rusted edges

[boardsnow]

so a couple weeks ago i went snowboarding and ended up spending the rest of the weekend in the hospital after a gnarly little fall. when i got home my board was still packed in the bag, and my edges were never dried. as you can guess i ended up with a nice little rust problem. im startin to get closer to the day i can hit the slopes again so i decided to clean em up, any suggestions for rust removal?

[Gurp]

my edges rusted on mine cause i left them ontop of my car in the rack. My suggestion is to do like i did. Just ride it. Itll take the rust off fine.

Edited January 24, 2006 by Gurp

[librider]

yeah just ride it..

[nick malozzi]

when i have that problem i grab an old towel and just buff the edges with it (put some force into it). It won't get it all off, but it will get enough off so that when you get to the mountain it won't be too noticeable while you ride, and by the end of the day 99% of that rust will be gone.

[adrian]

just remember to wipe it off or let it drip off next time. riding will remove it. if you need immediate removal or have intense black oxidization, they have stones for that.

[Gurp]

probably better to let the snow take it off so u dont screw up ur edges too bad

[toast21602]

just ride it. mine get rusty every day after im done skiing. it has no effect on anything because most of it is gone after your first run or the first rail that you hit.

[boardsnow]

wow good deal, i feared id have an increasing problem. i hope to be able to go home and clean everything up after riding from here on out...but unfortunatly that night it just wasnt an option. thanks a bunch to everyone, i prolly woulda wasted a while tryin to clean em up

[adrian]

probably better to let the snow take it off so u dont screw up ur edges too bad

 

my swix red gummi stone is effective and goof proof. i approve.

[kragan]

my swix red gummi stone is effective and goof proof. i approve.

 

I agree. These can be found in almost any ski shop and are very inexpensive. They are soft leaving almost a 0 chance of damaging edges. I have 2 of my own and have come in very handy over the years.

[skibum803]

What i do is take a normal edging tool, and reverse it to the bottom of the edges, and set it to 0 degrees, and scrape away all the rust, then i do my normal (side) edges again, and then wax my skis. It works perfectly, but you might be able to do it a couple of times, so dry your equipment every time you use it.