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    #32 Reply:  base cleaner - alternatives
    Posted 5 March 2014 - 10:41am on Freeski Club UK
    Go for the elbow grease. Once there's nothing more coming off from the scrape then work from tip to tail with the brush/pad - no need to pressure too hard on it.
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    #33 Reply:  base cleaner - alternatives
    Posted 5 March 2014 - 11:40am on Freeski Club UK
    Thank you- you've been really helpful. Thumbs Up
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    #34 Reply:  base cleaner - alternatives
    Posted 5 March 2014 - 4:32pm on Freeski Club UK
    jimblob wrote:
    yep- used a scraper, but then a green (soft) scourer, should I have used a harsher metal one? ....

    NO! Suprised

    You use a metal scraper to deliberately remove excess / proud p-tex from the base (e.g. after doing a repair).....a metal scourer will probably do the same, which you don't want to do here!!!

    As cokey's said, scape off all the wax you reasonably can then use the soft green scourer from tip to tail......then go outside and take a gander in the daylight and it'll look perfect (that is if your board's base is a dark colour. I'd always go for a plain black base as you can really see where you're at with the waxing process).

    I use a Stanley knife to clear / sharpen my scraper as I go...no file teeth to clog up, but just my preference...
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    #35 Reply:  base cleaner - alternatives
    Posted 5 March 2014 - 6:35pm on Freeski Club UK
    If you have a black coloured base like my board I'd suggest finding a black scourer.

    I've used a green scourer on a skateboard before and discoloured it with a green tinge which shows up far too well.
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    #36 Reply:  base cleaner - alternatives
    Posted 5 March 2014 - 6:54pm on Freeski Club UK
    I've two boards with black sintered bases, used a green scourer for post-waxing structuring of both on a number of occasions but never noticed any kind of tinge.
    Having said that, my eyes are probably a fair bit older than yours..... Sad
    I'm pretty sure the green ones are fine, but if in doubt go for the black anyway Thumbs Up
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    #37 Reply:  base cleaner - alternatives
    Posted 5 March 2014 - 10:24pm on Freeski Club UK
    Many thanks to everyone who's given some advice.

    First off, defo too much wax- I re-scraped tonight for 20 minutes and couldn't believe how much came off again.

    I then scoured marks and blemishes (green scourer, no noticeable greening...) evening out any waxy lumps and raised bit visible to the naked eye. A final buff with a J-cloth followed by a stiff plastic scrubbing brush nose to tail and hey presto- it looks like a half decent job!

    Thanks again, you've all been super helpful.
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    #38 Reply:  base cleaner - alternatives
    Posted 5 March 2014 - 10:30pm on Freeski Club UK
    If you look at a lot of seasonnaires kit, their bases look dry and unwaxed and like someone has taken a chainsaw to them. They ride just fine.
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    #39 Reply:  base cleaner - alternatives
    Posted 20 March 2014 - 5:12pm on Freeski Club UK
    What about concept 5,

    Iron on, scrap off with a burnisher. Job done, took 5 minutes and didn't need a **** expensive all in one device which did a crap job.

    There's a reason why I wax a board after I've had it serviced at TSA, the hot wax rolling machine they use is sh1t.
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    #40 Reply:  base cleaner - alternatives
    Posted 21 March 2014 - 8:38pm on Freeski Club UK
    Go to youtube and watch some of the videos on base waxing, they are melting the wax on the iron but putting it onto the board in small drips.

    A little no doubt goes a long way.
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    #41 Reply:  base cleaner - alternatives
    Posted 21 March 2014 - 8:41pm on Freeski Club UK
    GoodOldBoy wrote:
    I've two boards with black sintered bases, used a green scourer for post-waxing structuring of both on a number of occasions but never noticed any kind of tinge.
    Having said that, my eyes are probably a fair bit older than yours..... Sad
    I'm pretty sure the green ones are fine, but if in doubt go for the black anyway Thumbs Up

    Probably just my paranoia after making a mess of a good skateboard deck. I got a new bigger deck and countersunk the screw holes using a garden patio weeding tool that looks like something out of the Riddick movies. So I must be getting more relaxed as I get older. Wink
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    #42 Reply:  base cleaner - alternatives
    Posted 22 April 2014 - 3:54am on Freeski Club UK
    I have some teflon boat cleaner somewhere... but thought that might shag out the base.

    Sintered is supposed to be slightly porous isn't it? Where as slightly porous boats tend to erm, sink.
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    #43 Reply:  base cleaner - alternatives
    Posted 22 April 2014 - 7:32am on Freeski Club UK
    I used a citrus "based" cleaner OR an APC and a brush, works very well and brings the board up looking great again before waxing...
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    #44 Reply:  base cleaner - alternatives
    Posted 8 May 2014 - 8:36am on Freeski Club UK
    Has anyone used a citrus based bike chain degreaser ?

    I usually use WD40 and know of Ski Techs who do the same, but noticed that when cleaning various pieces of skateboard equipment with chain degreaser how good it was at removing wax/crap and had some the same active ingredients.
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    #45 Reply:  base cleaner - alternatives
    Posted 8 May 2014 - 9:21am on Freeski Club UK
    jimmyjjohn wrote:
    I have some teflon boat cleaner somewhere... but thought that might shag out the base.

    Sintered is supposed to be slightly porous isn't it? Where as slightly porous boats tend to erm, sink.


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    #46 Reply:  base cleaner - alternatives
    Posted 9 May 2014 - 6:37pm on Freeski Club UK
    That's a great video posted, kinda makes waxing a snowboard look.... a bit.... easy? It certainly looked fairly simple!

    I see various scrapers online, both plastic, "acrylic" (that's plastic, right? lol), and metal. Is it just personal preference or do they achieve different results?

    I had considered this tool:

    http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/hail-with-style-ps-p294257?gclid=CKD6lYC-n74...

    But I am guessing the holes by the scraper are purely to lose weight rather than actually scraping?

    *goes off to google hot scraping*
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