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Ski waxing

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mattdayro
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I'm looking into getting an iron and waxing stuff and was wondering which brand to buy. I'm thinking toko for the equipment and swix waxes. are those good brands and what else is out there?
May 31 2009 5:21PM
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Style+eeze
Posts: 6901 - Karma: 551
go to goodwill/value village and buy a $5 iron. trust me, mine has worked for probably 20 years (before i was born and my dad used it)

then, get some good waxes. i'm a fan of swix and dakine wax... but make sure you get the right type depending on temp
May 31 2009 5:31PM
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.SimonB.
Posts: 1959 - Karma: 713
I have a Dakine iron and i use Swix wax and it works great. Its too bad my Invaders dont hold wax :(
May 31 2009 5:39PM
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Robby.
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i dont know if ther's a zumiez near you guys but during the winter they had dakine irons for 30 so if you want an actual iron u might want to check there or look on tramdock an iron should pop up sometime this summer
May 31 2009 5:44PM
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Tucks
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Buy swix if you want quality.
May 31 2009 8:52PM
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Balto
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toko imo makes one of if not the best iron, but swix is right behind them. for wax swix is the only way to go. dont get caught up in the perl bullshit, just get swix. for all questions like this, post in the sticky please
May 31 2009 9:00PM
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chazz.
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nahhhh i can tell your brainwashed into swix but really its all the same stuff. dont try to convince someone one wax is better than the other. Holmenkol, Toko, Swix, Dakine and Dominator all offer a great range of waxes, and each brand has a versatile everyday skiing wax. For an everyday skier, just grab a big chunk of all temp wax from your local shop, whatever brand it may be. If youre racing then thats a different story, but ive never been in a race where the winner was decided by who had Swix or not or one more overlay than the next guy. World cup, maybe, but usually its the skier who wins the race, not brand names. As for an iron, dont cheap out, but dont go over the top. Ive got a $60 Holmenkol iron that i prefer to my coaches $150 Swix. Buy what you like and what suits your needs...
May 31 2009 9:46PM
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AK-Freeskier
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I have used my Liberty skis for 2 full seasons and never waxed or sharpened them. Is this bad? I have not felt a difference....
May 31 2009 10:21PM
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ski-swagga
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^^ the sticky video is very helpful.
May 31 2009 11:42PM
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Native
Posts: 191 - Karma: 18
the waxing part is a problem. you should deffinately get in the habbit of waxing. but sharpening isnt as big of a deal if your into urban and rails. with sharp edges youre more likely to catch
Jun 1 2009 3:31PM
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AK-Freeskier
Posts: 685 - Karma: 14
My skis still feel fast though. One day during the spring after my ski area closed, I hiked and it started raining and the snow got really wet and started sticking to my bases if I stopped and walked on them....
Jun 1 2009 6:26PM
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japanada
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Dont do this. This is a great way to cause your skis to delam easier or have the edges rip out easier. A household iron gets waaay too hot, and can actually liquefy the epoxies holding the layers of the ski together.
Jun 1 2009 8:56PM
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Native
Posts: 191 - Karma: 18

yeah. they might feel fast, but if you go back out with them freshly waxed youll see how much easier it is ski them and youll go faster. i think youve just gotten used to them gradually getting slower slower, and never really realized that they have had any difference

Jun 1 2009 9:38PM
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Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,404
after racing for 9 years where a 100th of a seconds counts, you will find which waxes are the best. Holmenkol is great, but is harder to find at most shops and is mostly more expensive. like i said, swix is the only way to go
Jun 1 2009 9:38PM
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chazz.
Posts: 2721 - Karma: 23
look i raced for 9 years too, all im saying is if i gave you two identical skis with 2 different brands of wax on them for the same temperature range, i highly doubt you could tell the difference. Swix isnt "the only way to go", dont mislead kids on here. You may pledge by it, but that by no means makes it the best wax out there. Plenty of other racers and people pledge by other waxes like dominator or toko or whatever, but that doesnt mean they're the best wax out there and the "only way to go".
Jun 2 2009 1:32PM
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