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iamapastry 
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Post subject: Board wax / maintenance
 Posted: Jun 23, 2009 - 04:57 PM
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My board needs some TLC and sending it away to have it done is time comsuming and costly. I would get it done at MK but i've now switched to Hemel Hempstead (HH).
So two questions, does HH have board waxing facilities I can take advantage of before I ride or should I invest in my own equipment?
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snochick
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Post subject: RE: Board wax / maintenance
Posted: Jun 23, 2009 - 05:04 PM
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nickmotture
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Post subject: RE: Board wax / maintenance
Posted: Jun 23, 2009 - 05:07 PM
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Branny
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Post subject: RE: Board wax / maintenance
Posted: Jun 23, 2009 - 05:19 PM
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Mrbigade
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Post subject: RE: Board wax / maintenance
Posted: Jun 23, 2009 - 05:19 PM
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djhustler
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Post subject: RE: Board wax / maintenance
Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 11:06 AM
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So how much would it cost in Snow and Rock?
and how much would/should it cost to buy the gear? |
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corie1906
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Post subject: RE: Board wax / maintenance
Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 11:22 AM
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Not sure how much it costs to get it done but can give you a rough idea of what it would cost for the stuff.
Argos travel iron = £10, all purpose wax from Datawax, 8 blocks = £6 (I have waxed my board twice and have used less than one half of a block for both wax jobs), plastic scraper £2.60, base cleaner £6.20, green pan scrubber just to buff excess wax off when finished scraping = pennies 
It is going to be a long time before I need to buy anymore wax so with all of the above I have a kit that will last me years (unless I go for some more wax to suit the temperature when boarding a mountain). Hope this helps.
Honest waxing your own board is so easy to do and really rewarding. Have waxed mine twice now and the last time it came out brilliant, that good I even took pictures of it and showed it around my family, who of course didn't give a monkeys. |
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skinnedelbows
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Post subject: RE: Board wax / maintenance
Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 11:30 AM
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| Do it yourself (outside unless you really want to shouted at) its so easy. Loads for companies do the kit but I've always found http://www.datawax.com/datawax/home.do good, buy a cheap £5 supermarket iron and you're sorted. I've always found it weridly therapetic.... |
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cantridepete
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Post subject: RE: Board wax / maintenance
Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 02:09 PM
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| i'm doing mine tonight |
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james_walker85
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Post subject: RE: Board wax / maintenance
Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 07:17 PM
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First post: Jun 19, 2009
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i'll have to second corie1906, i got pretty much the same stuff just paid a little more for the base cleaner and wax because i bought it at my local boarding shop instead of the net. after a couple of go's it gets easier and is a big sense of achievement. just make sure you search on youtube for some tutorials so you know what you're doing and what ever you do, don't overheat your board!! and if you want to splash out a snowboard iron because the steam holes in the household ones annoy you... then burton do one for about £30  |
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dougjohnson
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Post subject: RE: Board wax / maintenance
Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 10:20 PM
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dont buy base cleaner! its a waste of money! water works fine!
but for sure get your own stuff, |
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iamapastry
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Post subject: RE: Board wax / maintenance
Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 10:29 PM
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First post: May 18, 2009
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Location: London
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| Thanks all for the suggestions. I will deff put together my own wax kit soon. Hopefully my board isn't as bad as I think and will make it on Friday |
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iamapastry
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Post subject: RE: Board wax / maintenance
Posted: Jun 28, 2009 - 07:11 PM
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First post: May 18, 2009
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Location: London
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Hurrah!
I only paid for some green wax from snow+rock and found an old iron in my garage screaming to be used! I now have a waxed board. Def going to buy some more wax from datawax.
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Post subject: RE: Board wax / maintenance
Posted: Jul 06, 2009 - 08:40 PM
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First post: May 17, 2009
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| can anyone let me know if i should wax my new board before I use it at henel on sat only ever had second hand before and don't want to trash it |
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