Race Ski Service £45.00
Base Inspection / Repair of Running Face Polyethylene base of the Race ski is checked using a set square on certain points on the ski to ensure trueness of the running face. All S/Edge and B/Edge measurements checked and recored. The base is then P-Tex repaired if required, however we only repair the base if the gouge is very deep as P-Tex repairs on Race skis need to be kept down to a minimum due to performance related wax absorption.
Base Sand The base of the ski is run through our Winterstiger machine, to remove any P-Tex repairs and smooth up any imperfections in the running face. base sand is used rather than stone grind to maintain a true running surface without compromising structure.
Base Preparation Base is cleaned using special Holmenkol base cleaner; the base is then lightly roughened using ski pads to improve wax absorption.
Bevel Edge Cut/Polish The bevel edge of the Race ski is tuned to the Race discipline (GS or SL) or the customers specification and polished out.
Ceramic Edge Cut/Polish Side edge cut thorugh our machine and then polished out using a Winterstiger polished, this enables us to reduces cut marks which in turn causes drag on side edges.
De-Tune De-tune tip and tail to customers specification.
Pre-Wax Preparation Hot wax scrape to open up the pores of the polyethylene base and remove any residual dirt and old wax. We normally hot box the ski prior to the scrape as the bindings take a heat soak.
Pre-Wax Brush Ski base is brushed out for first stages of the waxing lay up.
Hot Wax 2 coats of Holmenkol Hydrocarbon wax added to Ski base as a base wax, and then brushed out between applications. 2 coats of Holmenkol Hybrid Fluorinated Race wax (Customers can spec temp range).
Rotor Brush Ski is now ready for the wax to be brush out to leave the running surface of the ski smooth with no wax inconsistencies, this is done several times for optimised finish. We put the base through our workshop rotor machine first and then finish off using the handheld brushes for a more accurate finish.
Edge Paste Holmenkol Hydrocarbon paste added to side edges and polished out to limit snow pick-up.
**Top Speed Products** We have an extensive range of Holmenkol Top Speed concentrated fluorinated products, from paste to block sticks and spray. This will be an no additional cost on top of the Race Ski service, but please bear in mind that if you will be using these skis for course inspection first the top speed product will be removed before you race. (Please ask)
Binding Check Bindings checked for fatigue and to ensure all mechanical moving parts are sound. All bolts torque checked.
Water Beading Formation Check
After the Race Skis have had their final Top Speed finish layered on we go through a process to check for Bead Formation.
Firstly we set our workshop cold storage unit at a temperature roughly the same as the conditions the base will be gliding on.
The Race Skis are then left inside the unit for approximately 30-40 minutes for the base temperature to adjust.
The Race Skis are then removed from the CS unit and fixed in our vertical jig, this enables us to carry out a baseline marker to make sure all race skis are accurately measured at a set degree.
Base is then cleaned using lint free cloth and brushed out to mimic the pre-race stint that your technician would carry out before you click in before the start gate.
We then use an accurate fine water spray directly at the cross sectional area of the base – this is where the profile changes at the tip of the race skis.
The water beading formation and contact angle as illustrated above will then tell us how hydrophobic the base of the race skis are - the bead contact angle is the most important information we can visually see as a race technician, the more pronounced the contact angle the more hydrophobic the base is resulting in maximum glide properties.
