SlideWright Ski & Snowboard Tools, Wares & Tips
Get out and enjoy snow on optimized gear
We are drowning in high quality, durable, performance Briko-Maplus waxes. The high-melt paraffins used in Maplus (also branded as Briko-Maplus) wax provides a more durable/longer lasting wax per application with superior glide. If you like excellent glide, durability (read … Read the rest
With the SlideWright Dremel Tool adapter and the adjustable ‘Mini-Table’, along with the SlideWright Jointer Shim and fence, you can quickly sharpen acrylic wax scrapers. This ‘work table’ system also allows for using grinding, sanding and cutoff tools for an … Read the rest
To save time, wax and mess while hot waxing 
solids, Hot Touching is better than dripping and then ironing, especially with harder, cold waxes.
Hot Touching & Crayoning uses the least amount of solid wax, total effort, time and is … Read the rest
Adding an aggressive base structure for spring, wet snows reduces suction and vastly increases glide.
On the bench prepping a course base structure to harvest spring corn in 10-15 minutes:
Wax less, Glide faster and longer with Briko-Maplus. Holder of the World
One of life’s simple pleasures is getting out for skate skiing, touring or making turns on a warming bluebird day, with an inch or so of 
wet sweet corn on firm crust or solid base. Spring & summer predawn hikes … Read the rest
Now that you skimmed the pond due to proper waxing and technique (and hopefully not your good gear) 😉 , it’s usually a sign for most that it’s time to put your boards in storage.
Following is a recent bulletin … Read the rest
The San Juans of Colorado can have an air temperature change of up to 30 degrees/per day when the intense sun is out and depending on the aspect. When storm or weather systems flow through it can be over 50 … Read the rest
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There is a school of thought that base cleaners/wax removers should never be used on the ski bases and hot scraping is the only method to employ for cleaning ski and snowboard bases. The thinking is cleaners will absolutely … Read the rest
From -Toko: Base Prep, Brushing and Edge Bevels Cheever and Willi Witz
Cheever on Base Prep and Brushing
Hello everyone, I wanted to do a myth busting eblast series. But I need to consult with the man before I attempt … Read the rest
The more things change, the more things remain the same…..but get more complicated and expensive.
For training USA mountain troops in 1941. In this segment, we learn how to choose the proper ski length, how to choose and take care … Read the rest
Following, are two videos, a few minutes long, showing various hot waxing techniques, along with minimal scraping and roto-brushing to bang out waxing tasks in little time and with little mess. Not including cooling and hardening time (20 minutes, minimum) … Read the rest
You just got some new skis or a snowboard. Now what?
Unwrap & drool, then inspect them to ‘get to know’ them
On March 31st 2014, Simone Origone broke his 2006 World Speed Ski Record by skiing almost 100mph faster than a car traveling down the highway at 60mph! He reached 252.45kmh/157.87mph in the Italian Alps on Briko-Maplus race wax and super … Read the rest
As counter-intuitive as it sounds, glide waxing climbing skins improves efficiency while backcountry touring. By improving the glide and preventing ice build-up and snow clumping, wax may quicken your pace while reducing effort. On rolling slogs improving the speed you … Read the rest
User Guide for Rotating (Roto) Brushes
Important:
To protect the eyes we recommend the use of protective glasses whenever working with rotating brushes. Make sure no one is standing close to the drill without eye protection.
With the exception … Read the rest
5 New Race Tuning Videos Featuring Willi Wiltz Added
5 new race tuning videos featuring renowned ski and snowboard technician Willi Wiltz have been added to the TokoVideos.com. Willi serviced Tommy Moe, Daron Rahlves, and Bode Miller to their … Read the rest
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Like any cutting tool, you need to keep sharp for quicker, easier & better results. Why waste the material and just toss them when they can be used for years. Having a few sharpened scrapers around is also nice … Read the rest
For those who grew fond of the Maplus Universal (Green) and Universal Hot (White) solid waxes in the past can rest assured that the formula, glide and durability is the same, but the colors changed over the past season and … Read the rest
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The objective of structuring is to impart grooves into the base material. This removes suction that a perfectly smooth base would produce, especially in wetter snows. The structure also channels water that is produced by the friction between the … Read the rest
Cleaning and regularly waxing your bases is the most common and easiest ski and snowboard maintenance task. It will protect your boards and optimize the glide and turns.
Basic Hot Waxing Steps:
1) Bring the skis or snowboard to room … Read the rest
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The clothes iron has always been used as a low cost method for melting and applying wax to ski & snowboard bases. An amusing irony regarding tools versus gear, is that many skiers will go to great lengths and … Read the rest
A ‘cheat’ to include in your bag of tricks if you are in a hurry, got over zealous dripping wax while hot waxing or simply wish to reduce time, effort and mess while scraping after the wax cools and hardens, … Read the rest
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Fiberlene (or lint free) towels are excellent for removing dirt and old wax after using wax remover to clean the base or absorbing wax and dirt in base when placed between iron and base. 
It is also can be … Read the rest
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Wax-less skis need glide wax: Despite what their name implies (from not needing grip or kick wax to propel the skier), the bases of wax-less skis (typically BC & XC) require some TLC as well.
Cleaning the scales … Read the rest
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What’s the recommended storage wax and a good procedure to prepare skis & snowboards for storage after the season?
At the end of the season or for extended periods of no use, it’s good practice to make sure your … Read the rest
Any roto brush expedites the brushing and overall job compared to manually brushing, tenfold, and possibly more. The benefits and considerations to get out the door quicker and easier:
-reduces the amount of scraping
-you can brush more than one … Read the rest
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Using a soft wax (for warmer snow temp) works very well to clean the base. It pulls debris and dirt from the base when scraped off warm. Also a good idea to apply a mid temp wax as a … Read the rest
GENERAL CONCEPTS
1. Maplus wax products offer you the choice of various combinations to suit the following chemical affinities:
-Universal, Racing Base, or P1 paraffin products on their own;
-P2 or P3 fluorinated paraffin products on their own;
-P2 fluorinated … Read the rest
GENERAL CONCEPTS
1. Maplus wax products offer you the choice of various combinations to suit the following chemical affinities:
-Universal, Racing Base, or P1 paraffin products on their own;
-P2 or P3 fluorinated paraffin products on their own;
-P2 fluorinated … Read the rest