You've heard of hot scrape - how about hot ROTO

[cantunamunch]

So I did some BP88. On fishscales.

OF COURSE it generates a lot of crud. And you have to go sideways instead of along the ski.

But it works.

 

[Brian Finch]

As my kids say, don’t yuck my yum.

 

[Noodler]

Wait... what?

 

[cantunamunch]

Wait... what?

Hot fast brushing. Across the ski. I didz it. On just-barely-congealed BP88.

On skis like the Fischer Traverse the crown area is like 70% of the ski length.

Traverse 78 Crown Xtralite

Escape the tracks on the Traverse 78 Crown Xtralite. With a wider profile, deeper than average sidecut, and a full metal edge, this ski provides…

www.fischersports.com

So here is a way to wax the ski AND have useable fishscales afterwards.

 

[Noodler]

Hot fast brushing. Across the ski. I didz it. On just-barely-congealed BP88.

On skis like the Fischer Traverse the crown area is like 70% of the ski length.

Traverse 78 Crown Xtralite

Escape the tracks on the Traverse 78 Crown Xtralite. With a wider profile, deeper than average sidecut, and a full metal edge, this ski provides…

www.fischersports.com

So here is a way to wax the ski AND have useable fishscales afterwards.

I'd love to see a pic/video of this.

 

[cantunamunch]

I'd love to see a pic/video of this.

You mean the 5 second blizzard of white dust as it coats the camera?

 

[trailtrimmer]

You mean the 5 second blizzard of white dust as it coats the camera?

Breathe deeply!

 

[cantunamunch]

Breathe deeply!

if I keep doing this I'm totally getting one of those euro whole face ducted masks; ofc it's no worse than spray-ons.

And if it eliminates wet fishscale underfoot clumping, totally worth it.

 

[cantunamunch]

@SlideWright just sent me some Maplus XSoft that is so soft it clogs brushes even when full cold. Way softer than BP88

But since it takes a beautiful polish with Fibertex, I am going to have to try this idea all over again.

 

[dbostedo]

Just so I understand (because I don't know anything)... you have a fishscale base ski, and you put a bunch of soft wax on it, and rotobrushed while it was hot?

 

[SlideWright]

@SlideWright just sent me some Maplus XSoft that is so soft it clogs brushes even when full cold. Way softer than BP88

But since it takes a beautiful polish with Fibertex, I am going to have to try this idea all over again.

How about roto corking?

 

[cantunamunch]

Yes. Not iron-hot. Warm to touch 'hot'.

 

[cantunamunch]

How about roto corking?

On a Fischer crown base? Maybe with a felt. Maybe.

 

[SlideWright]

What brushes have you tried? For my older Fischer crowns & Voile BC Chargers, I tried hot touch & crayoning solid wax and then using a hot air gun with full blower on. It worked OK, but a hot air gun with paste wax was easiest.

The grip zone of Atomic Chugach are routed in vs 'scales' and much easier to hot wax.

 

[Tom K.]

Are fishscale skis not exactly what quality spray-on wax was made for?!

 

[SlideWright]

Yes. Not iron-hot. Warm to touch 'hot'.

Makes me wonder if how soft and long it takes to solidify, that brushing on the Xsoft is worth a go.

 

[cantunamunch]

The grip zone of Atomic Chugach are routed in vs 'scales' and much easier to hot wax.

Yep.

 

[cantunamunch]

Are fishscale skis not exactly what quality spray-on wax was made for?!

If I still had *any* of the Briko liquids this thread would not exist.

 

[SlideWright]

If I still had *any* of the Briko liquids this thread would not exist.

Look what I just found:

The P1 Hot is ancient but still liquid if you want that sent.

Tools4Boards (our supplier) has more Maplus liquid & spray Wax options in stock.

 

[Tony S]

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