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Warm weather wax? Help

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gucci_mane
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im up at hood feeling awefully slow and looking to grease these puppies up finally.
Who knows what is the best warm weather wax? like 40+ degrees

Thanks +K for help
May 17 2013 12:25AM
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Blake.P
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Candle wax
May 17 2013 12:26AM
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*JDBP*
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Swixx makes a solid warm weather wax. The temp range is like 28 to 32. Thats snow temp.
May 17 2013 12:35AM
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deleted5
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Wrong the make a yellow wax is for 32+ but unless your racing and care about seconds use any wax it doesn't matter.
May 17 2013 12:37AM
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terraclot
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Swix CH7 or CH10
May 17 2013 12:40AM
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jeano
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ive been using this forever and it's literally the best

May 17 2013 12:42AM
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closeyetfar11
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IRON-on Purl slush (yellow) & bit o' graphite.

If you ever find something called "Silver Surfer" use it.  Don't breathe/touch/eat/huff/insert it though.
May 17 2013 1:33PM
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snocompton
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ch8 would be way more appropriate then ch7, but in general just use ch10 or any warm weather wax. wax really does make a huge difference on your skis
May 17 2013 3:15PM
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scrambledeggs
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use pink. pink is for warm. blue is for cold. white is what you clean with.

this is free skiing. not rocket science.
May 17 2013 11:59PM
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Blake.P
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You really are fuckin retarded

Color doesn't make a difference
May 18 2013 3:22AM
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deleted5
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It kind of does usually the dark green or really dark color is for cold wax, and the really bright colors are for warm wax.
May 18 2013 7:54AM
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scrambledeggs
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if you buy the bulk stuff it's almost always blue for cold and red for warm and white is the even more generic stuff that's cheap for cleaning bases.
May 18 2013 4:03PM
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corona
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in cross country skiing it's all colour coded.

green for really cold
blue for just below freezing to moderately cold
red for about freezing
purple for warm

generally about that. although exact temperatures depend on wax type/brand.
May 18 2013 4:10PM
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Blake.P
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let me rephrase, color doesnt necessarly make a difference. i know that generally blue is cold and yellow is warm, but saying get yellow in "x" situation is pointless because there isnt a universal scale for determining wax colors

take, for example, board side down wax. they make two all temperature waxes, one that is blue and one that is red. that right there proves the point that wax color isnt a direct correlation to temperature
May 18 2013 4:49PM
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scrambledeggs
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i'm talking about those giant fucking blocks that you rub on the auto waxing machines.

that's the good shit.
May 19 2013 6:23PM
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Blake.P
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that is the shittiest way to wax your skis. its only superficial wax, and doesnt get into the pores at all. it lasts a few runs at a max

yeah ok, wax with taht shit all you want
May 19 2013 8:22PM
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Blake.P
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that is the shittiest way to wax your skis. its only superficial wax, and doesnt get into the pores at all. it lasts a few runs at a max

yeah ok, wax with taht shit all you want
May 19 2013 8:22PM
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*JDBP*
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swix LF8 is what I use. Its temp range is like 35f to 28f.
Oct 13 2013 12:33AM
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iffe
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TBH I always use the blue stuff that says -10°C to -1°C (15-30°F) in every weather. I think that waxing often is a lot more important than choosing the temperature-appropriate wax. I used to use warm weather wax in the spring and cold in the winter, but never noticed any difference. Now I use medium range wax for everything. I wax my skis after five or so days of skiing, and my skis always go way faster than any of my friends'.

So if you never wax your skis, just wax them with something. You will notice a huge difference. If you're already waxing regularly, then sure, start using weather-appropriate wax. You might notice a small difference. I didn't.
Oct 13 2013 2:37AM
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seanahue.
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oneballjay, black magic w/ graphite
Oct 13 2013 2:40AM
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