Everyone involved in skiing will say with confidence that the success and comfort of the upcoming skiing will depend on the quality preparation of equipment for riding. Taking Sports Equipment for rent, you can not worry about its complete readiness. However, when purchasing new skis, you will have to ensure high-quality movement on the snow yourself. Having learned, and the classics, you can provide yourself with comfort while driving, and prolong the operation of the attribute.
In order to prepare your inventory for the race, you should follow some tips. most popular and effective method for amateurs and professional skiers is to apply a wax-like hydrocarbon lubricant to the equipment. For the skating method of movement, paraffin should be applied to the entire outer surface of the board, ensuring the safety of rolling and cohesion with snow.
- Plastic . It is smeared on a sports instrument cold.
- Dense waxy material. It is applied to the sole of the tool by melting with a special iron.
Ski preparation tools
For skating at home should begin with the preparation of the necessary tools:
- ski ironing with a special sole and the necessary temperature parameters;
- lubrication rack-profile for fixing sports equipment in a horizontal position;
- a brushing set of brushes;
- scraper or other steel tool for leveling and smoothing.
Ointments for skis
To lubricate the attribute, there are multi-creams and ointments, both imported and domestically produced. According to the composition of their basic formula, they are divided: homogeneous in chemical formula obtained as a result of synthesis and complex. You can smear them for sliding or cohesion on the surface of the tool:
- solid products used at temperatures from three degrees Celsius to forty-five degrees below zero;
- semi-dense substances used at -2 - +2 degrees.
After applying the funds, when preparing skis for skating, the attribute is taken out to cool outside with sub-zero temperatures.
Why oil your skis
A device that allows a person to move freely in deep snow appeared long before the advent of our era. At the same time, for skiing even on a well-laid track, the ancestors applied lubricant to their tool. It was: fat, lard, beeswax and even resin. These actions did not bring the desired effect.
Everything changed dramatically with the creation of special creams, sprays and wax-like carbon lubricants. The preparation of a sports attribute for riding with the help of these substances ensures plastic movement.
Which skis do not need to be lubricated
The budget sports tool, which is made of special dense foam, is not lubricated. After all, it was created using a special technology that provides excellent glide. Lubricants are not completely absorbed into the surface of such equipment, so choosing any product is pointless.
How to lubricate skis at home
Before applying grease, you should find out the style of intended riding. It must be remembered that the smooth movement agent should not come into contact with the adhesive when applied on the surface.
How to oil plastic skis
A plastic attribute for snow riding enthusiasts is usually lubricated only with traction agents in the place where the shoes are fastened. This type of sports tool itself has sliding functions, so it is only smeared with ointments for good cohesion.
How and with what to lubricate semi-plastic skis
If the surface of the attribute is made of semi-plastic, then for temporary protection it must also be lubricated to avoid small cracks and punctures.
How to properly oil wooden skis
When processing wooden equipment, it is necessary to clean and degrease the surface with a brush or a hard sponge. All procedures must be carried out strictly at a temperature of +17 - +25 degrees.
- Coupling ointment is applied in layers, followed by rubbing each. After that, the tool is left to dry at a temperature of +8 - +10 degrees. Drying of the last layer should occur at a temperature of 0 - -10 degrees.
- Further, paraffin is applied to the upper and lower parts of the inventory, and the holding agent is centered. The substance is distributed on the board with a hot iron, where it is applied in advance. The device is carefully passed over the entire surface.
- Applying a scraper, excess of hardened wax is neutralized.
- Using a brushing set of special brushes, the material is polished.
- It is taken out in the cold for 3-5 hours, then for storage in the room.
How to oil combination skis
Equipment "combo" is designed for classic skiing with the possibility of transition to the move. Because of this, the attribute must be constantly relubricated depending on the upcoming riding style. For classic underboard skating, cohesion wax should be applied.
How to lubricate cross-country skis
For the treatment of running equipment, you can use special creams or aerosols, selected in accordance with the temperature outside the window.
