base cleaner? - Snowboarding Forum

12-11-2009, 02:02 PM

I don't have anything to clean my base before i wax.
any household items that work well?

alcohol?
purple power?

thanks for any tips

cifex · 12-11-2009, 02:09 PM

I've always wondered about this as well. I bought some base cleaner shit once but it didn't seem to do anything.

12-11-2009, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by cifex

I've always wondered about this as well. I bought some base cleaner shit once but it didn't seem to do anything.

i mean i assumed its just a rubbing alcohol like substance...
i always treat my bike with denatured alcohol before applying good stickers and stuff...and i assumed thats all you're wanting to do to the base is get the dust off and stuff

cifex · 12-11-2009, 02:14 PM

Whatever it was, it smelled pretty noxious. Had all kinds of warnings on it "O-M-G IF YOU TOUCH THIS WITH UR SKINZ UR GOINGZ TO DIEEE!!!"

RidePowder · 12-11-2009, 02:30 PM

Dont use alcohol, or any form of petroleum product. Alcohol will dry out your base beyond repair, and petroleum products corrode plastic.

I dont clean my base, because when I wax, I wax for a longer period of time than most people, (about 15 minutes of ironing) and all the dirt rises out of the base and I just scrape it out.

I do clean when I do gouge fills, I take a citrus base cleaner, made by SKS, and I spray it onto a paper towel I then scrub the gouge and surrounding area for a few minutes and let it sit for 15 so that it dries out before i start melting P-tex into it

Psi-Man · 12-11-2009, 02:33 PM

Buy some cheap wax and just do a hot scrape.

DC5R · 12-11-2009, 02:36 PM

Go to Home Depot, pick up a bottle of citrus cleaner by Zep and us sparingly. This has worked for me for several seasons when I get gunk on my board's base.

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cifex -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New York Posts: 2,934	Whatever it was, it smelled pretty noxious. Had all kinds of warnings on it "O-M-G IF YOU TOUCH THIS WITH UR SKINZ UR GOINGZ TO DIEEE!!!" __________________

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RidePowder Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,264	Dont use alcohol, or any form of petroleum product. Alcohol will dry out your base beyond repair, and petroleum products corrode plastic. I dont clean my base, because when I wax, I wax for a longer period of time than most people, (about 15 minutes of ironing) and all the dirt rises out of the base and I just scrape it out. I do clean when I do gouge fills, I take a citrus base cleaner, made by SKS, and I spray it onto a paper towel I then scrub the gouge and surrounding area for a few minutes and let it sit for 15 so that it dries out before i start melting P-tex into it __________________ Ze Blog: I'd Rather be Riding Tweet me you Twits: QuestforPow Last edited by RidePowder; 12-11-2009 at 02:39 PM.

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12-11-2009, 02:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
Psi-Man Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 286	Buy some cheap wax and just do a hot scrape.

12-11-2009, 02:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
DC5R Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,610	Go to Home Depot, pick up a bottle of citrus cleaner by Zep and us sparingly. This has worked for me for several seasons when I get gunk on my board's base.