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DominatorJacquesIt's way more than just one wax.
It's how you clean the base before you wax. How hot you run your iron. How long you run it.
Wax hardness vs snow hardness. How wet or dry the snow is. Man made, or natural etc. It goes on and on.
Way too many factors.
Waxing takes a lot of time to figure out how to do well.
For just one wax I would recommend Dominator Graphite Zoom.
http://www.dominatorwax.com/products/zoom-graphite
Download this PDF and read it! http://www.dominatorwax.com/sites/default/files/dominator/wax-science-demystified.pdf
Good luck young Jedi
ButteredToast.How often do you recommend hot waxing? Been doing my own waxing for a while now but I never know how often I should be waxing or even what wax to use, so I mostly just use all temp stuff
DominatorJacquesIf the wax job is good, I'd say every third day.
Then again, there are many factors that go into how long a wax job can last.
Speed skied, hours skied, Wax hardness vs snow hardness, Quality of wax, Base quality, sintered or extruded etc etc etc
You can't wax a ski too much.
Before you ski it, one needs to scrape clean and brush like crazy. Do never leave wax on the ski other than the microscopic amount left after that and what is absorbed into the base.
Wax only goes so deep, but every mil make a difference.
Crust_StationFor real you wax your skis every third day? I get that ski maintenance makes a ski last longer but I ski 7 days a week from opening to closing most days and you can bet Im not waxing twice a week. Do you really feel the difference that drastically if you dont wax that fourth day?
DominatorJacquesIf the wax job is good, I'd say every third day.
Then again, there are many factors that go into how long a wax job can last.
Speed skied, hours skied, Wax hardness vs snow hardness, Quality of wax, Base quality, sintered or extruded etc etc etc
You can't wax a ski too much.
Before you ski it, one needs to scrape clean and brush like crazy. Do never leave wax on the ski other than the microscopic amount left after that and what is absorbed into the base.
Wax only goes so deep, but every mil make a difference.
ButteredToast.Good info here thanks.
As the apparent expert on ski tuning here, what tips do you have for tuning this?
https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/866757/Weird-base-burn-fuzzy-stuff-on-bases-of-brand-new-Deathwishes-
Just a brass brush like Greg_K said?
satanworshipperI have this wax- works well and makes your skis smell like beer:
https://www.beaverwax.com/collections/shop/products/ski-snowboard-wax-scented-collection
runforlove2018Dominator wax is expensive but last a while. hard wax. Highly recommend
DominatorJacquesHa ha! Better than nothing.
I never ever would ever use a scented wax!
I almost died a few times when folks brought me skis waxed with One Ball Jay!
Scent is an adulteration of the wax. It's not needed and unwanted.