Processing an instrument with hydrocarbon wax is difficult:
- Having fixed the attribute on the profile, apply wax on the board with a heating device, smoothing the layer.
- After cleaning the excess with a scraper, leave a layer of 1 millimeter.
- Apply the next layer of hydrocarbon wax.
- Determine in a cold place.
How to lubricate classic skis
Classic lovers should use a smooth ride along with a clutch, making sure they don't mix together.
The surface is cleaned, followed by the application of a slip agent. After that, the central part of the equipment is treated with a clutch cream. The actions are repeated again. The final procedure consists in polishing the boards.
How to oil skis for skating
When processing equipment for the technique of skating, only smooth movement is required. After a uniform application of the wax-like substance, the excess is removed with a scraper, the boards are polished.
How to grease skis
Having cleaned the surface of the sports instrument and, having sharpened the edges, repair all the cracks on the base with a special candle or a thermal gun. Apply hydrocarbon wax with an iron, followed by scraping and polishing.
Important
Tips for newbies! Applying lubricants for the first time is quite difficult, so you should seek help from a specialist.
Do not forget that the process of cleaning dirt and grease from the surface of the instrument is the most important. The success of the entire procedure will depend on the quality of its implementation.
Wax for skis is needed to improve the sliding moment. Whatever skis we ride - classic or skating - without additional lubrication, the skis will give too good grip on the snow. But good grip is needed only when the wheels are moving on asphalt. In order to develop speed on a snowy slope, it is better to have minimal grip on the surface. In the case of flat skiing, reducing friction helps to reduce the effort exerted by a person when moving.
What are paraffins
Paraffins are hydrocarbon mixtures formed as a by-product of petroleum refining. Paraffin compositions have different degrees of viscosity. There are:
- soft (liquid) paraffins that melt at room temperature;
- solid - melt when heated within 70 ° C;
- crystalline - go into a liquid state at temperatures above 70 ° C.
Functionally, paraffins are in most cases lubricating water-repellent substances. They are added to various mixtures to give the appropriate consistency and properties. For example, petroleum jelly is made on the basis of petroleum hydrocarbons.
Paraffins are used in technical lubricants. These substances have been used in skiing as a means of improving the glide of skis and snowboards.
Ski paraffins
Ski paraffins are traditionally divided into:
- lubricants for cold skiing at snow temperatures below -12 ° C;
- lubricants for skiing at a snow temperature of -12 ° C…-2 ° C;
- warm lubricants for snow temperatures above -2 ° C.
Fluorine is the key ingredient for better lubrication at high temperatures. The less fluorine, the more severe frost (and low humidity) paraffin is designed for. Conversely, high fluoride lubricants are designed for mild and wet weather.
There are universal lubricants, the composition of which provides good glide on any snow. For example, TOKO Irox Fluoro spray, although low fluoride, is designed for use in a wide temperature range 0 °
C…-30 °
C. In addition to fluorine, ski lubricants contain: silicone, various salts, oxidized metals.
Using paraffins on plastic skis
It would seem that plastic is a good sliding material and without lubricants. Unlike, for example, traditional wooden skis, which, due to the low density of the material, provided better grip and, accordingly, rode worse.
The new skis really glide very well. But as you ride sliding surface and edges appear microcracks. Particles of ice and snow spoil the plastic. And although these changes are not noticeable to the human eye, under a microscope, the surface of such a ski resembles a mountain landscape. Gliding properties are degraded due to such terrain.
In order to fill all these microdamages, restore the ideally slippery surface of the ski and use hydrocarbon lubricants.
Why Choose Liquid Paraffins
It should be noted right away that paraffins in liquid form do not have any advantages over solid waxes in their functionality. The purpose of all paraffin waxes is to impregnate the sliding surface of the ski. All waxes, including liquid waxes, require heat treatment after application to ensure the most efficient rolling.
