Ski Service & Waxtips

Freeheel and Wheel is the best choice to tune and wax your Nordic ski equipment.  Use the experts at Freeheel and Wheel to make sure wax appropriately.  Our professionals will do it for you or show you the way to tune at home.  We carry a complete selection of waxes and tuning gear by Swix, Toko, and Fastwax.

If there's something you're looking for & it's not listed, give us a call and we'll do our best to answer your questions & keep your gear tuned and ready for the cross country ski trails!

We offer a variety of service options:

• Waxless base prep and glide wax.....................................................$20
• Waxable skate base prep and glide wax of the day......................$25
• Waxable classic base prep, glide & kick waxes of the day...........$30

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General Waxing Guidelines

​These guidelines are for waxing the tips and tails of classic skis (waxable & waxless) and the entire skating ski.

1. Prep & application of glide wax.
2. Brush base of ski with a fine steel, copper, or brass brush from tip to tail 2-4 times in order to remove dirt from the base and bring up structure.
3. Use fibertex cloth from tip to tail to remove "hairs" from the base and prep for waxing.
4. Drip &/or crayon wax on ski with waxing iron.
5. Iron in glide wax & keep iron moving. If iron is smoking it's set at too high a temperature! (Temperature recommendations for different waxes can be found directly on the wax container or in a waxing manual). Swix School.
6. Let wax cool & harden. Use the sensitive inside of your wrist to feel the coolness of the ski.
7. Scrape wax out of grooves with a groove scraper.
8. Scrape the rest of the wax off the base of ski with a sharp plastic scraper.
9. Brush base with nylon brush from tip to tail 3-6 times.
10. Remove any excess wax with fiberlene cloth.
11. Go ski & have fun! A good rule of thumb... spend more time SKIING than you spend WAXING!

Kick Zone Waxing

1. Scrape off old kick wax with a plastic or metal scraper.
2. Clean kick zone with base cleaner or citrus solvent if still dirty.
3. Rub or smear on binder kick wax.
4. Iron or cork in binder wax until even and smooth.
5. Let binder cool & harden.
6. Lightly crayon in appropriate kick wax (Temperature recommendations for different waxes can be found directly on the wax container or in a waxing manual). Swix School.
7. Cork in kick wax until there are NO CLUMPS & the base is smooth.
8. Apply 3-5 layers of kick wax depending on skiing conditions. Keep in mind that smooth thin layers allow for better glide while still acheiving good kick.

*Don't get frustrated and don't be afraid to experiment. As long as you are careful with your iron you can't hurt your skis!