Ski base care | Base brushes for the care of the ski base

Sharp edges not only guarantee enormous driving fun, they are also essential for safety on the slope. However, it is not enough to just care for the edges; another extremely important part of ski preparation is ski base care. Good care and preparation of the ski base go hand in hand with ski edge grinding – one builds on the other and only works together. So how do you keep the base in shape and what should you pay attention to when choosing tools and materials?

To prepare a ski base from scratch for use on the slope, you mainly work with base brushes. These differ in three characteristics: bristle material, design, and application. When to use which brush can be explained with a concrete example. This describes the base care from start to finish.
The respective brushes are linked in the text. Here you come to the overview of all brushes:

TO THE BRUSH OVERVIEW

Step 1: Cleaning the base and exposing the base structure

The first step to a perfectly prepared ski base is cleaning. This is done with metal brushes – preferably the bristle material bronze is used here. When brushing out the ski base old wax, shavings, dust from ski edge grinding, and other dirt that has accumulated are removed from the base. The brush penetrates deeply into the base structure thanks to its solid construction, exposes it, and refreshes the ski base. The skis are now ready for waxing and the next step.

Tip: Wipe your skis again with a cloth after using the bronze brush to be sure that even the last excess dirt particles are completely removed and not ironed back into the base with the new wax layer.

Step 2: Deep cleaning of the base structure after waxing

When waxing the skis care should be taken not to apply too much wax. This would unnecessarily complicate the next step. The excess wax is brushed off the ski base during the "deep cleaning" process. A nylon brush is used here, which partially exposes the ski's base structure again and – as already mentioned – removes excess wax from the ski base. With its rather soft texture, the nylon brush is ideal for brushing out the base after waxing and for surface work. After the described process, the ski base should only have a fine, even wax film and any possible unevenness should be gone. The right amount of wax is enormously important for driving comfort and safety on the slope. Both too much and too little wax on the base hinder the ski from gliding on the snow. The consequences are significant speed loss and the ski sticking on the slope – in the worst case, this can even lead to a fall.

Tip: If you don't want to or can't invest too much strength and time in brushing, take a look in the shop under Brush skis ! Here you will find, in addition to all manual base brushes , also our newest product, the motorized Roto-Brush. With a detachable handle and mountable on a simple cordless screwdriver, it is far ahead of conventional brushes especially in terms of time savings.

TO THE ROTO BRUSHES

Step 3: Finish

In the third and final step of base tuning, the ski base gets the final touch with a so-called "finish." A still finer and softer brush made of horsehair is used, which polishes the base. The ski base is now top prepared and professionally cared for.

Tip: The horsehair base brush is especially suitable for brushing out hard waxes (e.g., cold snow wax). In our shop, you will also find a large selection of ski wax for every condition as well as other professional and useful tools for base preparation.