NORDIC SKI PREPARATION

A fully equipped range of brushes should
contain:
- The Fine Steel Brush used before waxing to
clean the structure and remove oxidized material
(T191B). Also used as second brush on waxes.
- The Medium Coarse Steel Brush to use after
waxing and scraping (T179).
- The Blue Nylon Brush as final finish (T160).
For Cera F Powder the following three brushed
are needed:
1) One stiff Black Nylon Brush (T194) for the
“brush up” step and after ironing.
2) One Wild Boar Brush (T164).
3) One Blue Nylon Brush (T160 or T196) for final
finish.
Tip: The Blue Nylon Brush T196 has cork on one
side for hand corking with Cera F Turbo Solid or
Liquid.
Brushes after waxing and scraping
T179 Steel Brush
(or T162 Bronze Brush)
A medium coarse steel or bronze brush to use
after waxing and scraping. 10-12 strokes.
T160 Blue Fine Nylon Brush
A fine nylon brush for polishing. 4-5 strokes.
T191B Steel Brush Ultra Fine
An ultra fine steel brush for renewal and cleaning
of bases in-between heats in sprint races.
Also used as brush number two on glide waxes.
T179B
T162B
T179O
T162O
Brushes for Cera F Powder
T160B
T160O
T194 Stiff Nylon Brush
For “brush up” (not away) of Cera F powder after
ironing (and before ironing FC7 and FC78 the second
time). 4-5 strokes back and forth.
T191B
T164 Wild Boar Brush)
(or T157 Horsehair Brush)
Second brush on Cera F powder. An “animal” brush
for brushing powder away. 10-12 strokes.
T194B
T194O
T160 Blue Fine Nylon Brush
A fine nylon brush for polishing. 4-5 strokes.
One brush for Cera F Solid Turbo
T164B
T164O
T196 Combi “Turbo”Brush
This is another handy brush, that some World Cup
Technicians use at the race start site for secondrun
or in between sprints Cera F Solid application.
This brush has natural cork on one side and short,
fine nylon bristles on the other.
T157B
T157O
T196
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