My neice is 3 yrs old and she said she wants to go ice skating like she sees on TV. We took her last weekend to watch us skate around the rink and see if she will have the same interests without the glamour of what she%26#039;s seen on TV, and she said she still wants to skate.
What is the right age to put kids on ice skates?
I have been teaching the %26quot;Learn to Skate%26quot; Program at my local figure skating club now for 6 years, and i have had taught little girls and boys that were 3 years old... but where i tought the parents were aloud to come out on the ice with them to help them out a little, and if you were under 6 years old you were required to where a helmet.. so if you are worried about her falling, don%26#039;t worry, i haven%26#039;t seen anything accidents.. also, we provided little on-ice walkers for them to stand up on and get the feeling for the ice without the parents being with them.. (children tend to think they don%26#039;t need to do anything wile their parents are standing around)..
Reply:Between 3 1/2- 5 years of age.
Reply:so buy some skates for the kid the earlier the better but use bob skates for the first time and a helmet if she survives buy some proper skates we started as soon as we could walk
Reply:11 years
Reply:You should look into skating lessons. My rink has a Tot division and they play games to help them learn how to skate. They are divided into age groups and I know the youngest is 3 years old.
Reply:i think your neice is old enought to skate, but first, make sure he gets those balance ... i don%26#039;t know what its called, but its something for small kids under 9 or somthing, to help them skate withought falling too much.
Reply:as soon as they learn to balance themselve. the earlier the better between 3 and 4 years
Reply:3 years is the perfect age to start. its good that kids that young start having an interest. get a pair of not too expensive skates to make her try it out. you can also bring a chair or something that they can push while skating to help them stand up.
Reply:You better wait until about 5 or 6, or until such time their physical coordination can handle it.
Reply:well, i figure skate, and i started when i was six.
Threeto FIve is good, it starts them out early. the problem with starting them early is that if they dont have natural talent, it%26#039;s hard for them to realize what body part they want to use, and it%26#039;ll take longer. It%26#039;ll also take longer if you start after 10, even though the child has grown up and understands their body better, starting any sport at 10 or older is a bit late, unless you work reallly hard.
Reply:I would think it might be similar to when to teach someone to Swim. The younger the better... But a person might want to check with the Ice skating rink to see if they have age restrictions... or they may be better able to help you...
Reply:never!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! iceskating sucks balls
Reply:The earlier the better, I%26#039;d say right when they learn to walk, it%26#039;s easier to learn when you%26#039;re younger. So I%26#039;d definetly start her skating now.:)
Reply:3 isn%26#039;t too early. We%26#039;ve had kids on our pond younger than that that are now on travelling teams here in MN. Helmets are important and the %26quot;walkers%26quot; help a lot.
Reply:I%26#039;d say the younger the better. I started skating when I was 2 and have been skating ever since. It%26#039;s alot easier to learn when you are young. I%26#039;d invest in some Learn to Skate programs. They can be a big help.
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How do u take care of ice skates?
how do you sharpen them?
how much would you say it would be for blade guards and an ice skating bag ?
i am getting them on thursday and i am going nearly once a week how long would it be till i need to get new blades for them ?
How do u take care of ice skates?
Taking care of ice skates may be more work than you think. When ever you start to feel yourself slipping and sliding on the ice and your blade feels flat on the bottom (you can not feel the little ridge) you need to get your blades sharpened. Take your skates to your local rink and they usually have a supply/skate shop and they usually offer sharpening there. Blade guards prices range from about 7-12 dollars (soft and hard) and depending on what type of ice skating bag you get they can be 15-100 dollars!!!!!!!!! You decide which kind suits your travel needs, etc. best!
As for when to get new blades, it will probably be about another 2 years...it really depends on what jumps you learn and whether you need to advance to a bigger toe pick otherwise whenever your blades get sharpened to the MAX! Dont worry, the polace that sharpens them will tell u when its time!!!!!
Hope this helps!!
Reply:Take them to your local skating pro shop to be sharpened. Depending on what type of skating bag you get will depend on how much it will cost, I just use a suitcase from the house, it will work just as good as any other bag that you can buy. If you would like to buy a bag, depending on the type they can cost anywhere from $25-$150. The blade soakers that you will need are usually only about $6. Make sure you always bring a soft, absorbent towel to wipe off your blades and your skates after you skate. Usually your skates will last about a year to a year and a half. As long as you take good care of your blades the boots will usually wear out faster than your blades will, but usually after a year you need to advance your blade and boot combination so you will trade in or sell your other skates with the blades and the boots together, they are usually a lot easier to sell that way. Good luck and have fun skating!