Liquid paraffins are available in 2 types:
- liniment;
- aerosol.
Paraffin in the form of cream-ointment, in general, from the point of view of the user does not have any differences from solid types.
Aerosol form provides additional convenience in terms of application. True, part of the product is sprayed past, which is why the consumption of aerosol paraffins is always greater.
Application of liquid paraffins
To apply liquid paraffin, the ski must be clean and dry. Particles of dirt, water, ice, which are clogged into the micropores of the sliding layer, will not allow the paraffin to be applied correctly.
with heat treatment
Waxing of skis with heat treatment, as a rule, is carried out between skiing in home-garage conditions. This initially assumes that the skis are clean and dry.
- Heat up the iron to 150 ° WITH.
- We spray liquid paraffin on the sliding layer of the ski. We mean that different types skis, suggest a different model of lubrication. In skis for skating, the entire sliding surface is lubricated. Classic skis wax, bypassing the central part.
- We iron the ski in the direction from the toe to the heel.
- Let the ski cool down and dry at a temperature not lower than 0 ° C at least 10 min.
- We pass a layer with applied grease with a brush.
As a result of these manipulations, heated paraffin penetrates into the pores of the plastic, fills them, and the microscopic "landscape" of the sliding surface is leveled. The wax remaining on the surface is superfluous. We remove it with a brush.
Ideally, this cycle should be repeated up to 10 times. The fact is that brushing, in addition to removing the surface layer, also removes part of the “useful” paraffin that filled the microcracks. When we repeat waxing several times in a row, we better “tamp down” the ski bumps with paraffin, fill the bumps and microcracks with better quality.
Without heat treatment
Often we do not have the opportunity to use the iron, we are limited in time, and we need to lubricate the skis, because they do not glide well. Manufacturers of liquid paraffins offer the theoretical possibility of using their lubricants without heat treatment.
- We dry the ski.
- We clean the sliding layer with a brush to remove dust and dirt from the pores of the plastic.
- Wipe, let dry a little.
- Apply a SMALL layer of lubricant.
- Let stand 3-5 minutes.
- We rub with a cork, a pad, or whatever we are used to using.
- Let stand 10 min.
If you still put too much grease, then you should use a brush and remove the excess layer. However, lubricant manufacturers warn that with cold paraffin application, brushing at the final stage is not essential.
And if it does, it will last no more than 5 minutes. It takes about 1 hour for proper cold lubrication. The presence of the sun or some kind of room for drying is desirable.
You should be aware that, even if all of the above conditions are met, cold waxing is always an emergency measure, which in its effectiveness will never be compared with the classic heat treatment option.
The cost of liquid paraffins
Paraffins in the form of ointments cost about $5 for 25 g. Sprays, especially those with high fluoride, can cost up to $40 for a 50 ml can.
Types of skis do not affect the choice of one or another paraffin. However, it should be remembered that, unlike skating, the sliding surface of classic skis requires lubrication with additional holding ointment. Since traditional skiing involves the need for repulsion and, accordingly, requires better adhesion of the ski to the snow at the point of application of force, the holding ointment is applied in the center of the ski.
The never-ending "cycle or paraffin" debate will never subside. Adherents of both methods of preparing the sliding surface of skis (SPL) have the right to their own opinion, confirmed by successful experience. This article is dedicated to "paraffins".
Purpose of basic processing - create conditions under which the sliding surface of the skis will acquire adhesive, electrostatic and chemically active properties designed to effectively retain grease and reject dirt. Such processing has a significant impact on the ski sliding process in any conditions.
We will need: ski profile, iron, set of brushes (bronze, steel, hard nylon), plastic scraper, groove scraper, non-synthetic fabric (fiberlene), wax set (BW, BWG, BWLF - Start or similar).
