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Should i get my brand new skis waxed before using them

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EdiK2Press
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I just got 2013 k2 press and i dont know if i should get them waxed before i hit the slopes or later on in the season. i ski park
Dec 28 2012 6:55AM
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alexg1687
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Yes, get a hot wax, not on a machine. Get the shop to teach you how to do it while you're at it.
Dec 28 2012 7:09AM
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Nieds
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I never get them waxed until a bit later in the season because a shop told me that the factory wax they come with is the best they'll ever be waxed and so far I've never had an issue with unwaxed skis right out of the package but maybe I'm wrong.
Dec 28 2012 7:28AM
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razors-chaz
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This. Factory wax is just to stop the bases drying out in storage. learning to wax and (de)tune/de-burr your edges will save you a bunch of money in the long run. also for waxing you dont need to drop a bunch of money on an expensive ski iron, the cheap ones are good enough for freeskiing (ie not racing) and if you are really broke you can use a clothes iron that you dont plan on using on clothes again. (dont use your mums good clothes iron she will flip shit if she gets wax on a shirt.)
Dec 28 2012 7:30AM
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iffe
Posts: 984 - Karma: 120
Lol, maybe true if you wax them with sandpaper. Otherwise, noooooo.
Dec 28 2012 7:36AM
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cydwhit
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I thought it might be that way but I wrote K2 when I got my silencers last year and they said a hand hot wax was the way to go
Dec 29 2012 4:09PM
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bquick222
Posts: 124 - Karma: 363
Waxing is really easy to do yourself.

1. Go to walmart and get your self a 7 dollar iron, and windshield ice scraper
2. Go to youtube and watch videos on how to wax skis
3. buy wax and wax skis
4. scrape wax off with ice scraper
5. Repete step 3 and 4 until satisfied
6. ???????
7. profit
Dec 29 2012 5:49PM
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broto
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got new jmos this year. got them mounted at a local hill and talked to the shop tech for a while as he mounted them. the topic of waxing came up and he said when you first get a ski straight from a factory, you want to wax them realllllyyy good. saturate them as much as possible. maybe even hot wax twice. he said this is because there is almost no wax on a brand new pair of skis. ever notice how the pair of a brand new skis appears nearly faded and white, and it looks like baseburn? that is because there is no wax at all in them. shine up them skis boi
Dec 29 2012 5:52PM
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cydwhit
Posts: 5070 - Karma: 43,013
or
1) go to thrift store get 25 cent iron
2)steal your mom's best spatula
3)wax skis, scrape with spatula
4)get kicked out of house for stealing spatula
5) resort to a life of crime because of stealing spatula
6)become a gangster, live the thug life
7) profit!!!
Dec 29 2012 6:21PM
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Z-PAULY.
Posts: 559 - Karma: 284
So do you get to be a thug and ski or do you end up being a homeless thug?
Dec 29 2012 6:24PM
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cydwhit
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Neither, I become a park skier...
Dec 29 2012 7:31PM
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Ribss.
Posts: 3442 - Karma: 3,344
I was told the same thing but I have also been told by very knowledgeable people that a Hot wax is best when you get a new pair.

Therefore, I ride two or three days on the factory wax and then get them hot waxed.
Dec 29 2012 9:35PM
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FroesenSkeeze
Posts: 638 - Karma: 673
Wax them when you can see noticeable white streaks on your bases. Even with colored bases, it is noticeable. I've ridden on factory wax for two days now and my bases are really white. Best thing to do would be to wax them off the start, but it isn't absolutely necessary.
Dec 29 2012 9:40PM
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Cab3
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Is it the end of the world if I don't wax for a few days? Been riding on a new pair of Halos for the last 2 days and I am going out again tomorrow, but I'm too exhausted to wax right now, can I go one more day or am I damaging the skis?
Dec 29 2012 9:45PM
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Rockhound
Posts: 3432 - Karma: 851
You're gonna be fine, plus I'm pretty sure that halos have extruded bases, so don't worry about that.

note: extruded bases need less wax to maintain and in that respect are more durable than a poorly maintained sinthered base, however a properly waxed sintheres base will be more durable kn the long run
Dec 29 2012 10:21PM
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Bread_Fish
Posts: 760 - Karma: 71
Do you by any chance ski at four lakes???
Dec 30 2012 12:48AM
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k2andcannoli
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You shouldn't need to wax new skis unless your buying last seasons. I mean really what would you rather do... go skiing, wax em tomorrow.
Dec 30 2012 5:29AM
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