Heat Box Menu 2011/2012

Regular Heat Box Treatment – $30.

To start the process, the bases of the skis are waxed using a waxing roller with a high quality hotbox wax (Vauhti Hotbox wax or Star Hotbox wax) that has been designed specifically for use in a heat box. While in the heat box, the wax stays tacky, doesn't become molten and is slowly absorbed into the base of the ski. After the skis have been waxed, they are then placed in the heat box for a minimum of 8 hours at a temperature of 55°C. This step is done to saturate the bases of the skis with a soft wax.

After the skis have been in the heat box for at least 8 hours, the skis are removed from the heat box, allowed to cool, scraped and brushed. The skis are then waxed with Star Green Uniblock wax and put in the heat box for 1 hour at a temperature of 62°C. This wax is green in colour but otherwise the name 'green' is misleading as it does not correspond to a hard, cold temperature wax. Using a relatively low temperature of 62°C, the wax becomes tacky, not molten and is slowly absorbed into the base of the ski. The Star Green wax is to harden the base of the ski. The skis are then shipped out with this wax left on to protect the skis.

Competitive Heat Box Treatment - $50.

First, the skis undergo the Regular Heat Box Treatment. After the Star Green wax has been allowed to cool, the skis are scraped, polished and waxed with CH4 using a waxing roller.wax. Using a temperature of 155°C, the iron is passed over the base of the ski using one pass only. After the skis have been allowed to cool, the iron is passed over the base of the ski once again. The skis are then shipped out with this wax left on to protect the base of the ski. The purpose of using the CH4 is to further harden the base of the ski. The base of a ski needs to be hardened in order to be fast.

Racing Heat Box Treatment - $70.

After the skis have been stone ground, the water is removed from the base of the ski by passing a clean terrycloth towel over the base of the ski. To clean the base of the ski, a towel dampened with isopropyl alcohol is passed over the ski base. The skis, without any wax are then put in the heat box at a temperature of 50°C for one hour. Leaving the skis in the heat box with the heaters still on to keep the skis warm, the skis are waxed with the Star Hotbox wax by using a waxing roller and then put back in the heat box. The purpose of this step is to allow for better wax absorption.

Once the skis are waxed with a Hotbox wax and are placed in the heat box, the temperature of the heat box is brought up to 55°C for 1½ hours. The skis are then cooled to room temperature for about 20 minutes. This cycle of heating and cooling the skis is repeated a total of 6 times. The skis therefore are at a temperature of 55°C for a total time of 9 hours. By alternating the heating and cooling of the skis, this leads to better wax absorption and therefore better wax durability. At the end of the 6 cycles, the skis are removed from the heat box, allowed to cool, scraped and polished. The skis are then waxed with Star Green Uniblock wax and put in the heat box for at least 1 hour at a temperature of 62°C.

When the skis with the Star Green wax are removed from the heat box, they are allowed to cool. The skis are then scraped, polished and waxed with CH4 wax. Using a temperature of 155°C, the iron is passed over the base of the ski, using one pass only. After the base of the ski has been allowed to cool, the iron is passed over the base of the ski once again. After the skis have been allowed to cool, the skis are shipped out with the wax left on to protect the base of the ski. The purpose of using the CH4 is to further harden the base of the ski. The base of a ski needs to be hardened in order to be fast.