I enjoyed seeing you at the Nordic venue on television a few days ago, and to read about your experiences there in the SkiPost.

I just purchased the 09/10 model Salomon Skate skis locally. They did a 3 step wax and scrape initial base Preparation using Swix waxes. Since I've used Swix molyflouro Base Conditioner to good advantage on my older pairs, I was surprised when they advised me not to use it on these new skiis. They seemed worried that the pores in the base would be adversely affected by that product, instead they recommended using frequent applications of "the wax of the day". Have you heard anything to suggest that they are correct about avoiding the Base Conditioner?
Thanks in advance for your advice.
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SE,
No real problem using MB77 as a base prep as you have been. It is a nice soft wax "7" in hardness that melts easily and penetrates well. It does contain flouro and moly which is why it costs a bit more than a normal CH wax. It is used especially when snow is dirty and abrasive as the flouro gives it strength and the moly helps repel dirt. The moly also works as a lubricant in drier conditions thus you can usually run the MB77 a bit colder, perhaps into the high end of the 6 range. It will discolor the base a bit if that is a cosmetic concern. The base openings will not be adversely affected by using MB77. As mentioned, it is a bit more expensive than normal CH wax, thus for normal cleaning and saturation of bases perhaps using MB77 is overkill. You can saturate plenty well with the appropriate CH wax. Then, when it gets closer to performance time, considering using the MB77 as a base layer if conditions warrant. Incidentally, the is quite a bit of flouro in the MB77 which allows it to bond very well to the Cera Nova line resulting in great durability.
Hope this info helps.