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Pvc in summer?

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jonokingsley
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does pvc slide well in summer?? i wanna make a summer setup help=+k thanks
Mar 18 2009 3:24PM
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daringharry
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Put water on it and you're good to go.
Mar 18 2009 5:20PM
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jonokingsley
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^^ thanks a lot man
Mar 18 2009 8:14PM
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KingTaco
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dont even need water and ur good to go. turf is kinda sketchy without water tho
Mar 18 2009 9:01PM
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jonokingsley
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^thanks...i think im gonna have pvc on my drop in and then turf on my lil kicker to my rail and some turf under the rail the whole way
Mar 18 2009 10:17PM
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dandougherty
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yeah thats pretty much what i roll with.  just dont make the jump and transition too short, more turf is better than less in that area because you will have no real control on the pvc. and pvc slides fine in the summer, espically with water
Mar 19 2009 1:35PM
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jonokingsley
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^thanks....+K to all
Mar 19 2009 7:10PM
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jmason
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PVC is a relatively slippery surface on its own. Not to mention the base of your skis is equally hard and slippery. What you have to watch for is the turf and the run-in. Cover the turf in water and dish-soap as a lubricant, and it will slide well. Once you leave the turf to the rail, your bases will retain a little bit of the lube as you hit the rail. That will allow for you to not wet and prepare the rail, as your skis will already be 'lubed up' from the turf run-in.

Hope that makes sense and helps.
Mar 20 2009 2:31PM
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HamFaceGirl
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yeah the soap/ water from the inrun should help with it  and im hearing to put regular candle wax on the pvc to help it slide but im  not sure
Mar 21 2009 6:55PM
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dandougherty
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you can do that if you want but its not really necessary.  pvc usally slides pretty well no matter what, but wax will speed it up if think you need it.
Mar 23 2009 1:45PM
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pjbauer
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pvc slides good without water... but since the run in has water and soap on it, it will get on the pvc and make it real smooth
Mar 23 2009 9:49PM
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thomas_dube
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water and soap on the turf works really well
pvc dont need water in my opinion
Mar 24 2009 4:37PM
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mBall
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so do you guys think pvc would be sticky? One concern i have is if your front edges would dig into it. I was sliding my skis across my rail and my edges went in easily and mine are de-tuned quite a bit
Mar 30 2009 5:56PM
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aznsteeze
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the actual pvc rail wont be sticky. it should be super slippery and i dont think you'll need water for the rail.
you will need water for the drop in if your using turf.
and probably soapy water for snowfence. i need to try that shit outt.
Mar 30 2009 8:39PM
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blackoutbill
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It won't happen often. Stay flat or tilt your skis a little if that makes sense.

Or use metal
Apr 11 2009 5:35PM
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HR8938Cephei
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what can i do to get it to slide better for the rail, my detuned edges are catching like a mofo
Apr 11 2009 9:58PM
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D_War
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what surface are you sliding on?

Apr 11 2009 10:53PM
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HR8938Cephei
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well my rail is pvc and my edges just catch into it really easy i think the PVC i got is too soft. im probably going to get a lexan topsheet later in the summer after i have gotten all the stuff i need for next winter
Apr 11 2009 11:06PM
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16candles
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I use ABS and it works pretty good
Apr 12 2009 4:47PM
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jmason
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Apr 12 2009 9:36PM
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