You don't need to clean your base...it's brand new. It'll never be cleaner than it is now. It's not that the factory wax is shit, it's that the wax job is shit. At most, brush the base, then get some Hot Sauce on that puppy.
Hot Scrape. Put on a layer of wax and then scrape it off right away while it is still warm, this will clean your deck and you can then do a regular wax.
Avoid "Base Cleaners" if you can. They strip off everything. Use only for such things as cat grease or pine tar and only spot clean
Honestly? If you decide to ride on factory wax, nobody is going to die. For myself, I feel like a fresh coat of wax feels better than factory, especially on man made crap, but others say they can't feel the difference. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter because you're going to want to wax the board after a bunch of use anyway. If you've got time on your hands, wax, if not, then go enjoy the board regardless.
I've been on factory wax and it's been fine for me, although that was during periods of "normal" snow (i.e. below freezing, no slush, etc.)
As for how long between wax and scrape, I usually do multiple boards at once, so I wax board #1, then # 2, then #3, then scrape board #1, 2, 3, etc. Probably let them sit for 15 mins of so before scraping. :dunno:
So when I got my legacy I didn't have time to wax it.. so I hit the hill with the factory wax. Honestly I didn't see that much of a difference in the factory and the hot wax I laid down later.
Unless you are seriously going for record speeds, and are that talented to know, you aren't going to tell the difference between factory wax and a hot wax.
To be honest, I am leaning to what Angrysnowboarder said, and unless you are riding 50 degree spring slush, you don't even need to wax the damn board. Once a season will be fine.
You mean riding it without wax? Not really, no. There's no way you can "burn" it when you're riding over partially frozen bits of water. As far as damage goes, a good wax job is almost microscopic. Any rocks you ride over will be gouging the base, no amount of wax will prevent that.
Ultimately, I believe structure is more important than wax. I use a stiff nylon brush after scraping to return the structure to the base, instead of having a flat surface from scraping.
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