The sequence of actions for the basic processing of skis
described below, we perform each item first with one, then with the other ski and proceed to the next:
1. Pass 20-25 times from toe to heel with a brass brush with light pressure, then 5-7 times with steel. The use of a steel brush after a brass one is always necessary (hereinafter in the text we carry out without additional reminder). The purpose of the first point is to remove the shipping lubricant, it can be in the form of a film, not paraffin. If a layer of paraffin - first with a scraper.
2. Pass 10-15 times from toe to heel with a steel brush. The goal is to remove the smallest particles from the pores of the joint venture and open the structure from old plastic fibers. In principle, such a ski will already go well. But not in all conditions.
3. Paraffin Base Wax (or any low-melting option) at an iron temperature of about 85-90g. pour the SPL, level it and remove it while hot without pressing hard on the plastic scraper so as not to damage the surface. Repeat 2-3 times until the color of the removed paraffin is free of dirty inclusions. Do not let the ski cool down. The goal is to extract small particles from the pores of the plastic. Apply BW again and melt with an iron. As the paraffin is absorbed, add a new one. Duration - about 10-15 minutes, without letting the ski cool down. The goal is to absorb the wax deep into the SP to close the pores and effectively retain the racing wax in the future. At the end, once again cover the ski with paraffin, melt and leave to cool.
4. Remove BW wax. To do this, remove the paraffin from the groove. Then carry out a scraper at an angle of 45 degrees. to the surface (acute angle - from the side of the heel) without strong pressure, lead from the toe to the heel. Continue until the paraffin is removed. Then clean first with a nylon brush until the dust disappears (20-30 passes), then several passes with a brass brush (4-5).
5. Set the temperature of the iron to about 135-140 gr. Coat the SPL with Base Wax Grafite paraffin, similar to item 3. Do not cover the transparent tip of the ski with BWG! The goal is to close the pores with a graphite compound to impart antistatic properties to the SPL and create a barrier to prevent dirt from penetrating into the plastic. It should be noted that this paraffin is very fragile and refractory, so you need to touch the iron bar and SPL more often, melt it in several passes, without holding the iron in one place. After the SPL is completely covered with paraffin, after 20-30 seconds, remove with a scraper, clean with a brass brush and re-coat with BWG. Repeat again - 3 times in total. Last time ends with cleaning with a brass brush SPL. Let the ski cool down. Finally clean the SPL until the gray spots disappear with a brass brush.
6. Clean with a brass brush SPL - 10-15 movements along the ski from toe to heel. Wipe the SP with a clean non-synthetic cloth (fiberlen).
7. Apply Base Wax Low Fluoro - base low fluoride paraffin. Iron temperature - 130-135gr. Apply to the SPL, melt, allow to cool to room temperature. Remove with a scraper, clean with brass (5-7 times), then nylon (20-30 times) brushes. Repeat 2 more times for a total of 3.
8. Apply base violet (for upcoming heat) or blue (for cold) paraffin to the joint venture.
Basic ski training completed. SPL should have a thick black greasy glossy hue. This operation should take 2.5-3 hours for one pair of skis. For the classic block is not processed!
The effectiveness of the technique has been proven by practice at all distances, especially at long distances and with abrasive, abrading snow - paraffin lasts longer. SPL stays "fresh" with proper handling all season long.
Ski treatment before each race.
Remove the soil with a scraper, then with a nylon brush. Run 3-5 times with a brass brush from toe to heel, remove dust with fiberlen. Run 3-4 times with a steel brush from toe to heel. Between cleanings, wipe the JV with a clean cloth to remove dust.
Apply a weatherable fluorine-free primer or graphite. With aggressive snow - another +1 layer. The goal is to ensure that the paraffin is rubbed off in layers. Experience has shown that this is how paraffin holds best. After applying the next layer, allow the ski to cool, remove the paraffin with a scraper, polish with a nylon brush to a shine. Apply the next layer, melt with an iron. Let the ski cool down. Next is a repeat.
Ski treatment after each race.
