Brush and cloth: a soft brush is important for wiping away wax shavings, and a damp cloth will remove dirt and dust from bases. With shaped skis, in the west I get skis sharpened to 1/2. but then again neither does my auto repair or carpentry, but my painting is flawless. 1. Back when skis were straight and edges were 0/0, I would de tune the first 6 inches of edge starting at the tip, with a file. The base and edge bevels work together to make the ski easier or harder to turn, more or less grabbier etc. Scott Holmer from BEAST Tuning shows you how easy it is to tune your own skis. Contrary to what you may have been told, detuning your skis properly won't damage them. You'll be able to work more efficiently if the ski is held in a vise. This will protect your hands, clothing, car interiors, etc. Burrs and rust on your ski edges cause drag and slow you down on firm snow. Once your ski or board is in a travel bag, it should stay in place. Includes ski sharpening and removing edge burs. Check for ski sharpness by dragging a … Asking your tech for 2° base bevel or asking him to detune the ski underfoot keeping the rest of the effective edge nice and sharp. Perhaps the most expensive component here. Another affordable, easy-to-use option is the XCMAN Ski Snowboard Side Bevel File Guide Edge Tuner Tool. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. The ski will get more aggressive through relief-grinding of the side edge. More base edge bevel tends to make a ski "surfier" or more "pivoty," while more side edge bevel tends to make a ski more "carvy." {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/7\/71\/Detune-Ski-Edges-Step-1.jpg\/v4-460px-Detune-Ski-Edges-Step-1.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/7\/71\/Detune-Ski-Edges-Step-1.jpg\/aid8932724-v4-728px-Detune-Ski-Edges-Step-1.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"