Reply:you sharpen them by going to an ice skating shop and they can do it for you.
It costed me 8 euro for the blade gaurds and 15 euro for the bag but id advise you to get the blade gaurds as they are great for protecting your blades. You dont really need a bag for them it%26#039;s your choice
you dont need to get new blades for a long time but whenever you feel they need to be replaced thats when you need them changed
hope this helped !!!
Reply:Any reputable dealer will sharpen them for you.
The regular plastic guards are maybe $10 per set.
I think the blades last for a very long time. The rest of the boot will likely wear out before then.
Reply:Dont ever try to sharpen them on your own. EVER!!! Go to a skates dealer near you, and he can handle. If you go about once a week you should only need them sharpened every 3-4 months ABOUT. However skates all wear down differently, so when you are having trouble holding a sharp edge without sliding is when you need them sharpened. Touch the blades after sharpening to see how they feel (dont run your fingers down them lengthwise!!) and remember that. Then later when you think you need them sharpened, see if they still feel relatively sharp. (this can be tough) If you think you do, take them in anyways. If they are getting a little dull, the dealer will just touch them up without actually sharpening them.
For skate gaurds you need a soft pair for storage, and a hard pair for when you are walking around in skates (these are helpful for when you need to walk into the rink with skates on b/c your running late). Each costs about ten, so about twenty in all. If by iceskating bag you mean zuca bag they run about 140.
Another thing: For best care of your skates, put them on in the car/home/rink whatever, have the hard gaurds on. Walk wherever you have to and when you get to the rink take them off. Put them on the edge, and dont forget to put them back on when you come off. Take off your skates, DRY THEM, then put the soft ones on. When you get home take your skates out and take of the soft ones and let them air out a day or so. then put them back, so they are ready for next time.
Also: the skate dealer will sell something called sno seal. BUY IT! Put it on the bottom of your skates every 4-ish months. To apply you have to use a hair dryer to make it dry.
But it protects your skates from rotting from all the moisture, which is good.
If your only going once a week, your not going to ever need to get new blades most likely. Youll probably grow out of your skates first, or your skates will break down and not support you first, or youll need a step up to tougher skates first.
It takes alot to wear down blades all the way. I had the same blades (mind you they were super expensive) for two years on two different skates. And i skate every day, 7 days a week..besides holidays and when im sick :P
However youd probably have to get the blades replaced in about 5 years. (estimated, hard to tell because you only go once a week)
Reply:You won%26#039;t need new blades or boots unless you outgrow them since you only skate once a week. You may have them for 1-3 years, depending on how well you care for them.
Guards are usually $7-15. I recommend getting Guard Dog brands guards. http://www.Guardog.ca or http://www.guardog.ca/figure_menu.html
As for skating bags, most skaters just use suitcases or sport bags. You don%26#039;t need anything fancy, just something big enough to hold all your skating equiptment. You can buy good skate bags/suitcases from $20+
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search...
http://zuca.com/showroom/
http://www.rainbosports.com/figure-skate...
Sharpening
You don%26#039;t sharpen them yourself. Ask around, or ask the person who you bought the skates from, a pro skate dealer, or any skating coaches about skate sharpening. Otherwise, ask the ice arena if they can sharpen them for you. Skate sharpening usually costs $5-12, but since you only skate once a week, just get them sharpened every couple months or once you start to feel like you are sliding. Or just get them sharpened every 30-45 hours you skate. Another way to tell if they are dull/need to be sharpened is to take your thumb and lightly swipe it across the blade. If your thumb catches, it is still sharp.
Also, you%26#039;ll need to get a rag (like a washcloth or dish cloth) to wipe off your skates after you skate. Get all the water and snow off your blades thouroughly. Also wipe the boot off. If you don%26#039;t do this, the blade will start to rust a little and might affect your skating. But don%26#039;t worry too much, it usually comes off when you get them sharpened. You might also want to waterproof the brown or black heel/sole of the skate if it is leather.
