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What to use to remove grease/sticky shit on bottom of my ski?

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rememberscott
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I found some grease stuck to my ski after skating through the base area and I scraped most of it off but it still has a sticky resin stuck to the base of my ski. What can I use to remove it and not damage the base at all? Thanks for the info
Feb 23 2015 8:06PM
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rememberscott
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sorry for triple thread post
Feb 23 2015 8:07PM
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fresh_prince
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inb4: goat semen
Feb 23 2015 8:09PM
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BWalmer
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Wax them, it might take a couple coats, but it should take it off. If that doesn't work, they might need a base grind.
Feb 23 2015 8:16PM
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DrZoidberg
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Hydrocarbon solvent. Don't blow yourself up, and that's probably not good for your bases either.
Feb 23 2015 8:18PM
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rememberscott
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would an all purpose cleaner like 409 work or would that be bad
Feb 23 2015 8:21PM
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PowPirate
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As said above, just wax them. Spend a bit longer at the beginning though. A good metal brush and some base cleaner should help a lot. If in doubt base grind.
Feb 23 2015 8:22PM
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mike759
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ski scraper for ptex
Feb 23 2015 8:36PM
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ZachAndCheese
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Use a citrus based ski base cleaner, they work magic and are perfectly safe to use
Feb 23 2015 8:39PM
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dingus
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Use Hydrochloric Acid
Feb 23 2015 10:30PM
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JGWI
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You could hot scrape them a couple of times.
Feb 23 2015 10:45PM
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Holzsteezy*
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what a shitty boner i just got
Feb 23 2015 10:48PM
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rememberscott
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BWalmerWax them, it might take a couple coats, but it should take it off. If that doesn't work, they might need a base grind.


waxing over it isn't going to remove the grease.. wax comes off after a couple days anyway. Need to find something to remove it without ruining base. I've heard if you screw it up you won't be able to hold wax anymore. the shit stuck to my ski is like oil/grease
Feb 24 2015 12:17AM
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shin-bang
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dingusUse Hydrochloric Acid


i vote for HCl too
Feb 24 2015 12:18AM
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toastyteenagers
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fresh_princeinb4: goat semen


sheep semen
Feb 24 2015 12:27AM
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CheddarJack
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You could try goo gone
Feb 24 2015 12:31AM
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rememberscott
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BWalmerWax them, it might take a couple coats, but it should take it off. If that doesn't work, they might need a base grind.


for those of you who are curious I ended up using gasoline to remove the grease. Waxing over it would've ruined my bases apparently. Goo gone would've also worked. Cheers fast icelantics again!!
Feb 25 2015 3:46PM
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