This wax guideline was posted last fall and we received some nice emails in the category “Great idea to simplify waxing a little bit†and “Good to know that I can have fast skis without spending a fortuneâ€. It’s provided by Fasterskier.com sponsors SOLDA Glide wax and TorbjornSport. It’s intended to help simplify waxing for people without lots of racing and waxing experience. Â
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Training Waxes
Three waxes that will give you great training skis in most conditions.
We recommend that you start using three waxes for you training needs
in most all snow and temperature conditions. Learn to use these
waxes, and then add 1-2 waxes for typical or extreme conditions
in your area. These three waxes are also a great start for your
race-wax kit:
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A great Low Fluor all-around training and race wax for low and medium<br />
humidity. It works well in the morning when it’s cold and<br />
is equally well in the afternoon when it has warmed up. It also<br />
works well in high humidity and moist snow conditions (however not<br />
as well as F-15 and F-31 waxes)<br />
Wax your skis with two layers (heat in, cool off, scrape and brush)<br />
of this wax before your first on-snow skiing or before departure<br />
for your first on snow camp of the year.<br />
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Tips: Scrape and brush your skis before you leave for the camp if<br />
you think it’s going to be hard to do this in the evening<br />
or early in the morning before skiing. Always protect your skis<br />
with ski straps.<br />
A cheaper alternative to this wax is the line of SOLDA HC.1 Hydrocarbon<br />
Training and Travel Waxes at $8.00 per 75 gram block<br />
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<b>SOLDA F-15 Blue – Medium Fluor (14 – -4 F)</b><br />
Apply one or two layers of F-15 Blue if the temperatures are dropping<br />
below 14F.<br />
UF-7 is a great base wax for F-15 Blue. This wax is a lifesaver<br />
when it’s cold and dry.<br />
Racing: We often use it as a race wax. Sometimes we apply S-30 on<br />
top.<br />
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SOLDA PowerJet 1 — Solid Fluorocarbon ( Snow temp. 34 —<br />
21 F)</b><br />
We like fast training skis and is frequently using PowerJet 1 for<br />
both training and racing<br />
Anybody can now apply fluorocarbon like an expert wax technician,<br />
and this wax can be used in both warmer and colder air temperatures<br />
as long as the humidity in the air is medium to high or the snow<br />
is moist. It also works well in dirty snow.<br />
Simply rub this wax on the ski base, heat it in with a hot iron<br />
(medium high heat) or cork it on the dry ski-bases, then finally<br />
brush. It takes less than 5 minutes to have super skis. Â This<br />
little block of wax is also incredibly economical. You get 40-50<br />
applications per block, making each fluorocarbon application costing<br />
less than $1.50.<br />
This is a great way for anyone from recreational skiers to experts<br />
to have the fastest skis possible. Try it out — it’s<br />
worth your investment.<br />
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<b>Additional F-15 or F-31waxes for your local conditions:</b><br />
You can add a few waxes to these three waxes depending on altitude,<br />
general humidity, snow type and average temperatures at your local<br />
ski area.<br />
For coastal areas or areas with mostly warmer snow and generally<br />
higher humidity we suggest considering F-15 or F-31 Yellow, Pink,Orange<br />
and Violet.<br />
For low and medium humidity areas consider F-15 Pink,Orange and<br />
Violet. Here in Utah we typically add F-15 or F-31 Orange and Violet.<br />
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Racing waxes
SOLDA has a number of great and unique race waxes for a lot lower
cost than any competing brands. We race and wax skis every weekend
and is convinced that SOLDA is as fast as and often faster than
the competition. It makes sense to have the fastest skis at the
lowest cost. In addition to the waxes we mention above, we would
also ask you to read about the following waxes on www.torbjornsport.com
to see if they work in conditions you would be racing in. This is
what you should look up:
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HPO5 in Powder or Spray
A unique and great Fluorocarbon. We never go to a race without this
wax.
Warm Fluoro Powder
100% Fluorocarbon makes this wax superb in warm temperatures
and high humidity (over 60%).
PowerJet 2 and 4
Fluorocarbons especially formulated for colder (PowerJet 2) or dryer
(PowerJet 4) conditions
S-30
A must for very cold snow conditions
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Dirty or dry bases
If your ski bases are dirty, clean them first with wax remover and
then apply one layer of basic “cleaning wax or travel waxâ€,
for example SOLDA HC.1. Â Scrape while the wax is still warm
and then brush. Add one more layer of HC.1 if your bases appear
dry. Spend a little more time (2-4 minutes per ski) ironing in this
second layer. Move the iron slowly from tip to tail. Let the ski
cool before scraping and brushing. Then apply one layer of today’s
training wax.
Dry bases can also be treated and waxed with SOLDA HC 28 Hydrocarbon
or HC27 Fluor Carbon. We typically prepare them with HC28 when we
expect to be skiing on cold and dry snow. We prepare the bases
with HC27 if we expect moist or humid conditions.
 For more information: www.TorbjornSport.com
While you’re online, check out our best waxing tool of all:
The interactive WAX MAESTRO! You give the Meastro the
snow conditions; he gives you the fastest wax combination. Simple!Â
You’ll have the fastest skis at the lowest price!
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