waxing

[AlexanderTH3GR8]

Fellow snowskaters, just wondering do u guys take the ski off of ur deck to hotwax or do u just loosen up the base truck bolts then hotwax.  I just loosen up the bolts then hotwax my ski sub.

[JAM]

Neither.  I just wax it without loosening anything.  Why would you need to take the ski off? 

[AlexanderTH3GR8]

I suspect that if u don't loosen up the bolts the heat from the iron will suck the bolts in the base of the ski, uneven base, weird marks etc. I don't keep them tight when I wax, just like in snowboarding they say loosen up the bolts or take bindings off, if u don't there be some base problems on the board. Also hotwaxing does a better job than doing the crayon method. But between sessions I do the crayon method.

[yan_montreal]

LOL, I dont know why but I just cold wax the shit out of my snowskate with ski wax (the ones for flat surfaces and walking around on skis... I dont know the name of the sport in english lol)

and it works wonderfully... maybe it was beginners luck though...

[snosk8]

Fellow snowskaters, just wondering do u guys take the ski off of ur deck to hotwax or do u just loosen up the base truck bolts then hotwax.  I just loosen up the bolts then hotwax my ski sub.

You take really good care of your equipment. I am pretty rough on the bases but, from now on I am going to loosen the bolts when I wax.