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Candle Wax To Wax Skis?

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J-Dubb
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Can I use some candle wax to wax my skis. They are in really bad condition and I don't have the time or money to take them to REI or Sports Authority before I head up to Sun Peaks? Will Candle wax work?
Feb 13 2012 11:06PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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like just rubbing it on? might do something but it'll just come off.
Feb 13 2012 11:08PM
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YUNG_milksteAk
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I did it and it worked fine, use an oil based candle, they are usually softer looking candles, they work, just make sure you scrape and brush, and since it's a cheap candle... LATHER DAT ISHT ON
Feb 13 2012 11:09PM
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saskskierftw
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Good luck? I've never tried it..
Feb 13 2012 11:09PM
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J-Dubb
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I was thinking of ironing it on.
Feb 13 2012 11:11PM
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@skiinmitch
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thats how you are supposed to wax. If you have any other type of wax it would be better... but if worse comes to worse you can always try candle wax.
Feb 13 2012 11:12PM
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saskskierftw
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I actually just asked my buddy, and he said it worked. However, he used an iron instead of just greasing it on like some other people have done.. I suppose if it's a soft candle then both options could work.
Feb 13 2012 11:14PM
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J-Dubb
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Thanks bro.
Feb 13 2012 11:16PM
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Abc567def
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yeah i have used it before when I didn't have anything else. It just wore off really quickly.

And I ironed it on
Feb 13 2012 11:16PM
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J-Dubb
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Oh. And one more thing. Does Beezwax do anything better or do you guys know?
Feb 13 2012 11:19PM
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snowswinger
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make sure the color of the candle matches the color of ur bases. Good Luck!
Feb 13 2012 11:19PM
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chiefbroseph
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no, candle wax wont work. its not the wax that makes skis fast, it the compounds in them like moly, florocarbon, graphite, just to name a few. wax is just a medium of appling it to the ski. wax will help it stay in the base but not make it go faster. so please, use legit ski wax.
Feb 13 2012 11:20PM
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Flying~Squirrel
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no
Feb 13 2012 11:27PM
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NinetyFour
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Eleven is the answer to your question.
Feb 13 2012 11:30PM
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Darbyflier
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Most mountain ski shops carry the zardoz puck. Just get that and carry with you; works well in a pinch.
Feb 13 2012 11:35PM
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Ski_Alot
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to be honest, it will probably slow you down, because ski wax usually has flurocarbon or graphite to make it faster and candle wax is probably to soft also...
Feb 13 2012 11:36PM
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m-ruta
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Candle wax is very soft and very low grade wax. It'll wear off in about 30 seconds. Your best bet is to go buy a brick of the cheapest non fluorinated universal temperature wax your local shop has and iron it in, followed by a proper scrape so it doesn't chip off. If your bases are really beat to shit you might also want to use a ptex drip candle to fill the deep gouges before you wax.

I know it sounds like money and effort, and it sort of is but if you spend the extra $5 and 20 minutes your skis will feel awesome.
Feb 13 2012 11:49PM
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J-Dubb
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Alright, thanks for the help. ya I just gotta make these skis last out the rest of this season and then hopefully i'll get some ar7s or something.
Feb 14 2012 12:02AM
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Where-am-I
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buy a $2 bar or wax? or go all out and get a $5 stick of rub on?
Feb 14 2012 12:04AM
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TheWakes.
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no lol not the same at all
Feb 14 2012 12:11AM
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heFF
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lol
Feb 14 2012 12:54PM
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Caleb.E
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let us know how it works out
Feb 14 2012 1:18PM
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dylan.r.1080
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ha you still have to wax ar7's. its not like getting new skis is going to fix your problem of being to broke to buy wax.
Feb 14 2012 4:54PM
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oil.
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you can get wax really cheap... why use candles?
and what the other people said, its not the wax that makes the skis fast. various chemicals in the wax make the ski fast, even though in reality unless your dealing with a really dry base it wont make that much of a difference.
Feb 14 2012 5:33PM
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860media*
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As long as its yankee candle name brand, the hydrocarbons involved in the manufacturing process will really help you excel in the icy conmditions.
Feb 14 2012 6:00PM
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SamtheEagle
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Ive heard cancel wax sticks to snow = no don't do it
Feb 17 2012 2:55AM
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Stevieb
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Wow. The biggest display of uninformed, ignorant, ego-driven crap I have seen in a long time. NO ONE did even the first iota of research, instead most people just regurgitated marketing-driven psudo-science (read "bull shit".) Here, you bunch of sheep:

Jan 8 2014 4:07PM
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No.Quarter
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that wasn't even a link or a URL you dickweed
Jan 8 2014 4:23PM
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Stevieb
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Don't even care what you think.  Get off our lazy ass and do some research.
Jan 8 2014 5:15PM
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lostheels
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this shit really works perfect for spring skiing(slushy conditions)

true.

it works because this thing is also in a candle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraffin_wax
Jan 8 2014 5:21PM
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NMMedia
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Haha never take your skis anywhere to wax them. You dont have enough money to take it to REI and such because they drastically overcharge you for a service. Buy an iron and some actual ski wax and learn how to do it yourself. Its super easy and youll save yourself a shitload of money in the long run
Jan 8 2014 6:30PM
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BoardSideDown
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Wax is not what makes a ski go fast. The ingriendients in the wax that is absorbed into the bases is what makes you go faster.

$12 for a half pound (226 g) brick of wax which should get you about 10-14 hot waxes. If you wax your skis every 4 times of going to the mountain, you will get 40-56 days out of one brick of wax.

The best part about ski wax is that it will work in repelling the water from your bases and reducing friction, making you go fast which is usually the goal... Who really wants to go slow?

Check it out:
http://boardsidedown.com/bsd/product-category/ski/

Jan 8 2014 9:51PM
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srg_bchkv
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I think he meant this http://pure.ltu.se/portal/files/152565/LTU-LIC-0603-SE.pdf

P.S. I didn't read and I use ski wax :)
Jan 9 2014 11:40AM
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Dr.Dickless
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A lot of times the factory wax the skis come with is just paraffin (candle wax) to protect the base from drying out, it's not optimal, but it will help protect your base, just melt on and scrape like any other wax
Jan 9 2014 12:08PM
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DR.SHRED
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no it will just fuck your bases more.ski wax is designed for skis and there is a lot of science and shit that goes into it.
Jan 9 2014 5:37PM
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