How to Hot Box Skate Skis at Home

Hot boxing can take the place of up to ten regular waxings.

A hot box is a box used to heat wax on skis to allow it to settle into the skis. Hot boxing your skis is a way to keep them slick, smooth and ready to fly down a snowy mountainside. Hot boxing, by allowin the wax to penetrate deeper into the ski, keeps the wax on longer than simply rubbing wax on the skis.

Things You'll Need

• Warm temperature wax
• Hot box
• Wax scraper

Instructions

1. Remove all of the wax you can on the skis. Scrape it off and brush it away, leaving a nice, clean surface to work with.

2. Wax the base of your skis with a warm temperature-rated wax. Warm temperature wax is generally red or yellow and made to melt under heat, allowing it to penetrate the skis. Apply a good amount over the entire ski base. Warm temperature wax can be found at sporting goods stores that sell ski and snowboard equipment. It is also available through several online retailers.

3. Place the skis in a hot box that is heated to 140 degrees F. Make sure that the freshly waxed bases are facing up. Let the skis sit in the hot box for six to nine hours. A hot box is often hard to find in sporting goods stores, however numerous online retailers sell hot boxes for skis. If you are a handy person, you may also consider building your own hot box.

4. Remove the skis and let them cool overnight before you take to the slopes.

References

• Race Wax: Applying Wax