Based on customer requests we updated our wax kits this year to include a better iron and a brass brush.
It contains the basic tools required to keep your skis waxed in the comfort of your own home...well, the comfort of your garage/porch anyway, please don't wax in your house.
We believe in the importance of waxing, and would love to see everybody waxing at least once in awhile, so the kit is offered at a pretty good discount.
This includes a iron designed for use with a 230 volt current - Australia, New Zealand, etc. For 110 volt kits go here.
You may need to purchase a plug adaptor depending on where you live (see plug photo).
Always hot wax in a well ventilated area.
The kit includes:
Toko T8 Waxing Iron (230 volt, two round prongs)
120 grams of Toko Universal Wax (enough for about 6 applications)
A six-inch Plexi Scraper
Rectangular white nylon brush
Rectangular brass brush
Why Wax?
Waxing increases the glide of your skiis or board, this is the first thing that comes to mind and scares some folks off, but with that increase in glide comes an increase in control. A waxed base tends to glide more predictably than a non-waxed base, turns are initiated and released with less resistance, and you use less energy throughout the day.
Waxing protects bases from the harsh abrasion encountered while sliding across the snow, especially in icy or man-made conditions.
Waxing prevents bases from drying out in between ski trips.
Waxing Basics:
Brush base from tip to tail with the brass brush to remove any base oxidation, old wax or debris.
Set your iron to the proper temperature (recommended melt temps are usually printed on the packaging).
Hold the iron vertically and touch the bar of wax to the hot base, drip wax along the length of the base.
Move the iron along the base melting and spreading the dripped-on wax (be sure there is wax between the base and the iron).
Allow the wax to cool for about 30-minutes.
Scrape cooled wax off the base, as much as you can (the important wax is deep in the pores of the base).
Brush base from tip to tail with the white nylon brush removing any residual wax.