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 Posted: Jul 22, 2011 - 02:34 PM
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| Wax it with cold temp wax when riding indoors, it lasts longer. |
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JoeJohnson
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Posted: Aug 09, 2011 - 12:48 PM
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| I dont really tend to worry about waxing my board when going to indoor slopes. By the time you gain any speed you are at the bottom. |
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Posted: Aug 09, 2011 - 01:00 PM
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Posted: Aug 09, 2011 - 01:26 PM
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I was told that most people don't heat the board up enough to let the wax absorb properly, I was taught to keep a hand on the underside to make sure the board was being heated up enough to absorb the wax without scorching it.
That said, ditto what a lot of the guys above have said, for indoor riding it will a) lose wax quicker than in the fluffy stuff and b) doesn't make much odds. |
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kerb
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Posted: Aug 09, 2011 - 03:57 PM
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Lining myself up to be told I'm either wasting my time or damaging my board, but what I normally do is iron on the wax and then leave the board overnight pressed up against a hot radiator.
It certainly feels like more of the wax has been absorbed because there seems to be rather less to scrape off - or perhaps its just dripped off the board all over the carpet... |
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charlie
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Posted: Aug 09, 2011 - 05:29 PM
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| Yeah, that's not really good for your base... |
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Posted: Aug 09, 2011 - 07:32 PM
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Posted: Aug 09, 2011 - 10:52 PM
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| Honestly don't leave your board against a hot radiator. It won't donut any good and it could just strip your base. I wouldn't be surprised if I did that and it was bubbled and feck in the morning. |
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Posted: Aug 09, 2011 - 11:15 PM
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| I'd echo the comments about not bothering to wax for indoors, i waxed my board every week back in feb for riding indoors at MK, and havent done it since and cant really tell the difference. Especially as MK is like carpet warehouse these days, the wax is gone by the time I get to the top. |
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Posted: Aug 09, 2011 - 11:39 PM
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| ^ have to agree - used to wax regularly but not been bothered in ages. Swear there's a bigger negative effect by taking a warm board (sat in the back of the car on a sunny day) directly out onto the slope, it just sticks madly until it's cooled down. |
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Posted: Aug 10, 2011 - 12:27 AM
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Think it might just be the snow at MK thats causing the problems.
First time i ever went to xscape CAS I waxed mine and my mates board the day before, needless to say it felt like i'd smeared araldite all over the base it was so slow and grabby.
After the session the underside of both boards were patchy white and similar to how you describe - we then went into TSA and spoke with a guy in there and asked them about it, who said that is just what happens there and that MK is even worse for it.
I have been back to CAS since where the slope/snow was great and the base was fine as well, which doesn't really narrow anything down 
I used to wax very regular for indoor use but just cba nowadays so theres no regularity or pattern, just when i'm bored and feel like standing in the garage on my own for a while :-p |
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Posted: Aug 10, 2011 - 02:12 PM
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Replace steps 1 to 5 with:
1. Lefta hand wax on
2. Righta hand wax off
3. Repeat |
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Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 01:35 PM
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The problem is clear to me....you're not drinking enough as you wax!
I've never bothered to put two lots of wax on, and as said above there's no need to leave the board for as long as you do. I'm going along with the suggestion that you're putting too much wax on / not scraping it off properly, you don't actually need that much wax as long as the iron is the right temp, although tbh I tend to just chuck it on as I'm strange and find scraping a board to be strangely therapeutic  |
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Posted: Aug 24, 2011 - 12:42 PM
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If you are using your board on the dryslope, maybe this:
http://www.skiracing.co.uk/index.php?ma ... cts_id=594
It is absolutely great - Iron on, leave it, don't have to scrape it either! Would only say use it though if you have a board for artificial, and another for snow.
once mat wax is on, your base looks all white and patchy, but using it polishes it into the base. A fair few of us use it, and a block last a good while.
Your problems could be wrong wax, not putting it on evenly or not scaping enough.
When you wax, keep scraping until there is no more flakes coming off. If when you brush there is loads of white was residue coming off, you probably haven't scraped enough Sharp scrapers always help too!
I find the chemicals in the domes dry boards out very quickly |
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Posted: Aug 31, 2011 - 12:38 PM
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First post: Oct 21, 2004
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