Thoroughly clean the ski with a brass brush - 10-15 passes from toe to heel until a velvety shade appears. Remove dust from the joint venture with a clean piece of cloth. Go from toe to heel 3-5 times with a steel brush. The goal is to clean the joint venture from dirt and solid particles.
Lubricate the joint venture abundantly with BW paraffin, melt with an iron. In a hot (creamy) form, remove the paraffin with a scraper. Repeat the operation until the paraffin is removed clean, without dirt. Apply and melt again with BW, let cool, scrape off, polish with a nylon brush, then brass (3-5 passes) and steel (2-4 passes). The goal is to remove old grease and dirt from the pores of the plastic.
Apply purple or blue primer, melt, let the ski cool, put it in a case. The goal is to close the joint venture from exposure to air and dust.
*** According to the materials of the magazine "Skiing".
Ski preparation is a separate science, which requires the consideration of a number of factors and variables. The weather, the quality of the coating, the material used to make the ski are taken into account. Beginners often prepare their own inventory, so they must take into account a number of points personally. for it requires no small skills, but many consider this to be the same as skating.
Before preparing for a classic move, you should take into account its features.
The classic move is considered more accessible to beginners. It requires less effort, but does not allow you to reach the same speeds as a skate. Skating is technically and physically more difficult and cannot always be used. Everything will depend on the distance.
Despite the relative simplicity of the classic move, you will also have to diligently prepare your inventory, otherwise the race will not bring results. The same steps will be required, including processing, cleaning, lubrication, applying various ointments.
The procedure for preparing classic type skis
Cooking is different. The number of "steps" of training will depend on financial capabilities, models, availability of certain tools. There is no exact preparation scheme. It is worth being guided by personal feelings when driving, and they are individual. The type of selected ointments, processing depends on this.
It makes no sense for beginners to buy expensive drugs; it will be enough to buy an inexpensive domestic or imported kit.
The order will be as follows:
- The surface is being prepared. Old coatings are removed, the surface is polished.
- Ointments are applied depending on weather conditions and purpose.
Professional approach requires more steps, but at the initial stage it will be enough to deal with the basics. At first, you will need tools: a scraper and a special “iron”.
Sliding surface preparation
First you need to prepare the surface for the appropriate ointments. If the inventory is new, then you don’t have to prepare anything special. If the inventory was used before, then you must first clean the surface.
Surface cleaning
Cleaning can be done in two ways. The first is called hot and includes several stages:
- Bronze brushed to remove old dirty grease.
- It is applied and immediately removed with a scraper.
- Next, the ski cools down to ambient temperature.
- The surface is rubbed with a nylon brush, without pressure.
- Paraffin is applied and ironed out.
In this state, inventory can be stored between uses, including during transportation.
Old lubricants can be removed with a special washer. It is applied to the surface, brushed, and then allowed to dry. After the surface is processed first with a steel brush, then with nylon. Next, you need to apply new lubricants or treat the surface with a hot method.
Surface preparation
The surface is prepared in different ways, it all depends on the purpose. If long-term storage is planned, for example, at the end of the ski season, then hot cleaning should be carried out. If ahead of the competition, lubrication should be applied depending on the weather, distance and other factors.
Lubricating skis for classic skiing
Lubrication for a classic course, especially if they are used by non-professionals, will not differ much from preparation for skating. The difference will be in the ointments used.
In some cases it is not possible to predict which stroke will be used throughout the course. It is necessary to use combined, that is, to combine different methods.
Improving ski glide
Glide can be improved different ways. Firstly, you need to choose the right inventory - in one case, plastic (or, for example, carbon fiber) will be appropriate, in the other - wooden.
Another option is to use the right ointments and accelerators, which will be selected for specific conditions.
Application of accelerators
Accelerators are the same ointments that can be both in the form of emulsions and in solid form (powder or “tablet”). The choice of one or another type is a matter of price and preference.
Application of fluorocarbon powders
The so-called "solid ointments" should be applied in the following order:
- The application surface is treated with sandpaper.
- Inventory is treated with soil powder.
