How to wax skis and snowboards
Kickin chicken All-Temperature wax
Rub-on Technique (no iron required)
Supplies required: Ski wax, ski wax cork (optional)
1. secure your ski or snowboard to a ski vise or lean the ski or snowboard
into a corner wall.
2. Take the bar of wax and rub into the base of ski or snowboard rubbing until
the entire base is covered. Think of using a crayon to cover an entire piece
of paper and you get the idea.
3. At this point you will do the same to the other ski and you are set to hit
the slopes.
4. This type of waxing will need to be done more frequently since your are
not physically melting the wax into the base. Normally, this method will
last 1-2 days of skiing. If you would like it to last longer either use a
corking technique or an iron to melt the wax into the base.
Corking technique
Supplies required: ski wax, ski wax cork, stiff brush and scraper (optional)
1.
after rubbing wax onto ski or snowboard base take the cork and melt the wax
into the base. You can work the cork and wax in a circular or back and forth
pattern.
2.
Corking takes quite a bit of effort, however it usually produces the fastest skis.
3.
Optional step 1. Take a ski wax scraper and scrape excess wax from base.
4. Optional step 2. use a stiff bristled brass or nylon brush to remove the excess
wax from the sinters in the base of the ski or snowboard.
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How to wax skis and snowboards
Kickin chicken All-Mountain wax
Iron in technique
Supplies required: ski wax, iron, wax scraper, ski vise, stiff brush, scothbrite pad
Iron temperature: approx. 230°F
1.
Secure ski or snowboard in ski vise with bases up.
2.
Rubon or drip wax onto bases. (Use the rubon technique on page 1.) Drip 1-2 lines of wax per 5
inch width. Be sure that the wax drips are 1/4 to 1/2 inch apart from each other. Allow to
dry/harden for 1-2 minutes.
***Do not allow the wax to start smoking. If it is smoking at this point, reduce
the heat of the iron until it stops smoking.
3.
Take your already warmed iron and melt the wax using a circular or side-to-side movement
into the base starting from the front tips to the tails of the ski or snowboard. Make sure
that the wax covers the entire base. Allow to fry/harden for 1-2 minutes.
4.
Take iron at the front tip and run the iron towards the tail in a straight line being sure that
you have a 2-3 inch melt trail behind the iron.
***It is important to not allow the iron to stay in one place for too long, doing
so will damage your skis or snowboard.
5.
Allow the wax to dry/harden until the ski or snowboard base is cool to the touch.
6.
Using your wax scraper, scrape the excess wax from the base from tip to tail until you have
a mostly smooth base. Use your hand to feel for any ridges or bumps, remove the ridges/
bumps.
7.
Use a scotchbrite pad to polish the base until you have a smooth polished finish.
8.
Take a stiff brass or nylon brush to remove any excess wax from the sinters of your base.
9.
Hit the mountain.
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