Safety and Processing

General safety instructions

Ski waxing can always produce vapours and aerosols and brushing out may create respirable dusts. Therefore, please observe the following general safety instructions:

Always ensure adequate ventilation of the work area (professional usersare advised to use an extraction system).
Do not smoke, eat or drink while waxing!
No open fires or flames in the work area.
We recommend wearing a fine dust mask FFP3.

Processing

Hot waxes

Melt block wax as a base wax with an iron* at approx. 135°C, drip evenly onto the surface. Iron in (approx. 125 °C). If necessary, clean the middle groove immediately. Wait 10 minutes, then scrape (note: the very hard waxes ZFW11, LFW10 and HFW10 must be scraped while still warm!). It is also effective to scrape first while still warm and then again when cold. Brush off with a hard nylon brush, then polish.
* Depending on the heat storage capacity of the sole, the temperature may vary.

Liquid waxes
The ideal processing temperature for our liquid waxes is 20°C to 25°C. Store waxes upright at cellar temperature, not near a heater. Shake well before use.

Training and recreational sports with sports waxes
Apply a thin layer of liquid wax with a sponge applicator to the clean surface in sections, allow to dry for at least 5 minutes, cork by hand (under pressure) or with the rotor cork (approx. 900 rpm, applying little pressure). Polish well with polishing felt, or more effectively: brush out with a natural hair brush and/or soft nylon finishing brush. The next day, just brush out well again and ride on! Next waxing: if required.

Competition with ZR waxes
Work in the base wax and brush out. Before long distances and after fresh sharpening: Apply hot wax. Depending on the length of the track and the aggressiveness of the snow, apply 2 or 3 layers of the appropriate racing wax depending on the conditions, cork or fleece in, do not brush out in between! Finally, after waiting approx. 10 minutes, brush out: first with a natural hair brush, then with a soft nylon finish brush to expose the structure again. TopFinish: ultrafine nylon brush or fine steel brush.

Rotor cork and fleece roller: 800 - 900 rpm;
Rotor brushes: in the direction of travel approx. 1000 rpm - 1200 rpm.

Perfluorine sprays
Apply the spray suitable for the conditions directly to the surface base-waxed and finished with a ZR racing wax. Use the spray sparingly, spread with a mini cork. Allow to evaporate for at least 5 minutes, cork. Finish with the ZIPPS nylon brush hard (blue). For very long distances, repeat the process if necessary.

Fluorine-free finish sprays
Proceed as described under perfluorine sprays, but fluorine-free finish sprays do not require corking!

Powder
Sprinkle powder onto the base-waxed ski. Iron in at temperatures according to the label, speed approx. 1-2 cm per second. With fluorine powders, star-shaped wax crystals may become visible. Polish with the ZIPPS brush nylon hard (blue), finish with a finishing brush, if necessary also use the fine steel brush. Caution! Do not inhale fluorine vapours! Wear respiratory protection!