Alpine race hot box wax recommendation

[drew.sanderson]

What wax would you use for hot boxing race skis after fresh flattening and structure?

 

[Dave Marshak]

Hasn't hotbox fallen out of favor? Aren't IR heat lamps the latest greatest now?

dm

 

[drew.sanderson]

Hasn't hotbox fallen out of favor? Aren't IR heat lamps the latest greatest now?

dm

It's in my basement... what can I say

 

[cantunamunch]

It's in my basement... what can I say

Quick, apologise to the wax fashionistas for cluttering up their pretty forum with antediluvian concepts like hot boxing

 

[Tony S]

IR heat lamps

Probably what's in his hot box.

 

[wnyskier]

Dominator Renew or Toko Cleaning wax. You want a really soft wax to penetrate into the base. Also, you want to use a relatively low temp to soak the wax in, like 110-115*F.

But yeah, they've more or less fallen out of favor over fear that the extended heat cycles will damage the adhesives in the ski. IR is nicer but pricey for a home setup. Most have gone back to just doing multiple coats of progressively harder waxes.

 

[drew.sanderson]

This is interesting...

Wax hotbox

Hi all, I've been considering making a ski wax hot box and I've reviewed the threads on here as well as other sites. I'm curious as to if there has been a change in thinking on hot boxing... Seems like it was very popular several years ago and now there is almost nothing about it. Was it a fad...

www.skitalk.com

I have never used the hot box. It just kinda showed up at my house.

 

[Chenzo]

I prefer a generous coat of BP-88 @ 140f for about 4-6 hours.
When toko introduced their thermobag, they published a printed temp/duration chart, I havnt seen this chart in ages, but my numbers echo their rec's. For a harder wax, increase temp to 160f. Just keep an eye on them, check every hour, turn off heat before dry spots appear (usually tip/tail).