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Methods for slicking up the astroturf

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chrisarndt
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I just got my jib set up with a pretty mellow in run. I can't adjust the ramp, and I need just a bit more speed on the turf. I've tried hand soap + water, powder laundry soap + water, and armor all. I am going to try baby oil next. What are you tried and tested methods in the absence of snow?
Dec 31 2011 2:04PM
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BIG_E.Z.
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poop.
Dec 31 2011 2:06PM
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steezywannabeezy
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Does anybody ever do astroturf and orange fencing?
Dec 31 2011 2:11PM
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SpaghettiWizard
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i find that shampoo works better than hand/dish soap
Dec 31 2011 2:13PM
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dom_daq
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Mine works fine with straight water.
Dec 31 2011 2:35PM
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Deluge
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yes. i use dish soap and it works wonders
Dec 31 2011 2:39PM
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rareison
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Well I didn't read all of the title, and thought this was something a lot different.
Dec 31 2011 3:11PM
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eastcoastplanker
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orange fencing and dish soad, or snow gel if you have the cash

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Dec 31 2011 4:06PM
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Grobot
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lololol

and how unfortunate is it that there are threads like these at this time of the year
Dec 31 2011 4:07PM
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Parks.
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Birthing jelly!
Dec 31 2011 5:10PM
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DADDYlongLEGS
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Orange construction fencing and laundry detergent worked the best for me
Dec 31 2011 5:31PM
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Abu_Hajaar
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Relevant: Â https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/cult/forumthread/thread_id/472893/
Dec 31 2011 5:40PM
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Yinzer
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fastest soap I found was the cheapest damn dish soap you can get at costco.

plastic fence is so fast tho buy some and lay it down on the inrun
Dec 31 2011 6:50PM
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chrisarndt
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tell me about it. i quit my job at the mountain = no pass
Jan 1 2012 4:38PM
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ryano
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lots and lots of anal lube.
Jan 1 2012 4:56PM
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I_Am_Mod
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get a bucket of "brown soap" (dunno what its called in english) its basically a brown soap in gel form thats used to scrub floors
then hose down your turf so its completely soaked, then take a scrubbing broom and spread out some brown soap over the turf, spread it out and finally make a pass over the turf with the broom in the sliding direction so all hairs are flat ....

you'll get a ton of extra speed out of it and a bucket of soap will last ages !

Jan 1 2012 5:36PM
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179fujative
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WD-40
Jan 1 2012 8:47PM
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chrisarndt
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I just tried vegetable oil. It actually had the opposite effect, slowing me down.
Jan 1 2012 8:57PM
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chrisarndt
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suggestion or solution?
Jan 1 2012 8:58PM
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penguin_steeze
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Construction fencing on top of your turf. I don't even need water on my drop in


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You can either get it for free or heres a website that sells a 100 ft roll for $25

http://www.utilitysafeguard.com/Marking-Barrier-Products/Construction-Barrier-Fence/Barrier-Fence/4-x-100-Guardian-Orange-Safety-Fence-by-Tenax/

Jan 1 2012 9:07PM
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PlaygroundRapist
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seriously this:

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rub it in.
Jan 1 2012 9:26PM
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pelle_munch
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instead of putting a full sheet of astroturf in the first place, nail/screw some pieces of wood on your ramp like so:

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and then put the astroturf on top of that. less surface area=more speed. then you will have enough

good luck

Jan 1 2012 9:33PM
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179fujative
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suggestion works well for a few runs if you just spray your skis
Jan 1 2012 11:43PM
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Eazy_Steezy
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Don't put WD-40 on your skis it will ruin the bases. Unless you are using old crapy skis
Jan 1 2012 11:53PM
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ruff_ruff
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this it will make it fassttt
Jan 1 2012 11:56PM
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chrisarndt
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I tried this. One layer over turf didn't seem to do anything so i rolled it down and back up again for three layers with no noticeable difference. However, the vegetable oil I put on earlier could be affecting the results.
Jan 2 2012 3:38AM
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179fujative
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obviously
Jan 2 2012 11:18AM
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Eazy_Steezy
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Sorry just making sure everyone knew, you were telling them to put it on their skis haha
Jan 3 2012 6:56PM
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gups53
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soap and water
Jan 3 2012 9:08PM
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OldDirtyPete
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Tire shine from VIP Auto for 5 bucks a bottle. Works 10 times better than WD-40. Spray your setup and your bases. I used it all summer it worked wonders on a slow setup you don't even need water with it. It's revolutionary I tell you.
Jan 3 2012 9:18PM
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liukangkid
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definitely this. I slip on poop all the time.
Jan 3 2012 10:56PM
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