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atlanticjibba
Posts: 152 - Karma: 28
I have LINE 1260's and the other day i noticed that when i did the first  rail of the day a whole bunch of wax just scraped off.
i can just use my finger nail and take wax off. I dont think thats sopposed to happen.

What should i do?
Mar 17 2008 5:25PM
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Alex_thedroog
Posts: 3433 - Karma: 2
You must have not waxed right
Mar 17 2008 5:28PM
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[JP-of-SC]
Posts: 345 - Karma: 10

well, my 1260's had the problem of losing p-tex... alot.

Mar 17 2008 5:34PM
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statuswhitegirl
Posts: 4058 - Karma: 883
did u hot wax em
Mar 17 2008 5:35PM
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skiblandford
Posts: 1503 - Karma: 2
try leaving the hot wax on over night
Mar 17 2008 5:56PM
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chames
Posts: 2331 - Karma: -33
ive only waxed my skis once when i first got em in like december 07... does waxing really make that much of a difference?
Mar 17 2008 6:02PM
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DwreckRoy
Posts: 434 - Karma: 2,156
Holy crap man, YES IT DOES!!! Get some wax on those.

If you can scrape wax off with your thumb, that's definitely not right. Hot wax the night before, let it sit overnight, then scrape and buff in the morning.
Mar 17 2008 6:04PM
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Bepo
Posts: 8195 - Karma: 17
did you scrape them? 

On a side note, i haven't waxed my park skis in almost 2 years
Mar 17 2008 6:06PM
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Dr.Scholl
Posts: 1139 - Karma: 47
well since part of the waxing prosess is scraping it off
so im guessing you missed that step
Mar 17 2008 6:19PM
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LMPJibbin
Posts: 1607 - Karma: 17
your supposed to scrape off the wax. tecnically you can ski it off but youll be kinda slow for the first couple runs. nothin to really worry about man.
Mar 17 2008 6:47PM
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MEGAZORD
Posts: 4531 - Karma: -7
Scraping is better.  When you ski it off it comes off in chunks and rips the wax out of the pores.  When it is scraped, it stays it.
Mar 17 2008 7:03PM
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MEGAZORD
Posts: 4531 - Karma: -7
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Mar 17 2008 7:04PM
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T_orageskiier
Posts: 580 - Karma: 13
^^ haha ya but just make sure u scrape your skis and yes wax helps so much.
Mar 17 2008 7:57PM
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chames
Posts: 2331 - Karma: -33
haha ya i'll wax em then
Mar 17 2008 11:39PM
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Abc567def
Posts: 8756 - Karma: 801
ya you have to wait altleast 30 min before you scrape off a hot wax and then you buff them. I found it helps a little to leave the wax on overnight before scraping them but its no big deal
Mar 17 2008 11:50PM
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LPT_311
Posts: 2239 - Karma: 12
What a beast. my dog killed one last year with a single bite. Those guys are lucky to be alive.
Mar 17 2008 11:54PM
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Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,404
did you scrape then brush then scrape then brush again?
Mar 18 2008 12:54AM
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Daver_BC
Posts: 1256 - Karma: 307
yeah, for best results just..
1) hot wax
2) let sit in cool area for about 1-2 hours
3) scrape the wax off smoothly
4) Brush the surface
5) scrape softly to smooth surface

one fucking sweet wax

and also, rails are basically butt fucking your skis. haha
you cant really rail slide with out damaging your base and edges.
Mar 18 2008 2:01PM
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