How do you take the best care of your ice skates?

Question

How do you take the best care of your ice skates without going out to stores or spending too much money?

Answer 1

-drying them out!! thats sooo major. always always always dry out the inside of your boot, the outside of your boot, and your blade.

-never leave your skate guards on, this causes rust which makes skating very hard an ruins your blade completely

-if you have soakers put them on after you dry off your skates after skating, if you don't they aren't that expensive. click on the think below to find some

Answer 2

Don't leave them in the car over night. Take them iside to air them out. once you take them off, wipe them dry with a towell than put soakers over the blades; always wear blade guards when you are at the rink and not skating for instance going to the bathroom

Answer 3

I used to use rubber guards and got rust on the blades all the time. Now that I use soakers, I haven't had rust ever since. I only use rubber guards on competitions where there are parts of the rink that would damage the blade and I dislike taking my boots off when they are already comfy on my feet.

You could buy fabric skate covers to use while you're on the ice, they are very cheap. As much as I'd like to show off my beige custom skates haha, the sight of seeing scratches on them isn't pleasing. Plus people in public sessions wouldn't know the difference between figure skates anyways. I'd only show off my skates in events like tests or competitions where people would actually notice them.

Get a honing stone to fix the few nicks on your blades. They aren't a replacement for real shaprning, but those little nicks and dents on your blades can be fixed with them and make your blades useful for longer. Just don't use the stone on the bottom of the blade, only on the side. They are also useful to remove rust.

Consider getting at least partial cotton laces. I hate nylon laces. If you compete, get an extra pair of cotton laces because cotton over time stretches and the boots get loose. I need to buy new laces myself as a matter of fact.

Answer 4

you need sharpenings and good drying of the blades before you put them away. put soakers on the blades to absorb any extra water and make sure you take them to a professional for sharpenings (ask your coach for a recomendation).

you need to put a yellow lacquer type stuff on the wooden parts to prevent mold. air your skates out when not being used. leave them out of your bag. you can also keep your skates looking nice with polish or can try preventing nicks/damage using skate tape on your skates. airing them out and taking care of them will help them last longer and not break down as quickly.

the yellow liquid that you can buy to sponge onto the wood and let dry is actually what they tell you to buy when you first get skates. i have cavalier ever dri it is a silicone water repellent meant for boots/shoes /leather/canvas and nylon.