When SYF is running the next evo.com (syf.com?) remember that this is the moment it started. Kinda like ON3P.
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Same with the Ski Monster
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May I ask a gaper question?
I'm ashamed to say I'm new at home waxing but have got the hang of most of it. However I find with most of my skis that there are smears or patches of wax left after scraping and brushing. I can dig them out with the "sharp" edge of the scraper but I don't feel like this is a good idea and it annoys me that I'm not doing it right.
What's the issue?
What am I doing wrong?
My first thought is that you aren’t actually scraping thoroughly or properly just as a guess. If it can be scraped, scrape. Sharpen the scraper maybe. Sharp scrapers are nice to have but even a credit card will get it done, it’s just more work. Could always check skis for flatness but you should still be able to scrape all the wax off of a not-flat base. If you’re trying to dig wax from small gouges or small imperfections on the base I wouldn’t bother with that, just scrape it level with the base.
Oh, and some sick set ups in here gots me a little Jelly.
Here’s mine:
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fucking killing me jong
Soon I’ll be chiming in on “there’s still ice on my windshield after I scrape it” thread.
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This^^^
Also, some waxes are more ‘gummy’ than others and tend to smear instead of peeling off nicely when scraping. Should still be able to get that wax off with enough effort though. Brushing gummy wax out of a structured base is difficult.
Don’t move on to brushing until scraping isn’t removing any more wax.
OK, Sharpening the scarper has definitely helped. As has leaving the skis for a proper long time between wax and scrape.
Yeah well it's been a while since they've had a base grind too (if ever actually)
Scraper sharpening is a regular part of tuning; depending on wax temperature, perhaps as often as after each pair of skis.
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Yeah ok, lesson learned.
Recs for a good cheap scraper sharpener?
12” panser file screwed down on a flat surface. Having a vertical ‘fence’ to hold the scraper against makes it much nicer to use:
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I clamp this down to a bench top since I don’t have space for a permanent location.
This is what I use - https://www.tognar.com/swix-plexi-sc...arpener-t0408/
I have used this one on friend's benches. It's a little nicer -https://www.tognar.com/toko-world-cup-scraper-sharpener/
If you have $ to burn they make electric sharpeners
Just make sure to flatten your scraper every once in awhile
I just throw a bastard file in my bench vise and run the scraper along it. Works well enough.
Attachment 407175I wish I would have bought the SVST two ski vice and I need a few more diamond stones, but my newer bench set up it coming along.
We're tight on space but I've managed to cobble this together in the back shed.
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