Sick Bird Rider
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Voile has ramped up their love for the fishscale again:
Charger Love
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Sick Bird Rider
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In the switch there are a lot of posts missing in thi threa, That is to0 bad, but we can start again!
Sick Bird Rider
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Bump for the love.
TFTH Tech Talk 24/25, episode one. Hey fishscalers, don’t be afraid to wax your scales for storage or performance! With all this snow, I decided it was high time to remove the storage wax from the trusty Voile Charger BCs.. When I put paraffin on the scales, I figured that I would simply heat it up with the iron and wipe it off. This works but I came up with a genius idea to make it work better. Here’s the process: scrape off as much as possible without trying to pick around the scales (just scrape normally); heat up the wax with your iron; lay paper towel on the hot wax, run the iron over top; keep the iron moving and pull the towel up quickly so it doesn’t stick (oops); repeat till satisfied; brush vigorously once the base cools off. Save waxy towels for firestarter and it is a win-win procedure!
TFTH Tech Talk 24/25, episode one. Hey fishscalers, don’t be afraid to wax your scales for storage or performance! With all this snow, I decided it was high time to remove the storage wax from the trusty Voile Charger BCs.. When I put paraffin on the scales, I figured that I would simply heat it up with the iron and wipe it off. This works but I came up with a genius idea to make it work better. Here’s the process: scrape off as much as possible without trying to pick around the scales (just scrape normally); heat up the wax with your iron; lay paper towel on the hot wax, run the iron over top; keep the iron moving and pull the towel up quickly so it doesn’t stick (oops); repeat till satisfied; brush vigorously once the base cools off. Save waxy towels for firestarter and it is a win-win procedure!
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timbly
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I've done this in the past. More recently I've switched to using roll-on Swix F4 on the scales. I still hot wax tips & tails, though.
BRLKED
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Funny this is how I remove klister from my xc skis.
Sick Bird Rider
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I've been doing the same technique as you describe but thought maybe the 10 year old bases could use some extra love this year.
Peter Minde
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That's a gangsta old school iron.
Sick Bird Rider
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Truly. That iron belonged to my grandmother and I've been using it to wax skis since I was a teenager. It's quite heavy, so moves well on the ski. Heat management is by watching for smoke, then unplugging it. Holds heat for a long time. I did update the plug a few years ago, though the cord is original.
When my now wife and I shacked up together, she was impressed that I owned two irons. She became slightly less impressed when she learned that they were both dedicated ski waxing tools. But, hey, its been over 30 years so I guess I made up for it somehow.
Tjf1967
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My g-3 toe piece is frozen open. They are on the guides with a light plastic boot.
I'll be damned if I can figure out what ski I should replace them with to do the same thing. Alpina? Any input from people that use them all the time appreciated. Dave I guess that means you. The chair looks good. Thinking it's still a little crooked
I'll be damned if I can figure out what ski I should replace them with to do the same thing. Alpina? Any input from people that use them all the time appreciated. Dave I guess that means you. The chair looks good. Thinking it's still a little crooked
Sick Bird Rider
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Karhu Guides? Maybe replace with Voile UltraVectrorBC? $$$
