If you decided to purchase your very own snowboard, chances are you’ll be wanting to care for it as best you can. part of the care responsibilities is waxing the base frequently. The reason you wax the board is not to increase grip like on surfboards, but instead to make the board more slippery and faster on the slopes. When applied, the layer of wax ingrains deep into the board’s base layer. When you’re riding on the slopes the wax causes the contact layer of snow to melt, so in effect you ride on a very thin layer of water. Here is the advice you need to apply wax the right way
Take off old wax. Before your new layer of wax is applied, you need to give the board (especially the base) a good clean. You can do this by scraping the wax away from you using a plastic scraper tool. You may want to use a hair-dryer to soften the wax and base cleaner which you can get from a snowboards store. The base can be scratched or cut if you use a metal utensil though, so avoid these at all costs.
Wax on. Get an old iron at try to use a heat that melts your wax at a gentle pace. cotton is ironed at the same temperature so you can use this as an indicator. When the temperature has been achieved hold the bar of wax and iron above the board and drip it along the length and around the edges. Now iron the board directly and move it all around so that every inch has a thin wax coating.
Finishing. When the wax has had 30 mins to cool down, you need to finish the base. This means you need to buff the wax with a rag until you get a shine from it. Finally, take a hard-bristled brush to the wax and take off any thick wax areas, then buff one last time. Now your ready for some extreme sports
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