Best way to prevent edge rust while transporting skis after ski day

[James]

In the east they can rust in the garage. No snow needed. Just sayin.

 

[BLiP]

In the east they can rust in the garage. No snow needed. Just sayin.

Very true. That’s why it’s not worth worrying about a little discoloring. Deep rust or pitting, yeah that’s a problem, but the stuff that develops in a couple of hours or overnight is cosmetic and will come off with skiing or basic maintenance

 

[givethepigeye]

I just ski on them the next day (tools not jewels) and if there is some after I have packed them and gotten back East - red gummy = problem solved.

 

[dbostedo]

In the east they can rust in the garage. No snow needed. Just sayin.

That's probably very true. Mine always go inside my condo - warm and dry. And I separate them when I get home so they aren't touching and won't hold any hidden water there.

 

[stevo]

Leave a window cracked open if possible, presuming the car is garaged. Otherwise don’t leave your skis in the car period and like others have said whipr down after the snow melts with a towel, create a way for them to dry out faster or just take them inside

 

[Henry]

A little surface color is not a problem. As said above, don't store them where they'll rust over time and develop pits.

 

[SwissSki]

Thanks for all the replies. I think one of the reasons of rust are really the wet straps I have to protect the edges, as someone suggested.

 

[johnnyvw]

Towel dry, spritz lightly with WD-40, and wipe off the excess.
It lifts water from the metal and inhibits rusting.
(Do NOT use WD-40 on bindings - it's not a lubricant, and it will remove the grease, which is.)

I would be very concerned that the solvent would migrate under the edges and start a delamination.

 

[Eric@ict]

I have the rubber boot trays from SAMs. Lay the skies on top with the bindings in the tray. Always dry by the time we get home (40min) and put them in the shed. We keep two in the car, The other is for the boots. When we lived in Ks, wipe them down and use hotel soap on the edges.

 

[crgildart]

Plus there can be salt in the water/snow. Dry them off thoroughly or expect some corrosion. Don't ride them hard then put them up wet.. just like horses

 

[James]

Horses have to be dried?

 

[trailtrimmer]

Brush for the bindings to remove excess snow, clean and wipe down, do not put straps on them or bag them at all.

 

[SkiMore]

I had a box of chamois cloth towels in the garage that weren’t being used so I tried them for drying my skis at the end of the day. They are very absorbent.

 

[crgildart]

Horses have to be dried?

Pretty much. You have to walk them around for a half hour to cool down after a long hard ride before putting them back in the stable. Make sure they're not still sweating bullets when you put them back in the stall. Brush them and dry them.

ridden hard and put away wet - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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[Eric@ict]

Brush for the bindings to remove excess snow, clean and wipe down, do not put straps on them or bag them at all.

I read somewhere a person used the snow brush for their car to do this. I had never thought of that until that day. Smart.

 

[jt10000]

I read somewhere a person used the snow brush for their car to do this. I had never thought of that until that day. Smart.

Yes. But watch out - there's often sand or even on winter roads, which can get on a car brush.

 

[raytseng]

Yes. But watch out - there's often sand or even on winter roads, which can get on a car brush.

Dedicated ski gear car brush! Just a cheap $4.99 one, since you don't need a fancy one with long handle.
In the parking lot, I once saw a fussy couple struggling clearing their skis by hand since they wanted to keep their brand new tesla with carpet mats clean. It looked so sad, I let them borrow my brush and they had it mostly off in short order. The windshield ice scraper, also works well to scrape snow/ice stuck on ski topsheets, imagine that!

 

[Tom K.]

Horses have to be dried?

Yes.

 

[dcoral]

I used to never think about the light rust on the edges until someone pointed it out at the ski tune shop. That’s because I would always ski it off on icy slopes and edges would be nice clean metal at the end of the day.