Reddit reviews Swix F4 Liquid Ski Wax 80 ML Item

First off, none of theses questions are dumb, I had many of the same when I was first starting to wax and I wish Reddit had been around back then to answer them.

1. Unless the skis are new or you are going to be doing highly competitive racing, one or two layers of glide wax per waxing should be fine.
   
   
2. For basic waxing, yes. What soaks into your ski is the hydrocarbon or fluorocarbon compounds in the wax and not the wax its self. These compounds are hydrophobic and will repel water; this is how skis go fast, by gliding on a thin layer of water, and also why cross country skis have a groove. Once the wax cools, you want to scrape it off because the actual wax will be really slow.
   
3. The brushes are the next step after scraping to remove the wax from the base. By brushing the skis, the thin layers of wax left after scraping can be removed, leaving only the carbon compounds impregnated in your base and no wax. The different bristles have different stiffness and are used at different points in the brushing process, generally moving from stiffest to softest. Steel brushes are generally the stiffest, followed by copper or bronze brushes with nylon being the softest. The stiffer metal brushes are used right after scraping to remove any larger pockets of remaining wax, then the softer nylon brushes are used to finish the wax removal and "polish" the ski to its final surface finish. Its also good to remember ALWAYS BRUSH TIP TO TAIL!
   
   
4. Some people do, some don't. If the kick wax is applied correctly, it shouldn't make too much of a difference either way.
   
   
5. You don't apply hot wax to the kick zone of waxless skis, because it can be difficult to scrape the wax out. If the kick zone is really sticking to the snow when gliding, a liquid wax like this can be applied there as needed.
   
   
6. No one really knows what fiberlene is for. Just kidding, it can be used to remove the dust form the base after waxing and can also be used in various different ironing techniques. I personally don't use the stuff much except to keep my iron clean when ironing a dirty ski with cleaning wax, so someone else might know the uses better than me.
   
   Hope this helps.