Post treatment of freshly ground nordic skis depends on the structure applied. Course vs Fine and if a hardening process was complete. Generally, if the ski was hardened, re-wax (blue) → ski → and re-wax after each ski.
If not hardened.
FINE GRIND: Brush the ski with a soft steel or bronze brush. Apply a wax remover and clean thoroughly with Fiberlene. Saturate the ski with a soft paraffin (red) and let it cool to room temperature. It is important to set the iron temp to the appropriate level and work quickly to melt the wax. Don’t overheat the wax or the base! After cooling use a sharp plexi scraper and remove any wax on the surface of the ski and brush with a soft steel or bronze brush. Apply a hard paraffin (blue) and let cool. Re-melt the wax 2-3 times allowing the wax to fully cool between iron work. Scrape and brush. At this point you would be ready to ski and re-wax following each ski.
COURSE/SHARP GRINDS: Brush the ski with a soft steel or bronze brush. Apply a wax remover and clean thoroughly with Fiberlene. Apply a hard paraffin (blue) and let cool. Re-melt the wax 2-3 times allowing the wax to fully cool between iron work. Scrape and brush. At this point you would be ready to ski and re-wax following each ski.
I can’t emphasize enough that you should work with a quality iron with temperature control (that works!). Work quickly with the iron moving from tip to tail. The goal is to melt the wax and not overheat the base. Use sharp plexi scrapers (NOT STEEL) and quality brushes in the direction of travel indicated. Steel generally from tip to tail. Bronze tip to tail (can scrub is soft enough). Nylon, horsehair, etc. can be used to scrub the base in either direction.
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