Pre-Season Ski Tune Up
By Mike Doyle, About.com
Buffing the Skis
Photo Taken At Alpine Sport Shop, Saratoga Springs, NY
Copyright Mike Doyle
This is the final step, where the beauty of a well tuned ski comes out and is reflected in the bottom of the ski. Whether the ski has been hand waxed or machine waxed, an electric buffer does the best polishing and removes any wax excess from the edges.
Prev
- Examine the Ski
- A Good Cleaning
- Sharpening The Base Edges
- Wet Belt Base Sanding
- Base Welding (If Needed)
- Stone Grinding
- Sharpen the Side Edges, Detune and Deburr the Edges
- Wax the Skis
- Buffing the Skis
- Check Out the Finished Ski!
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