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Sticky rails

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Thug**
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why do they get sticky?
Feb 26 2013 7:31PM
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DIX~
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no lube just spit on it and itll slide reall nice
Feb 26 2013 7:34PM
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Stickity
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burrs on edges, rust/dirt, going too slow, gapers
Feb 26 2013 7:34PM
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Thug**
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LoL!
Feb 26 2013 7:35PM
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freestyler540
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The thermal expansion causes grains in the metal (cheap metal) to expand and widen the gaps between each grain; making the material slightly more rugged.
Another reason is rust, snow or humidity sits on the rail over night. During the day, the snow melts, causing the iron in the rail to rust away.
Another reason is the warping of the rail. This can be felt on wide rails. The temperature difference between each section of the rail on the snow contacts will create an uneven surface in which the edges will catch.


Feb 26 2013 7:36PM
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BeefiestExpert
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yeah you always really want to lube them up before hard use.
Feb 26 2013 7:39PM
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SFB
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they are sticky because  the park trolls that live in the jumps dig out at night, put glue on all the rails, then go back to their caves in the jumps.
Feb 26 2013 10:45PM
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TNORTS
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this
Feb 26 2013 10:46PM
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Matt_T
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If it just recently got warm, scrap the rail down with your ski to get the wax off because older wax gets sticky when it gets reheated. Once it gets cold again, rewax the rail. Someone showed me and a few friends this yesterday, works like a charm.
Feb 26 2013 10:58PM
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TOAST.
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people wax ski rails?
Feb 26 2013 11:24PM
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Saga.
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have experienced this several times. the only thing that has worked really well is to have a fresh coat of wax on your skis/board
Feb 26 2013 11:58PM
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dresserski
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I'm going to drop facts right now. If you want the rail to not be "sticky" or "catchy" sand it down with sand-paper.

Think about it, every decent resort buffs their rails before the season starts.
Feb 27 2013 12:21AM
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Parks.
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ever heard of that sex lube that is specifically for anal fisting? use that, then get wax for the rail
Feb 27 2013 1:37AM
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Toaster-Tony
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well.. i knew none of this

+k
Feb 27 2013 2:30AM
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NotGhood
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I find that the rails at my mountain slide better when it's warmer out. Like below -10 they get stickier.
Feb 27 2013 10:09AM
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Ehh...
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At my mountain it always seems like the days when gaypers come up (weekends) the rails get super sticky.

Then weekdays they are perfectly fine? Is it because of all the people hitting it on the weekends vs. weekdays or what?

Is their a way to fix them?
Feb 27 2013 10:11AM
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.Hugo.
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Find a big chunk of ice or snow and rub down the whole rail. Works every time
Feb 27 2013 11:15AM
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Mister.F
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Legit
Feb 27 2013 11:22AM
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