Layering liquids does typically help for durability, as long as you are able to manage film thickness with a roto wool. Regarding powders, because that is a hot application with an iron, we typically will apply those as a first layer and then put on any cold application top coats like liquids or roto wool blocks as a 2nd/3rd layer.
We recommend brushing until the structure in the ski itself looks clear of wax and the base is uniformly black with no excess paraffin wax. The brush holds some wax so some of the dust that is coming off on the ski could be coming out of the brush.
Thanks for filming this and sharing. Great video and workshop! I often have this same question myself on how much to brush. Many people say “you can’t over brush a ski, keep going until no more powder comes out”. I believe that’s a situational context and that with an aggressive steel or brass brush, brushing too much can begin to really strip the ski and possibly remove or alter the small amount of wax that is intended to be left on the ski. Would you agree with that or expand at all?
We have not done a clinic yet for kick, but we are working on it. I have a shorter video that was made last year that you can watch though here: ua-cam.com/video/L3zovCKa3HI/v-deo.htmlsi=wrARSPzpMjkWVVUh
Glide cleaner is for use on the glide zones of the skis and does not strip out all the wax. Base cleaner is for kick wax removal and is more aggressive
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Awesome video, thanks! Do you think layering glide waxes make sense, especially for long 20-50k rides? Also what about powders? Add them at the end?
Layering liquids does typically help for durability, as long as you are able to manage film thickness with a roto wool. Regarding powders, because that is a hot application with an iron, we typically will apply those as a first layer and then put on any cold application top coats like liquids or roto wool blocks as a 2nd/3rd layer.
Do you clean the skis before doing just a liquid wax between hot wax? Glide cleaner?, steel brush?, both?
cleaning
is the best and for sure before hot wax. But in a pinch I liquid wax at times without cleaning ~ML
When brushing do you keep brushing until you stop seeing wax dust coming off the skin?
We recommend brushing until the structure in the ski itself looks clear of wax and the base is uniformly black with no excess paraffin wax. The brush holds some wax so some of the dust that is coming off on the ski could be coming out of the brush.
Thanks for filming this and sharing. Great video and workshop!
I often have this same question myself on how much to brush. Many people say “you can’t over brush a ski, keep going until no more powder comes out”. I believe that’s a situational context and that with an aggressive steel or brass brush, brushing too much can begin to really strip the ski and possibly remove or alter the small amount of wax that is intended to be left on the ski.
Would you agree with that or expand at all?
Have you done a video like this for classic skis?
We have not done a clinic yet for kick, but we are working on it. I have a shorter video that was made last year that you can watch though here: ua-cam.com/video/L3zovCKa3HI/v-deo.htmlsi=wrARSPzpMjkWVVUh
I’m confused between swix glide cleaner and normal base cleaner
Glide cleaner is for use on the glide zones of the skis and does not strip out all the wax. Base cleaner is for kick wax removal and is more aggressive
@@Pioneermidwest thank you!