Can you over brush your bases by hand?

[Jack Lake]

Ive been tuning and waxing for several years and have always gone by the mantra, the more base brushing the better. No more white flakes or areas of visible wax and I'm good to go. Always glide past most on the slopes and rewax every couple of days during the season. Without a rotobrush, can you really over brush?

 

[raytseng]

I think you need to include with what brushhair material?
With steel or the very aggressive brushes you risk brushing off even the thin boundary layer of wax you spent applying, and negating your wax job

 

[Jacques]

Ive been tuning and waxing for several years and have always gone by the mantra, the more base brushing the better. No more white flakes or areas of visible wax and I'm good to go. Always glide past most on the slopes and rewax every couple of days during the season. Without a rotobrush, can you really over brush?

As long as you are not using a super stiff stainless steel, I'd say no.
I am a proponent of hand brushing. Best way to brush by me. You just don't need a roto.
If you think you are over brushing by hand see this video.

 

[NE1]

As others have stated, other than a stiff steel brush, I can't imagine harm from excessive brushing. The more the better. (Over Roto-Corking...different story.)
Brush to Rush! (tm)

 

[Jack Lake]

I use nylon and horsehair exclusively. Also used brass as the first brush for cold waxes for a while but read conflicting opinions on using brass instead of copper. Have never used steel brushes. Guidance on whether or not to use brass as a first brush post-waxing would be extremely helpful. It made the nylon brush a one pass step before finishing with horse hair. Also, I base prep with BP88, then a coat of cold blue, then scrape and brush before applying WOTD. Appreciate all of yous guys.

 

[Zrxman01]

From Toko......

 

[Zrxman01]

Now brush, brush, brush.......

 

[Jacques]

I use nylon and horsehair exclusively. Also used brass as the first brush for cold waxes for a while but read conflicting opinions on using brass instead of copper. Have never used steel brushes. Guidance on whether or not to use brass as a first brush post-waxing would be extremely helpful. It made the nylon brush a one pass step before finishing with horse hair. Also, I base prep with BP88, then a coat of cold blue, then scrape and brush before applying WOTD. Appreciate all of yous guys.

Don't be afraid of using steel, brass, copper, bronze etc. post waxing. A polishing brush just won't clean out the base structure enough.
If I had only one brush, it would be fine brass.
Base prep. wax should always be used, but once prepared need only be used from time to time as long as you keep up with the waxing.

 

[crgildart]

I've got some neighborhood kid who thinks I'm teaching him how to fight doing my waxing and brushing..

Seriously though, the only time you night risk taking TOO MUCH wax off is in really warm snow, slush. Bumpier the better for spring corn.. scrape and brush it down for everything below freezing..

 

[Zrxman01]

I crack myself up....

 

[Jacques]

I crack myself up....
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Wax on, wax off. That's how it works. Wax IN the base, not ON the base.
Nice meme anyway.

 

[Zrxman01]

I’m into it...
Just a little...

 

[Jacques]

I’m into it...
Just a little... View attachment 115453

What are those round things?

 

[Noodler]

What are those round things?

???

The only thing in the pic that's kind of "round" are the rotobrushes.

 

[ScotsSkier]

Jacques forgot the /s.....

 

[François Pugh]

What are those round things?

An abomination or a Godsend, depending on how many skis you tune in a day.

 

[Tom K.]

I use nylon and horsehair exclusively.

Then, in my opinion, the only risk with overbrushing is tendonitis!

 

[Dakine]

Overthinking is a bigger danger than over brushing.

 

[Tom K.]

I’m into it...
Just a little...

I'll play:

 

[Jack Lake]

I love the therapy. After long weeks on call the hours spent tuning, waxing and brushing when I cant get to the mountain are as cathartic as weightlifting. With that being said, i need more brushes.