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What wax for backyard ski rail?

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SteezyMcQueen
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Me and my buddies have been working on a backyard setup and are not sure what we should be using to wax it. Ski wax seems a little expensive so I figured I’d put up a thread. (The rail is PVC)
Oct 5 2024 8:26PM
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Phoenixgrassl21
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SteezyMcQueenMe and my buddies have been working on a backyard setup and are not sure what we should be using to wax it. Ski wax seems a little expensive so I figured I’d put up a thread. (The rail is PVC)


Yo! On my backyard rail I never really used wax I instead just used some water and dawn dish soap, seemed to work good but would be curious to know how wax would work on pvc
Oct 5 2024 8:37PM
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rojo.grande
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You won’t need wax on pvc, it actually slides almost faster than metal.


after back yard sessions wax your skis, swix all temp and an iron, brush, and scraper will fix whatever the grass pulls off ur skis
Oct 5 2024 9:42PM
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weastcoat
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Don’t use any wax on the pvc rail it won’t need it. However it’s much more beneficial to detune your edges as well as use
some water on your dropin, bonus speed if you spread some dish soap to get the turf or lattice or whatever extra slick
Oct 5 2024 9:50PM
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TilliBreakitNs
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I know a guy who own a super great backyard setup and he said the best wax is the hardest you can find (so the more expensive for sure)
this one is the best according to him
https://www.tradeinn.com/snowinn/fr/vola-la-cire-against-the-whitening-of-the-soles-mx901-bases-speciales/139769788/p?utm_source=google_products&utm_medium=merchant&id_producte=19450707&country=fr&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw6oi4BhD1ARIsAL6pox2MKWHOMH0bdAOhjDuN0AqDamDeBVIChIwq6oU1D-ZcxVM0lq7GHmMaAsLeEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
Oct 6 2024 4:29PM
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isthiscorked
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If the PVC ever gets sticky I just use spray on cooking oil like pam or something. Works like a charm
Oct 7 2024 5:49PM
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