So would I really be better off taking a chunk of my home wax and rubbing it on and then using a cork when travel or just need 1 more day?
The older I get, the more I just keep them saturated with Holmenkol Red and let them run.
Yes it does thank you! Most of it was way over my head but I get the gist.
I haven't had any problems. But I don't want to going forward. What's Betamix?If OP was using Betamix at saturation levels, he wouldn't be having the problems he is.
I haven't had any problems. But I don't want to going forward. What's Betamix?
So would I really be better off taking a chunk of my home wax and rubbing it on and then using a cork when travel or just need 1 more day?
So would I really be better off BRINGING wax, IRON, SCRAPER AND A BRUSH.
The short answer to your question is "yes."
Beside cork, you can also use the SkiMD Pro Glide for a better looking finish.
The long answer is if you are only getting max 3 days out of a wax job. Your skis are not prep well enough.
Examine your base prep process and see where the holes are.
For mid winter snow, I usually get 5 to 7 days on a wax job. About 3 to 4 days in the spring.
Okay the SkiMD Pro Glide looks really slick! If we have fresh soft snow I can get a couple weekends but with our man made icy snow only a couple days. If I have a day or 2 left on the skis I don't remove the remaining wax and redo. Depending on which skis I use, snow and timing this would work great.
"If your skis change that much after a few runs that should tell you something about the quality of waxing you are doing."
Well there are specialty fluoros that are good for about 100 meters but it is a very good 100 meters.
The older I get, the more I just keep them saturated with Holmenkol Red and let them run.
Okay the SkiMD Pro Glide looks really slick! If we have fresh soft snow I can get a couple weekends but with our man made icy snow only a couple days. If I have a day or 2 left on the skis I don't remove the remaining wax and redo. Depending on which skis I use, snow and timing this would work great.
Has anyone (including a manufacturer) measured the frictional coefficient of various waxes? Where's the data to support the wax claims? Is the tune more important than the wax to the feel of the ski? And how much does skill trump wax?
People who stress over wax seem to complain more on those weird grabby days that affect EVERY ski - even properly waxed ones.
Eric
Has anyone (including a manufacturer) measured the frictional coefficient of various waxes? Where's the data to support the wax claims? Is the tune more important than the wax to the feel of the ski? And how much does skill trump wax?
People who stress over wax seem to complain more on those weird grabby days that affect EVERY ski - even properly waxed ones.
Eric
I'm told that when the guys from the Swix factory show up they bring some things that mere mortals cannot access.
This is more true in XC but they do have very short lived fluro overlays that get you from 0 to 30 like mad then wear off.
So would I really be better off taking a chunk of my home wax and rubbing it on and then using a cork when travel or just need 1 more day?
The wax companies do a great deal of instrumented sled testing.
Waxing at the highest level involving several layers could never be figured out without testing.
When someone like "Tom from Dominator" posts I pay a lot of attention.
He was on the old Epic board and his now lost posts are the gold standard.
Aren't bases made from polyethylene? Hydroflouric acid, one of the strongest acids, is stored in polyethylene containers. How do waxes penetrate such an inert material? Or is this another myth?
I don't debate that wax can make a difference to a racer. But if you are traveling to ski without your ski tech and race coach, will you notice? And will a top racer feel the difference or just note the times?
I certainly understand if someone like @Jacques is a wax connoisseur. Cool! And you will outglide me - even if we switched skis. I wonder if the OP will notice? I doubt I could.
Note that I am a competitive waterskier who builds and evaluates his own skis so I do have pretty good sense of what is on my feet. Wax is very hard to feel - including trying one waxed and one not. I guess I'm just a wax skeptic.
Eric