HI, im new to this forum and was wondering if anyone could give me some tips on ski waxing, i had one of the guys at the repair shop at mammoth explain how to do it but i was wondering if there were any special tips any one had? also could some one reccomend a good iron for waxing? and maybe tell me about diff. types of wax if there are any?
Thanks.
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04-23-2006, 08:04 PM #1
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04-23-2006, 08:04 PM #2
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maybe you if you do a search you'll find the tutorial a mag was nice enought o make
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04-23-2006, 08:17 PM #3
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04-23-2006, 08:22 PM #4
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thank you
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04-23-2006, 09:09 PM #5
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Wow, that was civil, I figured everyone would be crabby cause the snow is melting or something.
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04-23-2006, 09:24 PM #6
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jesus, what happened to the spirit and the anger that is normally associated with snow melting. I was just waiting for someone to vent...looks like all is lost
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04-24-2006, 12:00 AM #7
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well if you really want to hear it the bases of my skis are covered in mud or something from when i went skiing last week and was skiing through puddles and dirt but im sure there are places where all to ski areas are closed for the season so i cant feel that bad. Originally Posted by mc_roon
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04-24-2006, 08:13 AM #8
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Well, newbie, that was one of the best examples of someone completely missing the point I've seen in quite some time!
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04-24-2006, 11:22 AM #9
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WAY TO MISS THE POINT YOU FUCKING JONG!!!!!!! Originally Posted by hofferfish
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04-24-2006, 12:14 PM #10
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Now that's more like it!
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04-24-2006, 04:47 PM #11
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Dear Mr. JONG: Originally Posted by hofferfish
www.tognar.com Read their tuning instructions and tips sections. Good prices on all the stuff you need. As for an iron, just get one form Goodwill. Hot enough to melt the wax, but don't let it smoke. Keep the iron moving while on the ski base. Get a 5 mm plastic scraper (avail. from Tognar) and a sharpening screen, and you are set.
Type of wax...you are a JONG, so a universal wax, which all the companies make, will be fine. In fact, its fine for most non-JONGS too, unless you're Bode Fucking Miller or a gapicski techno nerd. Swix F4 solid is a very good (and fairly cheap) universal lo-fluoro universal wax (the fluoro helps for for warmer temps) but you can go w/ the cheaper universal hydrocarbon wax, some of which is designated either warm or cold. Swix and Toko also make temperature rated hydrocarbon waxes (yellow, red, green), which are a little more temperature specific. For Mammoth in the Spring, all you will need is warm snow wax.
Don't worry about the expensive hi-fluoro shit.
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