| At Vancouver Ski & Board Services we stock a varied selection of tools and supplies that will allow the home user to perform maintenance on their own equipment.
We try out all of the supplies that we sell and if it has no real purpose (other than lightening your wallet) or is difficult to use we don't stock it. Because all of our staff is actually tuning skis and snowboards, we all have hands-on experience with the items we sell. We are not just pretty sales people who take your money and can't explain the proper use and purpose of the items. We stock a large variety of waxes from the really expensive tech stuff to the stuff that all of us can afford and works really well also.
The following tools & supplies are shown and explained during our 2-3 hour tune-up clinics that we have at our store:
| ITEM: |
USE: |
| Wax Remover |
to clean bases (don't use solvents or thinners) |
| Fiberlene |
fiber free cloth used with wax remover |
| P-tex Candles |
for repair of bases |
| Repair Powder |
used with Toko iron for best at home base repair |
| Metal Scraper |
to smooth P-tex during base repair |
| Tru-Bar |
to check base for flatness during all base work |
| Stone |
pocket, or larger type, for edge touch-ups and burr removal |
| Diamond Stone |
For on the hill touch ups, detuning and polishing |
| Files |
Chrome Mill Bastard file for side & bottom edge beveling |
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Bevel Guides |
Used with file for bottom or side edge beveling |
| File Card |
for cleaning files (or stiff bristled nylon brush) |
| Magic Marker |
to check progress during edge filing and edge beveling |
| Rubber Stone |
Cratex- for super edge polishing and edge sharpness blending |
| Scotch Brite |
Fibertex- used during waxing process |
| Waxing Iron |
adjustable temperature iron for best wax penetration during hot wax process |
| Wax |
good quality ski wax to treat & preserve base. Enhances glide & allows skis to turn easier |
| Wax Spatula |
to clean edges, sidewalls and groove after waxing |
| Acrylic Scraper |
for smoothing and removing excess wax |
| Wax Brush |
to remove excess wax from textured base |
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