Sam Morse World Cup Toko Athlete / Picture: TOKO
Toko’s Jet collection stays the best technique to unlock elite race-day velocity with easy, quick software strategies that work on each snow floor. Under is the up to date information to getting probably the most out of Jet Liquid, Jet Bloc, and Jet Powder, together with this season’s beneficial strategies and spray-top updates.
Jet Liquid — Our Finest All-Round Topcoat
Jet Liquid stays Toko’s most versatile and dependable topcoat. It excels in quick, glazed, or moist snow, however it could additionally carry out exceptionally effectively in colder or extra abrasive circumstances when utilized accurately. Due to this, I now advocate two distinct software strategies.
1. Software for Colder, Much less-Glazed Snow
When the snow just isn’t quick, glazed, or moist, apply far much less Jet Liquid than the normal technique.
Easy methods to apply:
Spray from tail to tip over 1–2 seconds.
With the black spray high, go nearer to 1 second.
With the white spray high, plan for two seconds.
Instantly polish your entire base utilizing a Thermo Cork.
Inside 10 seconds, the bottom ought to look dry, shiny, and slippery.
If it feels greasy, an excessive amount of product has been utilized. Jet Liquid ought to go away the bottom feeling dry, onerous, and slick. If it feels oily, it is not going to run at full velocity.
There’s no ready time and no further ending steps. The ski is able to go instantly—and the method is extremely economical. Count on to deal with about 40 pairs with one can when utilizing this cold-snow method.
Why tail to tip?The primary burst from the spray head is barely heavier. Beginning on the tail places that further product the place it truly helps, as a substitute of loading up the tip the place it could grow to be a legal responsibility. For chilly snow functions, all the time spray tail → tip.
Use this technique:
Each time you might be spraying blue
With purple when the snow just isn’t anticipated to glaze
2. Software for Quick, Glazed, or Moist Snow
In sooner, wetter, or extra polished snow surfaces, proceed with final season’s commonplace technique.
Easy methods to apply:
Spray from tip to tail (or tail to tip) in about 3 seconds with the black high, 5 seconds with the white high.
Permit Jet Liquid to sit down for about 10 minutes.
At that time, it is able to race. Some customers like ending with a merino curler, however in glazed or moist circumstances, leaving it alone is usually each sooner and extra sturdy.
Jet Liquid Spray Tops — What’s New This 12 months
Final 12 months’s Jet Liquid shipped with white spray tops, which produced a slim, slower spray sample that made full-base protection tougher.
This season’s bottles characteristic new black spray tops:
Quicker output (so transfer extra rapidly whereas spraying)
Wider fan sample
Simpler to put down a skinny, even layer throughout the total base
Most testers—together with me—desire the brand new black tops.
Jet Bloc — Two Sturdy Strategies, One Clear Advice
Jet Bloc stays a go-to for athletes, technicians, and coaches in search of a sturdy, high-performance block-style topcoat. Under are two confirmed software approaches, with my private advice first.
Most well-liked Methodology (Roto System)
Rub Jet Bloc calmly and evenly alongside your entire base—solely a really skinny layer.
Polish with a Merino Curler.
Apply a second mild layer in the identical manner.
Polish once more with the Merino Curler.
Beneath good lighting, guarantee the bottom appears black and slippery with no wax buildup within the construction. In the event you see residue or clumps, proceed sharpening till the bottom is clear.
This leaves solely a micro-thin sheen of Jet Bloc labored into the ski’s microstructure—precisely what we would like.
And not using a Roto System
Use the identical two-layer technique however polish every layer by hand utilizing a Thermo Cork.
Both method works extraordinarily effectively for between-run reapplications.
Professional Tip:Many technicians end Jet Bloc by including a skinny layer of Jet Liquid—an efficient and widespread mixture.
Jet Powder — Use When Sturdiness Issues Most
Jet Powder gives the same velocity to Jet Bloc however is the suitable selection when most sturdiness is required. It requires extra time and the usage of a scorching iron.
Easy methods to apply:
Shake Jet Powder onto the ski as you’ll any conventional topcoat powder.
Iron with two stable passes at 180°C.
Permit the ski to cool fully.
Scrape with a plexi scraper.
Brush completely with a copper brush or horsehair roto.
End with a Merino Curler.
Many technicians cowl Jet Powder with Jet Liquid for even higher efficiency and prolonged put on.
Closing Ideas
Every product within the Jet line serves a transparent objective:
Jet Liquid — our most versatile topcoat with fast, race-ready software
Jet Bloc — supreme for fast reapplications and a sophisticated, sturdy floor
Jet Powder — the suitable decide when longevity and power are the precedence
Used accurately, these topcoats ship actually world-class velocity. The up to date spray methods and refined software strategies make tuning sooner, simpler, and extra environment friendly—for everybody from World Cup technicians to weekend racers.
If you need predictable, repeatable velocity in each situation you’ll encounter this winter, the Jet collection stays probably the most reliable answer within the Toko line.
— Ian HarveyToko U.S. Model Supervisor, Brav USA
