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Hotwaxing

Base repairing

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1. Inflame Folitstrip, wait until it flows permanently.
2. Let the material flow onto the ski base, do not drop.
3. Remove cooled overstanding material with CrossFile.
4. Do the fine work with a metal scraper.
5. Smooth out the ski base with green pad.

Base cleaning

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1. Remove dirt with bronce brush

2. Wipe the dust

New skis - base wax

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1. Clean base with bronce brush. Wipe the dust.
2. Drop base wax (Betamix).
3. Iron carfully, finally without breaks to simplify remaining work.
4. Scrape off cooled ski in runnig direction with sharp plastic scraper.
5. Brush with steel or fine bronce brush. Repeat these steps with new skis several times.

Racewax

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1. Drop race wax (here Hybrid red:GW25 2:1) depending on conditions.
2. Iron to an even layer, iron temperature depending on selected wax.
3. Clean edge and side wall with plastic scaper.
4. Scrape off cooled ski with sharp plastic scraper in running direction.
5. Remove bigger wax residues with steel or fine bronce brush.
6. Do the main work with nylon or horsehair brush.
7. In preparation of using finish waxes free the base structure completely with fine steel brush.