[Feb 24, 2023] Weekly Discussion: Ask your gear, travel, conditions and other ski-related questions

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[u/404__LostAngeles]

This is what I have:

• Iron
• Wax
• Set of three brushes - brass, nylon, horsehair
• Plastic scraper
• Razor scraper (for removing/flattening any excess material from nicks)
• Sandpaper (220 grit, used to remove surface rust on edges)
• Handheld edge tuner (I usually do a few passes before waxing)
• Ptex candles (for minor dings that are too deep for just wax, but not deep enough to take into a shop)

As far as waxing goes, there are tons of tutorials on YouTube that you can watch (here's an article as well). I usually try to wax every 5ish days personally, but I know people who go longer and really you should be looking at your bases to determine if they need more wax (i.e. do they look dry?)

Other than that, I'd advise wiping any water off of your skis before storing them. Also, at the end of the ski season some people like to apply a "storage wax" which is basically applying a thick coating of wax and not scraping it off until the start of the next season. This is done in an effort to keep the bases from drying out over the summer months, and while I personally do this, I know many who don't and they've never had any issues as a result.

Hope this helps, and feel free to ask any questions you may have.

[u/[deleted] → u/404__LostAngeles]

Thank you so much, this is exactly what I was looking for