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Candle Wax

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cbeebzthasteeze
Posts: 1862 - Karma: 85
Does it work on bases? I'm assuming not, but I have a faint hope it will. I have no real wax, and my bases are very dry. I found a stick of wax, and an iron. Should I try it? Or will it destroy my bases?
Jun 22 2011 5:17PM
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randyjohnson
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go for it, i wouldnt even go to the trouble of the iron
Jun 22 2011 5:56PM
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aaron@summit
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yes, yes it will
Jun 22 2011 6:40PM
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andrew95
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i have always waxed my shitty summer ramp skis with candle wax, it works but if your wanting them to last i wouldent do it
Jun 22 2011 6:44PM
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HamFaceGirl
Posts: 5242 - Karma: 2,676
exactly, I use it on my summer skis, but if you really dont have wax ten just use it once, it wont harm them just once
Jun 22 2011 7:09PM
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lanny94
Posts: 1374 - Karma: 165
its drys it up and wouldnt it make them slower?
Jun 22 2011 7:13PM
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.cam.
Posts: 1852 - Karma: 48
Worst case scenario is you have to clean your bases with ski wax. Might as well try.
Jun 22 2011 7:17PM
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Blurst
Posts: 13577 - Karma: 10,169
No it does not work and will wreck your bases. Do not do it please.
Jun 22 2011 7:36PM
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@skiinmitch
Posts: 2781 - Karma: 78
do it than let us know if it wrecks them
Jun 23 2011 10:51AM
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pennstater
Posts: 1485 - Karma: 1,009
dont try it just go to your local ski shop
Jun 23 2011 11:38AM
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cbeebzthasteeze
Posts: 1862 - Karma: 85
They are closed.
Jun 23 2011 12:38PM
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No_Dub
Posts: 3357 - Karma: 294
probably wont work
Jun 23 2011 1:02PM
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rozboon
Posts: 1642 - Karma: 868
Buy some proper wax online for like $4 or whatever it costs. And if you're using an ordinary clothes iron it will suck, and don't plan to ever, ever use the iron on clothes ever again.

Based on the original question, I'm wondering if you might be better off just getting some paste wax and rubbing it in.
Jun 23 2011 7:46PM
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whoa-dere
Posts: 10596 - Karma: 7,105
once won't do anything to a base. when I was a gaper I used candle wax and it did clean the bade but didn't make it go faster.
Jun 28 2011 7:09AM
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DUKES
Posts: 5150 - Karma: 691
DO NOT DO IT
Jun 28 2011 2:55PM
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thomjphilly
Posts: 181 - Karma: 10
I agree that candle wax is a terrible idea.  The wax is more a delivery system for the Hydrocarbons or Fluorocarbons that make the ski glide because they are water repellant.  So all you are going to do is melt in a sticky and worthless substance. 
Jun 28 2011 3:30PM
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-AP-
Posts: 819 - Karma: 344
How'd you come up with this? I and lots of other people use regular irons without any problems.
Jun 28 2011 4:26PM
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rozboon
Posts: 1642 - Karma: 868
Once you've used a good quality waxing iron you'll see what I mean - they have a solid base so the wax kinda pools under the base way better than a normal iron where it gets all up in the holes. Plus the base of them is heated more consistently whereas a clothes iron will usually have hot and cold spots.
Jun 28 2011 5:09PM
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