what wax can you use on your board

[BCordani]

can you use candle wax
or cooking wax on your board
j w

[Kirk S]

I use that cooking wax that comes in a box with like 4 slabs of it works pretty good for me and cheap to

[BCordani]

yea thats what i saw th 4 slabs i wasnt sure if it would work or if it would slow me down

[Kirk S]

its probably not the best ski wax in teh world but its wax and if your on a budget then it will work

[BCordani]

thanks ive been wondering for a while do you know some of the better waxes to use

[Kirk S]

well since waxing is pretty much an art in its self its kinda hard to tell you which one is the best or even if their is a best wax

what I can tell you is that their are 3 main type the spray on ones, the wax paste and hard waxes

and hard waxes come in temperature groups, ranging from warm days and slush and to cold hard packed snow and are usually best applied with a waxing iron

so its your pick on whatever you wanna try

some brands off the top of my head are
Race paste
dakine
swix
and lots more

heres a little instructional thing for waxing
http://www.backcountry.com/store/newsletter/s6/a231/Ski-and-Snowboard-Waxing.html

[Manlenium]

http://www.skiwax.ca/index_skigo.php

I bought the 1000 g amount. In two temperature groups. It is some of the hardest wax to melt....I hope that means fast riding.:p

[BCordani]

thanks for the 411 a the quick replys

[Abearonskis]

I have an off shoot question on this topic, and its very noobish. How often do you need wax your boards?

[Kirk S]

depends on how much you ride and whether or not you want to, I usually do it the day after I'm done riding so I'm ready to go for the next time out. I would say after 4 times out or so is a good rule of thumb

[Manlenium]

Originally posted by Kirk S
depends on how much you ride and whether or not you want to, I usually do it the day after I'm done riding so I'm ready to go for the next time out. I would say after 4 times out or so is a good rule of thumb

Wax under 5 keeps them alive......:p

[SBruce]

What about new boards? Do you usually wax them when you first get them?

[nate]

Revel8 boards come waxed, but you can wax them if it makes you feel all manly inside. (or if you just like to wax)

[kang413]

Originally posted by nate
Revel8 boards come waxed, but you can wax them if it makes you feel all manly inside. (or if you just like to wax)
but it is the rub on right?

[Greco]

it's a factory hot wax. so it's not rub on and it's not a full normal hotwax where it's scrapped and buffed. it's somewhere in between. they run them to through a machine and it applies a coat of wax over the entire base but it's not a very think coat. it's good for a bunch of days of riding but it's always better to do a full hotwax whenever you can.

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[Manlenium]

Originally posted by beetlebud
What about new boards? Do you usually wax them when you first get them?

I would ride them once so the next wax coat you put on yourself, holds better. Really no use in putting wax over wax.

[SBruce]

Lots of answers!

Thanks!

[Roussel]

Originally posted by Manlenium
I would ride them once so the next wax coat you put on yourself, holds better. Really no use in putting wax over wax.

actually, to get your bases 100% waxed you need to hot wax like 8 or 9 times in a row. thats what race skiers do.

[tylerlough]

I tried using candle wax for hot waxing and it seems to work ok because I put test pilot race paste on top of the candle wax. This is until I get real wax.

[Roussel]

the problem with candle wax is it probably does not have the properties that a ski wax would have lets say.

wax is actually a really complex science. different waxes will even affect how stiff your bases are, and how your ski is going to respond. for example a wax that freezes very easily will give you a stiffer ski. a cold wax is not going to glide well in wet snow.

most people just need a universal ski wax.

[tylerlough]

It amazes me how complex waxing can be, especially when they start mixing waxes because a 1/10 second matters in a race.
The candle wax wasn't too durable after 4 hours of skiboarding, but they sure were fast and fun.

[Manlenium]

Originally posted by Roussel
actually, to get your bases 100% waxed you need to hot wax like 8 or 9 times in a row. thats what race skiers do.

But do they have a ski slave doing it for them?? I cant really pay attention that long....:p

[Roussel]

well, for big pros, ya, they ahve a ski technician team that tests the humidity/tempurature/density of the snow on the course and waxes the skis jsut moments before the runs.

[Manlenium]

Well there you go. I wish i had a team of scientists testeing the snow dampness, humidity, wind conditions for me too.:p

[tyberesk]

yeaaa i bring 3 technicians with me in my trunk...get them out to test the snow and wax my boards then put them away. It keeps my Cities happy lol