Swix Fine Fibertex 3 pak

New skis and freshly ground bases often have tiny hairs of base material standing up, and the Swix T266 Fibertex Soft Abrasive pads are how you get rid of them. These extra-fine white abrasive pads polish the base smooth and even. The result is a cleaner surface that's ready for wax.

Why we like it:

It's the finishing touch after coarser pads; a few passes and the base goes from slightly fuzzy to genuinely smooth.

Features and Functions:

Each pack holds three extra-fine pads measuring 110 x 150mm, with flint abrasive particles on a nylon pad. Swix uses them on new and newly structured skis to remove the smallest polyethylene microfibers, which polishes the base completely smooth and even. They also serve as the final step after a coarser pad like grey Fibertex (T0264N) or violet Fibertex (T0266N).

Bottom Line:

Keep a pack on hand whenever skis come back from a stone grind or arrive new. It's an inexpensive step that leaves a cleaner base for whatever wax goes on next.