After you dry your skates, put on soakers. These absorb the extra moisture.
http://www.rainbosports.com/shop/site/de...
http://www.skatesforless.net/home.php?ca...
And, last but not least, unzip your bag at least 3-8 inches once you get home to let the boots air out. Otherwise the skates will get stinky! :P Hope this answers your question!
Reply:Aim to get them sharpened between 20-30 hours on the ice. Or go by feel. If you%26#039;re slipping off edges, it%26#039;s definitely time to sharpen (you probably waited too long). Test the blade by scraping the back of your fingernail. If it%26#039;s hard to scrape anything off, then they probably need sharpening. It%26#039;s common to dull one edge faster than another, especially if you always stop in the same way on the same foot.
Make sure you get a pair of soakers with your skate. I personally think they are more important than hard guards. Hard guards are for walking around in your skates, like if you have a half-hour to kill at a competition or something. Soakers are what you put on your blades after skating. You want to wipe down your blades (and your boots - don%26#039;t forget the bottom of the sole, it gets very wet!) after skating, but put soakers on to get the rest of the moisture that you couldn%26#039;t see. Make sure you dry around the screws holding the blade on the boot, too.
If you put hard guards on after drying them off you will end up with rusted blades - so make sure you get those terry-cloth soakers.
Congrats on your new skates!
Reply:If you are talking about figure skates then its easy as pie!!!
I used ice skate, so while you are preceeding to the ice you must wear the skate %26quot;guards%26quot; (plastic) and then take them off when you get to rink itself. After, must always keep the actual blade sharpened around5.8%26#039;S. And after each use you take them off and dry the blades so that they dont rust, put a terri cloth guard on the blade and then thats it!!!!
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how much would you say it would be for blade guards and an ice skating bag ?
i am getting them on thursday and i am going nearly once a week how long would it be till i need to get new blades for them ?
How do u take care of ice skates?
Taking care of ice skates may be more work than you think. When ever you start to feel yourself slipping and sliding on the ice and your blade feels flat on the bottom (you can not feel the little ridge) you need to get your blades sharpened. Take your skates to your local rink and they usually have a supply/skate shop and they usually offer sharpening there. Blade guards prices range from about 7-12 dollars (soft and hard) and depending on what type of ice skating bag you get they can be 15-100 dollars!!!!!!!!! You decide which kind suits your travel needs, etc. best!
As for when to get new blades, it will probably be about another 2 years...it really depends on what jumps you learn and whether you need to advance to a bigger toe pick otherwise whenever your blades get sharpened to the MAX! Dont worry, the polace that sharpens them will tell u when its time!!!!!
Hope this helps!!
Reply:Take them to your local skating pro shop to be sharpened. Depending on what type of skating bag you get will depend on how much it will cost, I just use a suitcase from the house, it will work just as good as any other bag that you can buy. If you would like to buy a bag, depending on the type they can cost anywhere from $25-$150. The blade soakers that you will need are usually only about $6. Make sure you always bring a soft, absorbent towel to wipe off your blades and your skates after you skate. Usually your skates will last about a year to a year and a half. As long as you take good care of your blades the boots will usually wear out faster than your blades will, but usually after a year you need to advance your blade and boot combination so you will trade in or sell your other skates with the blades and the boots together, they are usually a lot easier to sell that way. Good luck and have fun skating!
Reply:you sharpen them by going to an ice skating shop and they can do it for you.
It costed me 8 euro for the blade gaurds and 15 euro for the bag but id advise you to get the blade gaurds as they are great for protecting your blades. You dont really need a bag for them it%26#039;s your choice
you dont need to get new blades for a long time but whenever you feel they need to be replaced thats when you need them changed
hope this helped !!!
Reply:Any reputable dealer will sharpen them for you.
The regular plastic guards are maybe $10 per set.
I think the blades last for a very long time. The rest of the boot will likely wear out before then.
Reply:Dont ever try to sharpen them on your own. EVER!!! Go to a skates dealer near you, and he can handle. If you go about once a week you should only need them sharpened every 3-4 months ABOUT. However skates all wear down differently, so when you are having trouble holding a sharp edge without sliding is when you need them sharpened. Touch the blades after sharpening to see how they feel (dont run your fingers down them lengthwise!!) and remember that. Then later when you think you need them sharpened, see if they still feel relatively sharp. (this can be tough) If you think you do, take them in anyways. If they are getting a little dull, the dealer will just touch them up without actually sharpening them.
