Infrared (IR) Waxer

Works excellent on skis, 10/10, never seen anything like it, fantastic ... on snowboards? ... Takes about as long as doing 3-4 whole skis ... in other words, the design is optimized for skis, 10/10, but definitely still works on a snowboard, 8/10, just takes some extra time / takes a little more getting used to; and doesn't save as much time on the waxing part, but sure does save time on scraping, just skips that step altogether, which is great. Just brush, quick polish, and go.

I've been using a hot iron waxer for several decades, and now been using the IR waxer for a little while. Overall, I'm now using the IR waxer on a daily basis, and it is a great tool to have. The jury is still out on whether I'll use the hot iron waxer for storage waxes (likely), or for spring waxing (to help get the dirt and grime off), but definitely now using the IR waxer on a daily basis, and is good for day to day use.

Get one, you really won't regret it (as long as the durability is there), it saves time overall, and the results are as good or better than most all hot iron waxes.

Seems like it’s to quick and easy. It’s difficult for me to tell if I’m putting enough wax on my bases. There’s no left over wax on the floor like there is when I scrap my bases something I’m definitely not used to. But my skis seem to guide ok so I’m assuming all is good. At this rate my wax inventory will last for many seasons

I have two pair of Nordic skis, two pair of backcountry skis, and two pair of alpine skis and it’s a fair amount of work to keep them all waxed. I’ve had a chance now to try out the IR Waxer and so far I’m very impressed at how quick and easy it’s making the whole process. My technique has been to bring skis into our utility room to warm up. I then use a brass brush to open up the pores on the ski base followed by crayoning wax and then using the IR waxer. It does take a number of passes to really see the wax liquifying into to base but no more time than it would take with several passes of an iron. I then generally let them cool for at least 15 minutes (more if time permits) before simply brushing with a stiff nylon brush which is so much incredibly easier and faster than scraping and then brushing! Not to mention there’s virtually no clean up. I have used it with Nordic waxes and with the Mountain Flow waxes and results have been very good. Particularly with Nordic skis it’s easy to know when you’ve gotten your waxing right and so far I’ve been impressed. One final note is that I was concerned the IR waxer might be heavy and cumbersome but it was smaller and lighter than I expected and has been easy handle.

I do like this method of waxing. One thing I learned the hard way was to be careful with crayoning the wax on. Not being used to that, I sliced my finger open on the ski edges right away. I think it takes a bit more time on application but not having to scrape makes it worth it.

I have been tuning and waxing skis for over 50 years. This is truly revolutionary just rub on wax glide infrared heater over till there is a full melt then buff. I haven’t had to scrape yet.