allison Posted January 17, 2003 Posted January 17, 2003 Hey I am waxing a snowboard for the first time today, and finding it to be a major pain in the neck. First I got way too much wax on and had to scrape and re-iron, and now I'm having a hard time getting even coverage as the iron is not as wide as the board. Am I doing something wrong, or does it just take a little practice? Also I have a standard scraper, and am not sure I am going to get a good scrape with a tool that is narrower than the board. Hopefully I can clean any striations in the wax up in the buffing phase. Quote
allthumbs Posted January 17, 2003 Posted January 17, 2003 Just do the best you can. You're not building a piano. Quote
jon Posted January 17, 2003 Posted January 17, 2003 I'll help you out here. Go to the garage, grab your Skil saw and a power drill. Take the bindings off. Place the board on two saw horses lengthwise. Now using the Skil saw cut the board length wise. Now take the bindings and mount one on each length of the board, close to center. No more problems. Quote
Cpt.Caveman Posted January 17, 2003 Posted January 17, 2003 I'll help you out here. Go to the garbage, and put your snowboard in it. No more problems. Quote
COL._Von_Spanker Posted January 17, 2003 Posted January 17, 2003 You shouldn't need a scraper that's as wide as the board. It sounds like you have the basic idea, at little practice should clear everything up. The trick is the iron handling when you are spreading the wax. Quote
allison Posted January 17, 2003 Author Posted January 17, 2003 Um, trust me, this snowboard is not my property. I think they are kind of, well, weird. I waxed my skis first and it was a snap. Worked on the snowboard a little more, not perfect, maybe less wax and a little more patience with the iron next time. Quote
freeclimb9 Posted January 17, 2003 Posted January 17, 2003 It's no big deal to overwax. It'll get buffed off in a run, or two. Put it on thick and hot. Quote
allison Posted January 18, 2003 Author Posted January 18, 2003 Of course I got the pleats straight! I prefer a very thin coating of wax on my skis, is it less critical on a snowboard? Maybe I am just finicky that way! Quote
allthumbs Posted January 18, 2003 Posted January 18, 2003 Lighten up gurl...you just need some luvin' Quote
COL._Von_Spanker Posted January 18, 2003 Posted January 18, 2003 Isn't the amount of wax more a function of the scraping than the initial application? Quote
allison Posted January 18, 2003 Author Posted January 18, 2003 If you overapply, sometimes you need to scrape once, iron again, and then scrape again. That's what I did with the snowboard, and what I had to do a couple of times when I first started doing my skis. Quote
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