For skate gaurds you need a soft pair for storage, and a hard pair for when you are walking around in skates (these are helpful for when you need to walk into the rink with skates on b/c your running late). Each costs about ten, so about twenty in all. If by iceskating bag you mean zuca bag they run about 140.
Another thing: For best care of your skates, put them on in the car/home/rink whatever, have the hard gaurds on. Walk wherever you have to and when you get to the rink take them off. Put them on the edge, and dont forget to put them back on when you come off. Take off your skates, DRY THEM, then put the soft ones on. When you get home take your skates out and take of the soft ones and let them air out a day or so. then put them back, so they are ready for next time.
Also: the skate dealer will sell something called sno seal. BUY IT! Put it on the bottom of your skates every 4-ish months. To apply you have to use a hair dryer to make it dry.
But it protects your skates from rotting from all the moisture, which is good.
If your only going once a week, your not going to ever need to get new blades most likely. Youll probably grow out of your skates first, or your skates will break down and not support you first, or youll need a step up to tougher skates first.
It takes alot to wear down blades all the way. I had the same blades (mind you they were super expensive) for two years on two different skates. And i skate every day, 7 days a week..besides holidays and when im sick :P
However youd probably have to get the blades replaced in about 5 years. (estimated, hard to tell because you only go once a week)
Reply:You won%26#039;t need new blades or boots unless you outgrow them since you only skate once a week. You may have them for 1-3 years, depending on how well you care for them.
Guards are usually $7-15. I recommend getting Guard Dog brands guards. http://www.Guardog.ca or http://www.guardog.ca/figure_menu.html
As for skating bags, most skaters just use suitcases or sport bags. You don%26#039;t need anything fancy, just something big enough to hold all your skating equiptment. You can buy good skate bags/suitcases from $20+
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search...
http://zuca.com/showroom/
http://www.rainbosports.com/figure-skate...
Sharpening
You don%26#039;t sharpen them yourself. Ask around, or ask the person who you bought the skates from, a pro skate dealer, or any skating coaches about skate sharpening. Otherwise, ask the ice arena if they can sharpen them for you. Skate sharpening usually costs $5-12, but since you only skate once a week, just get them sharpened every couple months or once you start to feel like you are sliding. Or just get them sharpened every 30-45 hours you skate. Another way to tell if they are dull/need to be sharpened is to take your thumb and lightly swipe it across the blade. If your thumb catches, it is still sharp.
Also, you%26#039;ll need to get a rag (like a washcloth or dish cloth) to wipe off your skates after you skate. Get all the water and snow off your blades thouroughly. Also wipe the boot off. If you don%26#039;t do this, the blade will start to rust a little and might affect your skating. But don%26#039;t worry too much, it usually comes off when you get them sharpened. You might also want to waterproof the brown or black heel/sole of the skate if it is leather.
After you dry your skates, put on soakers. These absorb the extra moisture.
http://www.rainbosports.com/shop/site/de...
http://www.skatesforless.net/home.php?ca...
And, last but not least, unzip your bag at least 3-8 inches once you get home to let the boots air out. Otherwise the skates will get stinky! :P Hope this answers your question!
Reply:Aim to get them sharpened between 20-30 hours on the ice. Or go by feel. If you%26#039;re slipping off edges, it%26#039;s definitely time to sharpen (you probably waited too long). Test the blade by scraping the back of your fingernail. If it%26#039;s hard to scrape anything off, then they probably need sharpening. It%26#039;s common to dull one edge faster than another, especially if you always stop in the same way on the same foot.
Make sure you get a pair of soakers with your skate. I personally think they are more important than hard guards. Hard guards are for walking around in your skates, like if you have a half-hour to kill at a competition or something. Soakers are what you put on your blades after skating. You want to wipe down your blades (and your boots - don%26#039;t forget the bottom of the sole, it gets very wet!) after skating, but put soakers on to get the rest of the moisture that you couldn%26#039;t see. Make sure you dry around the screws holding the blade on the boot, too.
If you put hard guards on after drying them off you will end up with rusted blades - so make sure you get those terry-cloth soakers.
