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Board Waxing
Author:Del Boy
posts : 443 (Expert)Date : 01-16-13 01:55Board Waxing
Hi allDoes anyone have clever solutions to holding your board whilst waxing? Trying to save shelling out on expensive board vices.
Del Boy
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Does the board not shift around when you are scraping it?
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Take it to Vascos behind Bobbys old bar[the golden chicken] he mixes three different temp waxes together for the bet wax job and gives you a Rum and coke whilst you wait for only 10lev!! Enough said. Why bother with it yourself , Rum and board service for under a fiver. Happy days. Paul.
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I just use the backs of 2 chairs or 2 work horses ... its not ideal but gets the job done. Get some butta wax, made in the uk and smells lovely .. yum.
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Just bought a board with an extruded base. I understand that you dont really need to wax these, and it's mainly sintered bases that require regular waxing. Is that right?
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I use that rubberised anti-slip matting. I bought a small roll of the stuff from Wilko's or Tesco's a number of years ago for about £3
Stu - no, unfortunately you're wrong or ill advised. All boards need waxing. Sintered bases are more durable and wax tends to bed in better and therefore require less waxing (depending on what you ride - beciause if you do a lot of rails/boxes etc... you'll neeed to wax more frequently. Also depends on the type of snow you're riding)
Extruded bases will ...
Stu - no, unfortunately you're wrong or ill advised. All boards need waxing. Sintered bases are more durable and wax tends to bed in better and therefore require less waxing (depending on what you ride - beciause if you do a lot of rails/boxes etc... you'll neeed to wax more frequently. Also depends on the type of snow you're riding)
Extruded bases will ...
I use that rubberised anti-slip matting. I bought a small roll of the stuff from Wilko's or Tesco's a number of years ago for about £3
Stu - no, unfortunately you're wrong or ill advised. All boards need waxing. Sintered bases are more durable and wax tends to bed in better and therefore require less waxing (depending on what you ride - beciause if you do a lot of rails/boxes etc... you'll neeed to wax more frequently. Also depends on the type of snow you're riding)
Extruded bases will need waxing more often and also often need more care in terms of more frequent base grinds and prepping for wax takes a bit more effort too.
You'll notice that the wax on extruded bases will whiten and often become flaky - which you seldom see on sintered bases.
The main advantage with extruded bases are that they are easier to repair if damaged than sintered bases. But sintered bases are tougher.
As long as you keep on top of your waxing and servicing, it shouldn't really matter the type of base you choose.
I hot wax my boards after every 3 - 5 days use depending on how dry the base gets. I try not use rub on wax as a personal preference mainly for durability reasons.
The type of wax you choose will be dependent on the type of riding you do as well. Be careful of silicone based rub on waxes as the silicone remains embedded in the base longer making it difficult to key wax in. You'll notice this more on an extruded base than sintered though.
Stu - no, unfortunately you're wrong or ill advised. All boards need waxing. Sintered bases are more durable and wax tends to bed in better and therefore require less waxing (depending on what you ride - beciause if you do a lot of rails/boxes etc... you'll neeed to wax more frequently. Also depends on the type of snow you're riding)
Extruded bases will need waxing more often and also often need more care in terms of more frequent base grinds and prepping for wax takes a bit more effort too.
You'll notice that the wax on extruded bases will whiten and often become flaky - which you seldom see on sintered bases.
The main advantage with extruded bases are that they are easier to repair if damaged than sintered bases. But sintered bases are tougher.
As long as you keep on top of your waxing and servicing, it shouldn't really matter the type of base you choose.
I hot wax my boards after every 3 - 5 days use depending on how dry the base gets. I try not use rub on wax as a personal preference mainly for durability reasons.
The type of wax you choose will be dependent on the type of riding you do as well. Be careful of silicone based rub on waxes as the silicone remains embedded in the base longer making it difficult to key wax in. You'll notice this more on an extruded base than sintered though.
