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2025-08-05 18:00:07
Using it for races and free skiing
Customer
2025-05-27 12:58:07
More difficult to scrape than regular Hot Sauce wax, but very fast and long lasting.
W. Wells
2025-03-20 13:05:53
The Hertel brand is the best ski/board wax brand I've found. I'm an expert skier and have been enjoying skiing for literally over fifty years. I'm not far from the Rockies and make it out to ski at least 24 times a year. You can always tell when the wax on your skis is gone, and I'm happy to say that Hertel wax has great staying power. It is definitely much better than the 'space-age and time-saving' miracle waxes I've tried which are expensive and ultimately don't live up to the hype.This bar of wax is very large. For waxing skis, this is going to last you a long time. I can't imagine using more than 5% of the bar for one hot wax job on my fat powder skis. (Never tried to measure before but that's my best guesstimate.) Suffice it to say you won't run out any time soon unless you are waxing skis for a racing team, etc. and that's a totally different dynamic. Speaking of racing, it's important to note that this is one of Hertel's highest-performance and longest-lasting formulas. They say it is good for up to 7-days of use and I have no reason to doubt them. I have a smaller bar of this Racing 739 formula and I usually clean and re-apply at least once a month or more frequently when temps are in the single digits because here in Colorado that makes the snow super slow-feeling without a good base of wax.The only negative I can think of is that the product I received did not come in the box as seen in the product photos but rather it came in just a plastic bag, so once I open it I'll have to take care not to forget what formulation it is. Sounds like a weird complaint, right? Well as it happens, I've been using Hertel waxes exclusively for about the past seven years and I have at least one bar of each variety they sell, except for their WhiteGold wax which is pretty much only intended for professionals. That's why a box that says which formula is inside helps me stay organized. That's all, no biggie. I'll solve it with a hand-written note on a small piece of cardboard and a quart-sized ziplock bag.Bottom line - if you've never tried hot-waxing with Hertel wax then you're missing out! You'll also save money in the long run by doing it yourself and it doesn't take nearly as much time as you'd think it would to apply with an iron, scrape and buff.
W
2025-02-09 18:44:03
I've been using Hertel Hot Sauce wax for the past ten or fifteen years, so when I was given a chance to offer this review I thought I could give a good, unbiased assessment. I'm not a racer or a "wax guru". I just want something that's easy to apply and gives me good glide over a range of temperatures. I've used Hot Sauce from around +15 tp +45 degrees F, with a lot machine-made snow. My snowboard and skis always glide well. As far as application, I drip it on using heat from my waxing iron and then iron it out onto the base. I then give it a quick scrape and that's all. I don't buff, brush, cork, etc. I suppose the wax might perform even better if I did, but the quick method gives all the performance I need to keep me happy. And I wax about every third day out, so the claim that it lasts three days seems reasonable.My one comment about the wax is the price seems to have increased substantially since the last time I bought some a few years ago. It's still an economical wax at $58 (as I'm writing this) for 340 grams. That much lasts me for years. If you need a good, all temperature wax, you won't go wrong with this Hertel wax.
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