Congrats on your new skates!
Reply:If you are talking about figure skates then its easy as pie!!!
I used ice skate, so while you are preceeding to the ice you must wear the skate %26quot;guards%26quot; (plastic) and then take them off when you get to rink itself. After, must always keep the actual blade sharpened around5.8%26#039;S. And after each use you take them off and dry the blades so that they dont rust, put a terri cloth guard on the blade and then thats it!!!!
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How should you wear legwarmers with ice skates?
My friend and I just bought leg warmers and we wanted to wear them ice skating. What should we do?
How should you wear legwarmers with ice skates?
Wear them up. If you get warm, slouch them down.
Reply:Put them on your legs
Reply:it is always better to have and not kneed then to kneed and not have.
Reply:Ideally you should be wearing those warmers. Try other things that will also bring warmth in between your legs.:)
Reply:but on the leg warmers then put on the skates
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How should you wear legwarmers with ice skates?
Wear them up. If you get warm, slouch them down.
Reply:Put them on your legs
Reply:it is always better to have and not kneed then to kneed and not have.
Reply:Ideally you should be wearing those warmers. Try other things that will also bring warmth in between your legs.:)
Reply:but on the leg warmers then put on the skates
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Do you need to do anything with new ice skates?
I have just bought my first pair of ice skating boots. The blades are totally blunt. Do I need to sharpen them before I use them and if so what do I use?
Do you need to do anything with new ice skates?
you need to have them sharpened otherwise you have no edges (which are crucial in figure skating) if possible, have them sharpened by someone who knows figure skates...if they only do hockey skates beware they don%26#039;t grind down the toe pick...for comfort, you should probably wear the skates (with skate guards on) around your house in order to break-in the boot...they will be very stiff for awhile and the leather and padding need time to mold to your foot
Reply:At my local ice rink shop when you buy new skates you get your blades sharpened free the first time and they use a grinding machine that cuts a v groove and gives you a double edge. Then depending how much skating you are doing get them sharpened every 3 - 4 months cost around £3.50- £5. If you use blade protecters make sure you dry your blades before fitting them or they could start to rust. And don%26#039;t run you finger along the blades to see if they are sharp because they are very sharp
Reply:no. just use them an see what they%26#039;re like
Reply:Get them sharpened you need to have it done by some who sharpens skates, possibly your local ice rink . You need to break them in too I used to leave my guards on sometimes and walk around in them.
Reply:I think you should ask at the shop where you bought the skates. I am surprised that they didn%26#039;t give you advice at the time of purchase. Or, get advice at your ice rink.
Reply:Break them in.
Reply:Yeah, right.
Reply:Just keep the metal side down.
Reply:try them out and if they don%26#039;t feel right maybe they are not sharpened enough go back to the shop you brought them or any shop to do with ice skating and get them to sharpen them and they can tell you a little more info
Reply:put them on ?
Reply:You have to have them Ground. Go back to the place where you bought them and ask about grinding them for you, they should have told you about this when you bought them. It makes the blade really sharp and excellent for skating on.
Reply:youre new to skating arent you - just get them on your feet, and get skating, imagine if they were sharp - the ice would be full of tram lines and everyone would trip!%26quot; imagine if someone fell and you skated over their hands-no fingers, you are supposed to glide on the ice, not cut it to ribbons - watch the professionals at the olympics
Reply:You need to get them sharpened. I used to get them sharpened at the Skate Shop in the ice rink.
hope this helps :)
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Do you need to do anything with new ice skates?
you need to have them sharpened otherwise you have no edges (which are crucial in figure skating) if possible, have them sharpened by someone who knows figure skates...if they only do hockey skates beware they don%26#039;t grind down the toe pick...for comfort, you should probably wear the skates (with skate guards on) around your house in order to break-in the boot...they will be very stiff for awhile and the leather and padding need time to mold to your foot
Reply:At my local ice rink shop when you buy new skates you get your blades sharpened free the first time and they use a grinding machine that cuts a v groove and gives you a double edge. Then depending how much skating you are doing get them sharpened every 3 - 4 months cost around £3.50- £5. If you use blade protecters make sure you dry your blades before fitting them or they could start to rust. And don%26#039;t run you finger along the blades to see if they are sharp because they are very sharp
Reply:no. just use them an see what they%26#039;re like
Reply:Get them sharpened you need to have it done by some who sharpens skates, possibly your local ice rink . You need to break them in too I used to leave my guards on sometimes and walk around in them.
