Offcial Wax Thread

For everybody out there with waxing questions just read this thread

First off I would like to say if you have a little money and would like to take care of your equipment wax your skis.

Tools needed for waxing
   Iron- go to Walmart  and pick up the cheapest one u can find
   Wax- Cheap wax is fine I'll go into detail about this later
   Vises- Not essential to wax your skis but very nice to have if you want to scrape
   Plastic Scraper- Don't use metal scrapers for removing wax. It screws ur bases up
   Rubber Band- Again you don't need this, but it is nice when scraping. You can uses them to get your ski brakes out of the way while waxing and scraping
   Cork- This tool is only need for rub on waxing. If you are not rub on waxing you do not need this.

Types of Waxing Processes
   Hot Waxing- In this process you take the iron and drip the wax onto your ski. Once u have a good amount on your skis take the iron and start spreading it around. Make sure to get every part of your base. Now most people scrape once the wax is dry, but you can leave it on there while you ski. For the first couple of runs it will feel slow but as the day goes your skis will feel fine and fast. This takes less time and will protect your skis a little better from dirty snow. You can also scrape the wax off before you ski. Wait about 20-30mins after you are done waxing your skis and then scrape them. This will make ur skis feel very fast at first, but towards the end of the day all the wax will be worn off and they will be a little slower. My opinion just leave the wax on.
  
   Rub on Waxing- In this process you take a chunk of wax and just crayon it all over the base. After you have covered the whole base you then take a cork and rub over the skis. Rub it very fast because the friction is basically melting the little amount of wax into your base. You will know you are done once you don't see much wax on your skis. Personally I think this is a waste of waxing, but if you want a little boost this can do the trick.

   Hot Scraping- If you have skied really dirty snow you can do this process to clean your bases of your skis. Take a chunk of wax melt it and spread it just as you would do in hot waxing, but instead of letting the wax dry for 20-30min you scrape the wax off right away when the wax is still melted and soft. You can tell that your bases are dirty when the wax has dirt in it while you are scraping it off. This does the same thing as base cleaner, but isn't harsh on your skis.

Waxes
There are so many different types of waxes to choose from, but most of these waxes are for different types of snow and temperatures. For park skiers universal wax is best. This wax is good for anything and does the same thing as any other wax on the market. Basically get the cheapest wax you can get your hands on.

Cheap Universal Waxes
http://www.swixsport.com/eway/default.aspx?pid=278&trg=MainPage_6117&MainContent_6179=6117:0:24,2724&MainPage_6117=6138:54716::0:6118:2:::0:0- This is good but there are better prices out there.

http://www.race-werks.com/product.php?prod_num=93000500- This has to be my favorite wax out there. This can last you up to two season and is easy to work with. In my opinion this is the stuff to get

Videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ims2iUUOdsY&feature=related

Spark notes: Waxing is easy and nice for your skis. Just fucking do it.