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Thread: Wax on the floor
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02-10-2019, 01:59 PM #26Registered User
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DPS Phantom
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02-10-2019, 05:17 PM #27
^^ I don't know what that means
A few years ago we stayed at a motel and I convinced the owner to let me wax skis in his laundry room basement ....6:30 in the morning and I set off the smoke alarms...
Now whenever we drive by the place Sprite asks me if we should stop so I could wax my skis...then she laughs...we drive by this place a lot..I dunno she get's a kick out of it..still
zero complaints... I basically had a tuning bench in our dining room the past two seasons... the floor, vintage 70's linoleum, got slippery yeah and a little trashed, the benefits of not beginning the new wood floor install...that linoleum sure shined after a little buffing though..
Throw a little cat litter on that cement before your wife walks thru
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02-10-2019, 05:35 PM #28
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02-10-2019, 05:42 PM #29
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02-10-2019, 05:47 PM #30
still laughing..
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02-10-2019, 06:09 PM #31
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02-10-2019, 06:43 PM #33Registered User
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02-10-2019, 06:44 PM #34Registered User
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02-10-2019, 06:47 PM #35
That's the video that taught me how to tune skis. I use a 1.5* grip though
But Ellen kicks ass - if she had a beard it would be much more haggard. -Jer
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02-10-2019, 07:03 PM #36
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02-10-2019, 07:21 PM #37
I agree too much wax. Crayon on the wax. Warm the ski tip (or tail) for a few seconds with your iron, then move the iron towards the other end of the ski with one hand as you crayon on the wax with the other. You will have applied enough wax to get a little bit of scraping. Mineral spirits or floor stripper will take off any residue, although the smell might bother your wife more than the wax.
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02-10-2019, 07:32 PM #38
Other than the Q & P this thread reads like alpinezone.
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02-10-2019, 08:10 PM #39
hey...we did get an "are you kidding me?"
a lot less of a bitch fest, in general, in tech talk
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02-10-2019, 10:23 PM #40
I'd like to solve the puzzle, Pat?
Dripping wax on a garage floor doesn't make it slippery. Any drips are easily removed. It's brushing that makes it slick as the wax dust settles. Brush em somewhere else or do what I did and set your bench up by the door and run a fan when brushing.
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02-10-2019, 11:55 PM #41
Wax on the floor
Quando paramucho mi amore de felice carathon.
Mundo paparazzi mi amore cicce verdi parasol.
Questo abrigado tantamucho que canite carousel.
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02-11-2019, 12:09 AM #42
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02-11-2019, 05:35 AM #43
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02-11-2019, 08:00 AM #44
Cardboard will work too, old box- hot water tank, big screen TV, refrigerator, or anything of similar length. Place it down, wax, sweep it up with a broom when done, and you can even then pick it up and store it in the garage when not waxing. Get a small amount on the floor and scraper or a small bit of wax remover (that is the only reason really for the most part to have wax remover as I hardly ever use it on ski bases.)
And you probably need to crayon wax into the ski- touch the iron for a second and rub the wax bar over the bottom of the ski for a cheap cleaning wax. Then crayon the wax you will be using for final round after you do the cleaning scraping...
I have seen also like described above- shops or a dedicated wax bench where they have either a few long trays (2 old rain gutters work with a plastic or drop cloth between them if you have snowboard attached and mounted under the vises or T bars with clamps...
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02-11-2019, 12:08 PM #45Registered User
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Get that vacuum out
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02-11-2019, 05:08 PM #46
huh...I'm behind the times again:
https://www.skimag.com/gear/dps-phantom-test
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02-11-2019, 05:24 PM #47Registered User
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I Just did Phantom on my Lotus 120's, only 3 days into it, not sure about it yet
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02-12-2019, 12:26 AM #48
Lots of good ideas I here, but for about $3 you can buy a cheap tarp at Walmart.
Just sayin'
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02-12-2019, 05:30 PM #49
Get a really big canvas drop cloth, one that can go all the way to the back of your bench and extend as to give you several feet to work.
You can vacuum up your wax afterwards but I would just pull up the drop cloth and spring clamp the edges to your bench top. Kinda like a reverse tablecloth.
I am totally lazy and it shows.
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02-12-2019, 05:55 PM #50Registered User
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Blue tarp - wax doesn't really stick to it. Fold it inwards and shake it out on into the trash (or lawn, etc.).
I've used the blue tarp in the past (as well as canvas drop cloths), but now I just let it fall on the concrete (garage floor) and sweep it up afterwards - gets like 99.9% in under a minute. But then, I wax just enough to cover every dry part of the base, but no more, so that scraping just spills a small amount of shavings. Sounds like you are dripping way too much wax; try to use the minimum amount you can (takes practice).
I also realize that I'm not an FIS racer, so I don't need to get too anal retentive about scraping. If I'm going to apply skins to the new wax job, I'm way more careful not to leave thick spots (that will foul skin glue), otherwise I figure it'll smooth out after a few runs (but I am careful to clean the edges thoroughly).
P.S. crayoning then ironing sounds like too much work. Just learn to drip the proper amount (JMO)
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