Reply:I think you should ask at the shop where you bought the skates. I am surprised that they didn%26#039;t give you advice at the time of purchase. Or, get advice at your ice rink.
Reply:Break them in.
Reply:Yeah, right.
Reply:Just keep the metal side down.
Reply:try them out and if they don%26#039;t feel right maybe they are not sharpened enough go back to the shop you brought them or any shop to do with ice skating and get them to sharpen them and they can tell you a little more info
Reply:put them on ?
Reply:You have to have them Ground. Go back to the place where you bought them and ask about grinding them for you, they should have told you about this when you bought them. It makes the blade really sharp and excellent for skating on.
Reply:youre new to skating arent you - just get them on your feet, and get skating, imagine if they were sharp - the ice would be full of tram lines and everyone would trip!%26quot; imagine if someone fell and you skated over their hands-no fingers, you are supposed to glide on the ice, not cut it to ribbons - watch the professionals at the olympics
Reply:You need to get them sharpened. I used to get them sharpened at the Skate Shop in the ice rink.
hope this helps :)
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How do i stop my ice skates from rusting?
when i am done ice skating i dry them and put the plastic covers on and they are rusting.
How do i stop my ice skates from rusting?
The plastic guards are only for walking in! You need to dry them and put terry-cloth soakers on your blades to catch all the moisture you didn%26#039;t quite get when you cleaned them.
You%26#039;re going to have to clean the rust off or you can end up having to get all new blades. Here%26#039;s a good guide on rust:
If you are so unfortunate as to get some rust on your blades even after all these precautions - fear not. Let%26#039;s assume you%26#039;ve noticed the rust in its%26#039; early stages:
-Get some bicarbonate of soda and a damp cloth (or a metal/wire sponge works really well)
-put the BoS around the rusty area and also a little on your sponge
-rub the area a little. If the rust is near a screw, use the tip of your sponge or a cotton bud to get in the edges.
-then get another clean half damp/half dry cloth
-remove the BoS with the damp half
-dry the area VERY thoroughly with the dry half
-use a hairdryer to dry little gaps in screws if you have applied the BoS there
However, if you haven%26#039;t looked at your blades in a while and the rust won%26#039;t be removed with the above mentioned BoS method:
-try using some sandpaper to sand off the rust (not too much though, or you could ruin the blades)
-if the rust looks REALLY bad and is on the edge of the blade (which is the part sharpened) go to a sharpener%26#039;s as soon as possible. It MAY still be possible for them to grind off the rust.
-if you can%26#039;t go to the sharpener%26#039;s until the next day, put BoS over the area, rub it in a little with a DRY sponge and leave until morning. Then wipe it off.
However, remember that unfortunately, rust can sometimes never be got rid of. For example, you may go and get the visible rust sharpened off, but it can still be in the blade and will just appear again and again. This is the case where:
-you need to get new blades
Remember, check your blades after every session. That way, you can catch rust as soon as it appears, if it does (hopefully not though!)
Being too obsessive about drying and checking your blades is better than not being careful enough and getting rust!
Reply:you have answered your own question by leaving the plastic skate guards on make sure they are completely dry and buy some blade scrunchie i call them that! they are soft material blade covers which absord the water stopping the skates from rusting your blades are getting cold and damp in the plastic you can buy them anywhere my mum made mine!
Reply:First you have to dry your skate until all of the ice is gone. then you need to but soakers on. they help absorb the moisture so your skates don%26#039;t get rusted. Then when you get home, take the out of your bag so the air can venalate
Reply:I agree with everyone on this, that you should deff. get terry cloth covers. Although, your problem might be that your blade is not made of stainless steel, which is really hard to rust. It depends what brand of skates you have.
Reply:Don%26#039;t use plastic covers when you%26#039;re not using them. Those guards are for when you get off the ice and go to take them off. Just to protect them from the concrete/floor and etc. Get soft guards aka soakers.