- The primer ointment is heated with an iron to a temperature of ninety degrees.
- After cooling, you need to rub with ointment.
- A rubbing is used to ensure an even application.
After that, the skis must be taken outside to cool down to ambient temperature.
Application of emulsions
Emulsions are applied in this way:
- A ground emulsion is applied.
- Heated with an iron.
- After cooling, the desired emulsion is applied in an even layer.
- Equipment is taken outside to cool down to operating temperature.
The choice of type of lubricant depends on the athlete, on his preferences and financial capabilities.
- At the initial stage, it makes no sense to purchase expensive lubricants; it is better to pay attention to new inventory.
- The emulsion is applied in a thick layer, while it should not be too wide.
- Before storage, the skis are cleaned and paraffin is applied.
- Sometimes it is effective to use a combination lubricant, depending on the conditions.
The selection of the right lubricant should be given attention, this will significantly affect the final result.
The preparation of the course will not be much different from the preparation for the ridge course. At professional athletes special people are involved in the preparation, but amateurs or beginners should be guided by their own skills and feelings.
Today we will talk about the need to care for new skis and what to do with the ski after purchasing it. It is worth saying that the culture of manufacturing and preparing skis in modern European industries is extremely high. When purchasing and comparing modern inventory with those produced a dozen years ago, one can notice a strong difference in the quality of the final product. Today we will talk more about cross-country skiing in the segment of racing and expert equipment.
For skis in this segment, the glide level and speed performance are extremely important, for this we buy fast skis. racing skis. As noted earlier, the quality of modern equipment has greatly increased, and having acquired a new pair, you can unpack it and boldly go to the track without any preparation. Or you can carry out a series of manipulations so that the ski reveals its full potential.
If you do not have the time and tools to prepare your skis, then you can give them to a ski service, where the skis will be prepared in at its best. Well, if you are an enthusiastic skier and like to do everything with your own hands, then we will give you a couple of tips on starting preparation.
Initial preparation of new skis
Almost all manufacturers European level provide for sale skis of the racing and expert segment with a protected sliding surface. This protection is of two types:
- Various protective films that protect the plastic surface from mechanical stress and ultraviolet radiation.
- Application of conservation paraffin on the surface of the base, which protects against scratches and ultraviolet radiation, which also provides additional impregnation of the ski, which avoids the drying of the plastic.
The first thing to do before use is to remove the protective film from the ski, if any, and remove the conservation paraffin. Depending on the layer of paraffin, it is removed with an acrylic scraper. Next, with a fine steel brush, you need to make several passes along the sliding surface of the skis in the direction of travel from toe to heel. Further, it is recommended to apply a special wash to the ski, passing from above with a soft nylon brush for deeper penetration of the wash into the sliding surface. For these purposes, it is recommended to have a separate brush in stock, which will work only with washes.
The ski should be left for 10 minutes, make 5 to 10 passes with a nylon brush with medium bristle bristles or a soft nylon brush in the direction of the ski, remove the remnants with fiberlen. This procedure will allow you to get rid of small particles after machine processing of skis on a machine for applying structures. After such processing on a sliding surface, which at first glance may seem ideal, it remains quite a large number of microfibers of abraded plastic. These formations will deprive the skis of perfect glide, creating excess friction.
We will talk about the importance and process of applying structures in this article.
There are several ways to remove lint.
- Carefully, without much pressure (so as not to damage the applied structure), treat the sliding surface with a sharp metal cycle, and then with fibertex. Then carry out hot cleaning several times with the help of low-melting paraffin, removed in a warm state.
- The use of fibertex made of thin nylon fibers and abrasive particles of silicon carbide. To remove the pile, the movements of the fibertex sponge can be made in both directions. In order to raise more fibers for subsequent removal with fibertex, it is worth going through the sliding surface with a bronze brush several times from the heel to the toe of the ski. Finish off with a few passes of Fibertex T266, which contains a softer abrasive. Then you need to use a wash, complete the cleaning with fiberlen and several passes with a soft nylon brush in the direction of the ski from toe to heel.
