cheap/good wax - Snowboarding Forum

09-11-2008, 11:09 PM

sup guys

anyone know any good/cheap wax? ive used swix wax before but its pretty expensive for like 90 grams its 12-15 bucks. i saw some wax toko brand on ebay... anyone heard of it?

so what kind of wax do you guys use?

Minger · 09-11-2008, 11:48 PM

I've used whacks wax before with solid results. Right now I'm using toko wax...universal stuff from tognar.com.

2.5kg for about 32 bucks...comes in 5 sticks. sell some sticks and well you've got a lot of wax for cheap.

Nivek · 09-12-2008, 03:08 PM

Bluebird soy wax has treated me well.

Its like $10 and I get about 5-6 boards out of it

BurtonAvenger · 09-12-2008, 05:22 PM

Anything soy based will last longer you don't have to use as much and it coats better. I've been using Purl lately.

BurtonAvenger · 09-13-2008, 09:50 AM

Hot Sauce is pretty good actually. Forgot to mention the other great thing about soy wax is you can breath the fumes and its not going to destroy your lungs. Friendly service reminder to everyone to wax in a well ventilated area you don't want to wreck your lungs.

09-13-2008, 09:58 AM

yeah all hail soy wax....get off the hydrocarbon/fluorocarbon waxes made from middle eastern oil. I still would'nt breath the fumes though! LOL

BurtonAvenger · 09-13-2008, 10:01 AM

Another great thing about soy wax is its edible. So bite a chunk off and follow it down with some organic base cleaner.

09-13-2008, 05:06 PM

haha thanks for the suggestions guys...

any more suggestions on where to buy wax? im interested in the soy waxes you guys mentioned... does it glide as well as waxes with flurocarbons/hydrocarbons?

09-13-2008, 05:25 PM

leme see...hmm One ball jay, burton amongst others. all the big guys have some form of bio wax on the market right now. I purchase this stuff online and I have found it to work well as an allaround all temp. I still use flurocarbon overlays for the humid cascade concrete conditions we get out here in oregon.

Check you local shop for soy (bio wax) of just buy it online. It should not be to hard to find as it has become quite popular... also forgot to mention Whacks wax (clever name) great whacks eer wax..

09-11-2008, 11:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tang841 Guest Posts: n/a	cheap/good wax sup guys anyone know any good/cheap wax? ive used swix wax before but its pretty expensive for like 90 grams its 12-15 bucks. i saw some wax toko brand on ebay... anyone heard of it? so what kind of wax do you guys use?

09-11-2008, 11:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Minger Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 761	I've used whacks wax before with solid results. Right now I'm using toko wax...universal stuff from tognar.com. 2.5kg for about 32 bucks...comes in 5 sticks. sell some sticks and well you've got a lot of wax for cheap. __________________ Board: Directional Bindings: Burton Missions 07 Boots: Burton Freestyle 07

09-12-2008, 03:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
Nivek Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mountains of Mordor Posts: 5,373	Bluebird soy wax has treated me well. Its like $10 and I get about 5-6 boards out of it __________________ Snowboarding Sucks.

09-12-2008, 05:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
BurtonAvenger Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mountains Posts: 8,058	Anything soy based will last longer you don't have to use as much and it coats better. I've been using Purl lately. __________________ Angry Snowboarder Because someone has to call it how they see it!

09-13-2008, 09:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
BurtonAvenger Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mountains Posts: 8,058	Hot Sauce is pretty good actually. Forgot to mention the other great thing about soy wax is you can breath the fumes and its not going to destroy your lungs. Friendly service reminder to everyone to wax in a well ventilated area you don't want to wreck your lungs. __________________ Angry Snowboarder Because someone has to call it how they see it!

09-13-2008, 09:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
oneplankawanka Guest Posts: n/a	yeah all hail soy wax....get off the hydrocarbon/fluorocarbon waxes made from middle eastern oil. I still would'nt breath the fumes though! LOL

09-13-2008, 10:01 AM	#7 (permalink)
BurtonAvenger Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mountains Posts: 8,058	Another great thing about soy wax is its edible. So bite a chunk off and follow it down with some organic base cleaner. __________________ Angry Snowboarder Because someone has to call it how they see it!

09-13-2008, 05:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
Tang841 Guest Posts: n/a	haha thanks for the suggestions guys... any more suggestions on where to buy wax? im interested in the soy waxes you guys mentioned... does it glide as well as waxes with flurocarbons/hydrocarbons?

09-13-2008, 05:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
oneplankawanka Guest Posts: n/a	leme see...hmm One ball jay, burton amongst others. all the big guys have some form of bio wax on the market right now. I purchase this stuff online and I have found it to work well as an allaround all temp. I still use flurocarbon overlays for the humid cascade concrete conditions we get out here in oregon. Check you local shop for soy (bio wax) of just buy it online. It should not be to hard to find as it has become quite popular... also forgot to mention Whacks wax (clever name) great whacks eer wax..

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