Self Waxing

mikesathome

mikesathome

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Skis and Snowboards :)
If you were thinking of Brazilian waxing jobs, this is the wrong post, and message fourm lol :lol: :lol:

I am sick of paying money to REI or some local ski hill to wax my skis and snowboards, so I built a nice work bench and I am ready to wax on ;)

I ski on mostly hard pack man made snow.
I am not going to be a Perfectionists about waxing, i just like to make sure i have a good layer on before I head out.

Any ideas where to get a good starter kit? Iron, wax, cork, and anything else you might need?

I also wonder about sharpening your edges, is there a tool I can use for that, or is it better to get that done at a store?

Thanks in advance for any and all input!
 
Mike,

One name. Tognar. They have a great website, loads of free advice and how-tos, and decent prices. (There are other well-respected establishments as well.)

I do all my own waxing, and I do some edge maintenance as well. I generally get one professional tuning (with edge sharpening) at the start of each season, then just deburr and polish the edges throughout the season.

Other folks will tell you not to bother with it - just go to the shop. It's all in how you want to spend your time and money.

Have fun, and don't inhale too much wax fumes.
 
I'm obviously not Mike, but many thanks for the Tognar suggestion!
I've recently been thinking about starting to tune my own board, and their website is definitely the most informative one I've come across so far.

-Alastair
 
pointpeninsula":3nejvdr6 said:
Mike,

One name. Tognar. They have a great website, loads of free advice and how-tos, and decent prices. (There are other well-respected establishments as well.)

I do all my own waxing, and I do some edge maintenance as well. I generally get one professional tuning (with edge sharpening) at the start of each season, then just deburr and polish the edges throughout the season.

Other folks will tell you not to bother with it - just go to the shop. It's all in how you want to spend your time and money.

Have fun, and don't inhale too much wax fumes.
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Great web site, thanks a lot for the link, my kit has been ordered!

I tried waxing, but never inhaled. -Bill Clinton :lol:
 
I'd recommend both Tognar and Reliable Racing Supply. Reliable Racing sells the Ski Visions Ski Sharp, perhaps the best edge sharpening tool I've ever used. It's simple to use, does base and side edges simultaneously, has a magnet to retain filings, and has changeable inserts for gummi stones, whetstones, diamond stones, files, etc.

Anyone heading through the Glens Falls area en route to skiing in NY or VT owes it to themselves to stop in Reliable Racing's store in Queensbury.
 
Yes, indeed. I couldn't remember the name yesterday, but I thought 'Racing' was in there somewhere.

I stopped there one day two years ago, in the spring on the way home from Killington, but they were closed at the time.

Tognar has the same Skivisions tool. I treated myself to one last year, as a matter of fact.
 
+1 on Reliable Racing. They have everything you need and more. I will check out the Tognar site as well as I'm looking for info on base welding Ptex. I hit a dinger Saturday and I can see the base layer under the Ptex and using a Ptex candle just isn't cutting it. Not hard enough and won't stick well.
 
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