After these procedures, the skis are ready for applying the base soft-melting paraffin in several layers.
The final finishing of the skis after the basic and temperature training will take place on the track, the skis need to go several tens of kilometers before they show their best glide. You will notice that with each time the level of sliding will improve.
Preparation of skis with paraffins and glide ointments
The modern sliding surface of skis is made of synthesized ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (High Performance Polyethylene - HPPE). The ski fabric is made by pressing crushed polyethylene particles under high pressure to form a crystal lattice with amorphous zones filled with lower density polymers.
By itself, HPPE does not have a porous structure and does not absorb ski wax, however, under the influence of high temperature, the ointment penetrates into amorphous zones and is retained there. From a chemical point of view, ski lubricant creates conditions for changing the hydrophobic, adhesive, chemical and electrostatic properties of the sliding surface due to changes in surface tension forces, and also provides its lubrication, thereby reducing the friction force.
Based on these data, manufacturers of skis and ski lubricants recommend preparing equipment before use, this will allow the skis to fully reveal their speed potential, and you will enjoy the time spent on the track.
The next important step after the re-preservation treatment is the impregnation of the skis with base high-melting paraffin. Weather wax with a low melting point is also suitable for this purpose, but for new skis we recommend using base wax as it has a lower melting point and is less likely to burn through a new ski with an iron.
To prepare the skis we need ski machine or profile, lubrication iron (regular iron is not suitable for a number of reasons, the risk of overheating the ski core or burning the base without even realizing it is extremely high), steel brush, nylon brush with hard or soft bristles, acrylic scraper, groove scraper, fiberlene and, of course, the paraffins themselves.
The base impregnating wax is applied hot on the sliding surface of the ski. We set the recommended melting temperature on the iron, indicated on the package, and go through the ski with an iron in one pass, without stopping, from toe to heel.
On average, the passage time of the iron takes from 7 to 10 seconds. If you make stops or move in one place with a hot iron, you can overheat the sliding surface, which will significantly reduce the absorption of lubricant in this area. A long stop at a high temperature of the iron is fraught with overheating of the ski core, which can lead to swelling or failure of the sliding surface or delamination of the ski elements. After the passage, you need to let the ski cool down for 10-15 minutes.
Excess paraffin is removed with an acrylic scraper. First of all, you need to remove the excess from the groove, if suddenly the scraper comes out and goes to the side, then the main sliding surface will be protected.
For further work, the main rectangular scraper is used. Such scrapers have different thicknesses: 3, 4, 5, 6 mm. If we have a 3 mm scraper, then we need to make sure that it does not bend during operation. The scraper must always be in a sharp state, thanks to this we cut off the paraffin, and do not squeeze it out of the sliding surface. This is important point, since by squeezing out the paraffin with pressure, we can quite spoil the structure of the ski. We make a couple of passing movements on the ski without special effort from toe to heel. Next, using a steel brush, we make 5-6 passes from the toe to the heel of the ski without much effort.
Important: The steel brush must always be used in one direction only. If you do not have a steel brush available, you need to go through with a brass brush.
Cleaning should be completed with nylon brushes, first of medium hardness, then with soft pile, 5-6 passes without pressure, from the toe of the ski towards the heel. At the end, wipe the surface with fiberlen, remove paraffin dust.
This will complete the impregnation of the base, either a cold or a warm temperature layer is placed on top of the impregnating paraffin, depending on the purpose of the ski and the mode of operation. The procedure for applying weather wax and removing excess wax is similar to the process described above.
The ski preparation procedure is completed. Now they are ready to be waxed or waxed for the weather or to prepare the skis for racing use. After further manipulations with the lubricant, it is recommended to apply knurling, this need often arises when weather conditions do not fully correspond to the structure applied to the ski, but we will talk about this in the next article.
