Tips

Ski Base Preparation for Glide Zones with Ski*go Ski Waxes

These preparation tips will help you get your skis ready to glide as fast as possible throughout the ski season. This set of tips is applicable to cross-country, downhill and snowboard.

1. Brush the base in the glide direction with a brass or very-fine steel brush (hand or roto). Follow with fibretex in forward and backward direction. Both brushing and fibertexing help remove microhairs from the base and help open the base to receive wax.
2. Warm in one layer of Ski*go Soft High Penetration basewax at a low temperature setting on your iron (about 115°C). Scrape with a plastic scraper while the wax is still warm. This will remove old wax and surface dirt; a clean base is a good base.
3. Warm in two layers of Ski*go Soft. With each layer let it cool for 15 to 20 minutes before scraping and then brush thoroughly with a nylon brush.
4. Warm in 3 to 5 layers of Ski*go Red XC glide wax (iron temperature about 130°C). For racing use Ski*go Red LF or HF glide wax. With each layer let it cool for 15 to 20 minutes before scraping and brushing.
5. Don't ski yet even though you may be inclined to. Apply the wax of the day.
6. Scrape and brush the ski. Brush lightly after with a brass brush to open the structure. Apply the wax of the day. Scrape and brush with a nylon brush.
7. Skis are now ready for use. GOOD LUCK.
8. For racing and loppets use Ski*go Graphite XC as the final base layer. With Ski*go HF waxes use Ski*go Graphite LF. This helps durability and cleanliness of final wax layers.

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