Cheap Wax Iron. - Snowboarding Forum

tozab · 04-29-2009, 10:08 PM

Hey guys, i'm from Australia, and it's practically impossible to buy a ski/snowboard wax iron from ebay or any other trading post. The items from USA are pretty cheap, but the cheapest shipping rate for an iron i've seen is $41 AUD. which means i'd be paying around $120 AUD for just a waxing iron...

So i had a look around for just a small clothes iron with a base with no or few holes in it, and found this straight away: Mini Steam Iron with Brush : oo.com.au

According to the site it has a teflon base, 80°C - 210°C temperature range, base plate dimensions 17 x 8.5 cm and the best thing is it's only $29 AUD including postage.

This is the base:

I'd be grateful if you guys would let me know if this would be ideal for waxing my board (never been waxed before or ridden, still has the factory coat on it) before the season starts, and to continue using it until it breaks or i find a really cheap proper iron.

I've got at least 5 days to wait, as i only just transferred money into my paypal account for a purchase. The Link at the top also has more pictures on it.

Method · 04-29-2009, 10:21 PM

Anything that gets hot is fine bro, Just make sure the wax doesn't smoke when your melting it on. I'm a bit nitpicky when I wax my snowboards though so I got a snowboard specific iron. It has a flat square base with no holes it also has a temperature gauge, it's not necessary though.

04-29-2009, 10:37 PM

That doesn't look too bad. The holes can hold dirt and other crap, so if you can find one w/o it'd be better. That seems pretty tough these days. I'm surprised this one has so few holes. It'll work though.

tozab · 04-29-2009, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by earlvb

I'm surprised this one has so few holes. It'll work though.

Yeah first site i looked at was loaded with little irons like these, i was stoked.

Thanks for the advice guys, i'll grab it in a few days.

DC5R · 04-29-2009, 11:00 PM

It'll work fine. The iron I use is from Walmart, has a ton of holes in it and I've waxed my boards for several seasons without any issues.

tozab · 04-30-2009, 12:29 AM

ha ha thanks DC5R, also just thinking of grabbing some wax," Bar of Red Pro-Tech Tuning Universal
Hydrocarbon Speed Wax, 80 grams "
I assumed red coloured wax was for warmer conditions, not all temperatures (as universal suggests) do you guys reckon this would be ok for all season? it also comes with yellow spring wax 80 grams.

justdust · 04-30-2009, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by DC5R

It'll work fine. The iron I use is from Walmart, has a ton of holes in it and I've waxed my boards for several seasons without any issues.

Mine is from the Salvation Army store...$6...lotsa holes...no problem. Go easy on the heat setting...mine works around "2".

arsenic0 · 04-30-2009, 04:24 PM

Ya you'll be fine with that just dont do something dumb and like fill it with water and use the spray

tozab · 04-30-2009, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arsenic0

Ya you'll be fine with that just dont do something dumb and like fill it with water and use the spray

ha ha ha don't worry, i wont.

05-01-2009, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arsenic0

Ya you'll be fine with that just dont do something dumb and like fill it with water and use the spray

I thought you where supposed to use the steam setting to help cool and set the wax deep into the base.

Note /\ sarcasm. I do not take responsibility for your steam waxing your board.

04-29-2009, 10:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
tozab Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 62	Cheap Wax Iron. Hey guys, i'm from Australia, and it's practically impossible to buy a ski/snowboard wax iron from ebay or any other trading post. The items from USA are pretty cheap, but the cheapest shipping rate for an iron i've seen is $41 AUD. which means i'd be paying around $120 AUD for just a waxing iron... So i had a look around for just a small clothes iron with a base with no or few holes in it, and found this straight away: Mini Steam Iron with Brush : oo.com.au According to the site it has a teflon base, 80°C - 210°C temperature range, base plate dimensions 17 x 8.5 cm and the best thing is it's only $29 AUD including postage. This is the base: I'd be grateful if you guys would let me know if this would be ideal for waxing my board (never been waxed before or ridden, still has the factory coat on it) before the season starts, and to continue using it until it breaks or i find a really cheap proper iron. I've got at least 5 days to wait, as i only just transferred money into my paypal account for a purchase. The Link at the top also has more pictures on it.

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arsenic0 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hillsboro, Oregon Posts: 2,106	Ya you'll be fine with that just dont do something dumb and like fill it with water and use the spray __________________ '09 151 Never Summer SL-R '10 K2 T1 DB Bots '09 Burton Cartel Bindings

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04-29-2009, 10:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
Method Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Post Falls,ID Posts: 622	Anything that gets hot is fine bro, Just make sure the wax doesn't smoke when your melting it on. I'm a bit nitpicky when I wax my snowboards though so I got a snowboard specific iron. It has a flat square base with no holes it also has a temperature gauge, it's not necessary though.

04-29-2009, 10:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
earlvb Guest Posts: n/a	That doesn't look too bad. The holes can hold dirt and other crap, so if you can find one w/o it'd be better. That seems pretty tough these days. I'm surprised this one has so few holes. It'll work though.

04-29-2009, 11:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
DC5R Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,610	It'll work fine. The iron I use is from Walmart, has a ton of holes in it and I've waxed my boards for several seasons without any issues.

04-30-2009, 12:29 AM	#6 (permalink)
tozab Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 62	ha ha thanks DC5R, also just thinking of grabbing some wax," Bar of Red Pro-Tech Tuning Universal Hydrocarbon Speed Wax, 80 grams " I assumed red coloured wax was for warmer conditions, not all temperatures (as universal suggests) do you guys reckon this would be ok for all season? it also comes with yellow spring wax 80 grams.