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Tips For Waxing Your Snowboard

By: Jim Garza

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Preparation is the key to waxing your snowboard in a timely fashion. So, before you can begin to wax your board, you first need to get all of your tools together. You can start by getting a work bench to place your board on. Alternatively, you can use two crates and place your board between them.

When waxing your snowboard, most of your effort we be directed towards scraping the excess wax from the board. Because of this, you need to make sure that the work area is at a comfortable height for you. These are the tools that you will need. 1) A scraper for getting rid of excess wax on the board. 2) An iron to melt the wax. 3) Abrasive pads for eliminating old wax and dirt. 4) Polishing pads for smoothing out the wax and giving it a nice sheen. In addition, if you want to make the clean up easier, lay a drop cloth underneath your work area.

And, of course, you will require wax. Snowboard wax has different formulations depending on where it is to be use. Basically they are formulated for warm weather, cold weather, and all purpose weather. Choose the wax that most reflects the season and the temperatures in the area in which you will be snowboarding.

Before purchasing your snowboard wax, read the instructions on the package. It should show the temperatures for which the wax is formulated. If it doesn't, however, the store personnel can help you in choosing the correct wax for your area. Usually, you will simply end up choosing the all season snowboard wax. If you are a professional, however, you most likely already know what you need.

Once the wax is on your board, you need to smooth it out using your iron. You want to ensure that that wax gets into all of the tiny crevices in the base. Different waxes require different temperature settings. Make sure that your temperature setting is appropriate for the wax that you are using.

Applying the wax to the entire surface of the board helps to protect the base against the heat. You don't want to burn your board, so it is important that you keep the iron continually moving and don't let it stay in place for too long. Think of it as ironing your clothes.

When you are done ironing, allow the wax to set and harden a bit before beginning your scraping. Depending on the wax and the temperature in your shop, you probably won't have to wait more than about five to ten minutes.

If your wax is smoking, your iron it too hot. First of all, it means that the chemicals in the wax are starting to separate. When this happens, wax is no longer really wax. It has separated into into its various components and no longer performs the function that wax will.

Secondly, smoking wax can destroy your base to the extent that it is no longer capable of accepting new wax. So watch your iron temperatures carefully and avoid ruining your wax job.

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