realskiers

Quick update:  using my modified Swix method, I tried paper towels instead of the Swix Fiberlene, and to my surprise it actually worked better.  The Fiberlene is so thin that it tears if using only a single layer, so I have to double up.  And it gets saturated with wax after only a third of the ski is done, leaving too much wax on the last two-thirds of the ski.  And it's expensive, at over $8 a roll.  Paper towel is stronger, more absorbent, but still leaves a nice thin layer of wax on the base, and it's cheap.  I'll use up the Fiberlene I have left, and not bother buying it again.  Thanks to John and Max for that tip.