Member of the Month

KilaTsunami
October, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Rail Waxing

profile picture
connor.m99
Posts: 29 - Karma: 34
I've made a 10 foot aluminum rail this winter, and used it extensively. It had never been waxed since I made it, but because of water and ice from the winter, it was slippery enough. However, as summer comes and plans for a summer set up are being made, I think I am going to have problems with sliding. What is a good thing to use to wax it? The cheeper the better. I just need it to be slick.
May 18 2011 9:04PM
0 0
profile picture
nolan.
Posts: 909 - Karma: 59
candle / skate wax has always worked for me..
also if you cant get it how you want it try spraying it with PAM cooking spray, works wonders but you dont want too much on it.
May 18 2011 9:06PM
0 0
profile picture
joshua
Posts: 5046 - Karma: 1,280
Buy a cheap candle from a dollar store or something. Also with my pvc rail I spray it with the hose every few hits and that will keep it slick.
May 18 2011 9:06PM
0 0
profile picture
monkatizer
Posts: 4704 - Karma: 1,518
woah!!! i thought alunimum like DID NOT slide with skis??
May 18 2011 9:07PM
0 0
profile picture
Blindsurfer
Posts: 2252 - Karma: 2,791
candle wax, cooking spray, water, skate wax, surf wax, whatever. i prefer mr zogs sex wax if u ask me
May 18 2011 9:13PM
0 0
profile picture
SERENGETI_YETI
Posts: 456 - Karma: 61
It'll slide but you want to dull your edges. You really won't have to worry about stickyness as much as worry about your edges wanting to shave in.
May 18 2011 9:13PM
0 0
profile picture
connor.m99
Posts: 29 - Karma: 34
The only people I have ever seen who have had trouble with it was a skier who though 5 feet on flat was enough to skate in and snowboarders because they can't get speed. Actually works alright, but yes, if you grind wrong then you catch your edges.
May 18 2011 9:20PM
0 0
profile picture
connor.m99
Posts: 29 - Karma: 34
Do you have a problem with catching edges on PBC?
May 18 2011 9:22PM
0 0
profile picture
Yinzer
Posts: 1011 - Karma: 73
PVC usually just shears off instead of catching, I always would end up with shavings everywhere if i was trying new tricks and such
May 18 2011 10:29PM
0 0
profile picture
joshua
Posts: 5046 - Karma: 1,280
Nope, buttery smooth.
May 18 2011 10:35PM
0 0
profile picture
LAME.
Posts: 5795 - Karma: 2,449

This basiclly sums it up, watch a few different videos to get the general idea.

May 18 2011 10:38PM
0 0
profile picture
laserbeamz
Posts: 117 - Karma: 16
PVC slides really fast!
May 18 2011 10:51PM
0 0
profile picture
connor.m99
Posts: 29 - Karma: 34
That's sick. I'll have to try that.
May 18 2011 11:05PM
0 0
profile picture
connor.m99
Posts: 29 - Karma: 34
Wait, so you just rub a stick of butter on there?
May 19 2011 11:35AM
0 0
profile picture
Stickity
Posts: 7750 - Karma: 769
dude it slides like butter

but srsly candle wax should be good
pvc slides marvelously, is cheap, and doesn't catch really, just shaves like mentioned above
May 19 2011 12:35PM
0 0
profile picture
williams
Posts: 3083 - Karma: 9,072
for skiing usually you never need to wax a rail because of the metal-on-metal contact. just make sure theres no rust or burrs on it. waxing a rail is pointless otherwise. use it on ledges/ rough surfaces.
May 19 2011 12:49PM
0 0
profile picture
SERENGETI_YETI
Posts: 456 - Karma: 61
Plus snow gets your base and the rail wet.
May 19 2011 1:01PM
0 0
profile picture
Blindsurfer
Posts: 2252 - Karma: 2,791
true man, for summer just use PVC instead of metal
May 19 2011 4:48PM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-5)