman.
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maybe something he knows about not engines
Nov 25 2007 5:34PM
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zaser
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people that are saying it's terrible have no proof to back it up. i used candle wax from march to august last year and it worked fine for me.
Nov 25 2007 8:20PM
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Caveman.
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word. i've used it before to. it doesn't work as well as other waxes but gets the job done if the snow isnt to warm
Nov 25 2007 8:27PM
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