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Wax question lol

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uni-corn
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Now i am just wondering the difference between the Swix wax's. There is CH# and LF#.

The LF# is about double the price of the CH#.

What is the difference, and what will be better?
Jan 26 2009 12:39PM
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huge-go
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Well the more expensive one is undoubtedly better, but you might not need it. It might be a race wax or something, so it might be faster, but for park and stuff, better to get value than performance.
Jan 26 2009 12:55PM
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uni-corn
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Well i work at my local shop and can get shit for super cheap, so it isnt too expensive for the better stuff
Jan 26 2009 1:00PM
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Balto
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LF has a much higher floral count, which makes it much faster
Jan 26 2009 1:13PM
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chazz.
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CH is Swix's name for basic Hydrocarbon wax. LF stands for Low-Flourocarbon, or their basic hydrocarbon with a small amount of flouro additives. Check outhttp://www.swixsport.com/eway/default.aspx?pid=278&trg=MainContent_6179&MainContent_6179=6117:0:24,2716 for more detail on what uses Swix recommends for each wax.
Jan 26 2009 1:23PM
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no_steeze
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for racing LF is a must but CH is fine for your freeride skis
but yeah it LF is much faster
Jan 26 2009 2:21PM
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I_Am_Mod
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Im not sure, but the basic hydro carbon is fine wax and the LF is more like a race wax, it has mad low friction but isnt that good for your base, but on the other hand, if wax is gonna be the worst thing happening to your base, you're skis are damn lucky.....
Jan 26 2009 2:23PM
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