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What do you use to clean the base of your skis

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kozy
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i have heard some ppl say they use alcohol (what kind do they use , is it rubbing alcohol) and others just scrape off the wax when its still hot +k

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Lt-Aldo-Raine
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I wax them, you know brush em down, scrape em off.
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skifiend
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it's messy, but I just hot wax.  Lay the wax on there as you would normally, then immediately scrape it off while it's still hot/warm. 
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skiP.E.I.
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I scrape off the wax while still hot, but I think you can use Goo Gone, which you can get at hardware stores, works same as base cleaner, which usually costs more.
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A.R.
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i brush, wax, scrape, brush.

it seems to work fine.

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pmw
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Personally, my semen works perfectly, but rubbing alchohol i use too
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coolhandluke
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shaving cream.

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Billek
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One Ball Jay base cleaner

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Bloc_chain
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i tend to use a warm temp. wax. put it on the hot scrape it off. i do that about 3 times. then i put storage wax on if its the end of the season or put the wax on for the next day.
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Thomson.
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you can use any citrus based cleaner.  i use simple green.
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Silence
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I'll hot scrape (i.e apply wax and scrape whilst the wax is still warm) unless i'm doing something like a base grind/restructure in which case i'll use citrus cleaner/base cleaner

I try to steer clear of base cleaner as much as possible though
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phishfood
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i just hot waxed some dirt out of the bases of my brand new disorderlys. i took them for a sick lawn session they came back a little dirty haha


question... when you hot wax, is base prep a good wax to use? thats what i used, cause i had a lot and i couldn't think of anything else to use it for.
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TimmyK
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i agree however i don't even use base cleaner when restructuring i always hot scrape. 
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Calb3rt
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simple green!
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Lemuel
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my dad has all of his own chemicals for everything. he has his special juice that he uses. hes a chemist so he makes chemicals for everything
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jeremy.g
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contractor's solvent. go to a hardware store and ask them. they'll look at you like, wtf are you talking about? then they'll find it and be like, oh shit, we have it.
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Literature
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This man knows.
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C.J.
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That's foolish. Probably wont do anything but harm to your base's. P-tex is a sensitive material, similar to the skin on your face. Same pore structure. Citrus cleaner is regarded as best and the safest now. In fact nearly all base cleaner you buy is just citrus cleaner.

Back in the day they used a chemical, that was horrible shit. If you ever used it, you know what i mean. Got your shit clean as hell, but at the cost of your health. It was the same basic thing they use as dry cleaner solution.

But hot scraping is better for your day to day waxing needs any how.
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