Reply:put on cloth covers instead of plastic ones. they sell them at all the skating stores. its good that ur drying them, tho. keep doing that and put on cloth covers and u should b good!!:)
Reply:Well, guess what... I had that problem too!!!!! My teacher said that I shouldn%26#039;t put my plastic covers (blade guards) after I%26#039;m done skating... You should wipe your blades with a towl when you get to the bench and start taking off your guards. Or... You could use the soft blade guards... But I rather wipe my blades with a towl than wasting money on blade guards...
Here is a picture of %26#039;soft blade guards%26#039;. Go to the site
Reply:its good that ur drying them but DONT put ur blade guards back on u need to get soakers
there like guards but not plastic there cloth and they wont rust ur blades!!!
Reply:put soft guards on afterwards (aka soakers). go to the pro shop, they have colors you can chose from :P
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How do i stop my ice skates from rusting?
The plastic guards are only for walking in! You need to dry them and put terry-cloth soakers on your blades to catch all the moisture you didn%26#039;t quite get when you cleaned them.
You%26#039;re going to have to clean the rust off or you can end up having to get all new blades. Here%26#039;s a good guide on rust:
If you are so unfortunate as to get some rust on your blades even after all these precautions - fear not. Let%26#039;s assume you%26#039;ve noticed the rust in its%26#039; early stages:
-Get some bicarbonate of soda and a damp cloth (or a metal/wire sponge works really well)
-put the BoS around the rusty area and also a little on your sponge
-rub the area a little. If the rust is near a screw, use the tip of your sponge or a cotton bud to get in the edges.
-then get another clean half damp/half dry cloth
-remove the BoS with the damp half
-dry the area VERY thoroughly with the dry half
-use a hairdryer to dry little gaps in screws if you have applied the BoS there
However, if you haven%26#039;t looked at your blades in a while and the rust won%26#039;t be removed with the above mentioned BoS method:
-try using some sandpaper to sand off the rust (not too much though, or you could ruin the blades)
-if the rust looks REALLY bad and is on the edge of the blade (which is the part sharpened) go to a sharpener%26#039;s as soon as possible. It MAY still be possible for them to grind off the rust.
-if you can%26#039;t go to the sharpener%26#039;s until the next day, put BoS over the area, rub it in a little with a DRY sponge and leave until morning. Then wipe it off.
However, remember that unfortunately, rust can sometimes never be got rid of. For example, you may go and get the visible rust sharpened off, but it can still be in the blade and will just appear again and again. This is the case where:
-you need to get new blades
Remember, check your blades after every session. That way, you can catch rust as soon as it appears, if it does (hopefully not though!)
Being too obsessive about drying and checking your blades is better than not being careful enough and getting rust!
Reply:you have answered your own question by leaving the plastic skate guards on make sure they are completely dry and buy some blade scrunchie i call them that! they are soft material blade covers which absord the water stopping the skates from rusting your blades are getting cold and damp in the plastic you can buy them anywhere my mum made mine!
Reply:First you have to dry your skate until all of the ice is gone. then you need to but soakers on. they help absorb the moisture so your skates don%26#039;t get rusted. Then when you get home, take the out of your bag so the air can venalate
Reply:I agree with everyone on this, that you should deff. get terry cloth covers. Although, your problem might be that your blade is not made of stainless steel, which is really hard to rust. It depends what brand of skates you have.
Reply:Don%26#039;t use plastic covers when you%26#039;re not using them. Those guards are for when you get off the ice and go to take them off. Just to protect them from the concrete/floor and etc. Get soft guards aka soakers.
Reply:put on cloth covers instead of plastic ones. they sell them at all the skating stores. its good that ur drying them, tho. keep doing that and put on cloth covers and u should b good!!:)
Reply:Well, guess what... I had that problem too!!!!! My teacher said that I shouldn%26#039;t put my plastic covers (blade guards) after I%26#039;m done skating... You should wipe your blades with a towl when you get to the bench and start taking off your guards. Or... You could use the soft blade guards... But I rather wipe my blades with a towl than wasting money on blade guards...
Here is a picture of %26#039;soft blade guards%26#039;. Go to the site
Reply:its good that ur drying them but DONT put ur blade guards back on u need to get soakers
there like guards but not plastic there cloth and they wont rust ur blades!!!
Reply:put soft guards on afterwards (aka soakers). go to the pro shop, they have colors you can chose from :P
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