[scottland]

So I tried something new last night, and it turned out to be a neat little trick. Makes scrapping wax 10x easier, and probably helps clean your board some too.

After you iron your wax into your board, let it sit the normal time you would before you start to scrap (20-30min, whatever you do). Then right before you scrap, run your iron over the whole board one more time to heat the wax back up. The first iron/cooling session should have allowed the base to soak up all the wax it was going to, and scrapping warm waxing is 100x easier than hard cool wax. Plus i've heard warm scrapping helps clean the base, but I don't know about that

[Minger]

Anyone have any input on scottland? I'm not too sure about it, since I'm assuming it would have already absorbed into the base...but I want further input :P

[thelowerclass]

Okay I've given a general search and can't find anything online about this, so what is the general opinion on weighting boards to get more flex from them. Personally I do it and find it to be no big deal but other people say that it kills your board. When I do it I am sure to do it with the bindings off and make it a 6 day process, that is with one day of weights (about 100 lbs) over the middle on the top and one day on the base (I put a plastic bag under the weights to avoid them making direct contact) then the same above and below the binding areas for the other four days. This is all with the nose and tail of the board resting on two chairs. It seems to have helped break in my board and given it much more flex.

[Jeffksf]

Originally Posted by thelowerclass

Okay I've given a general search and can't find anything online about this, so what is the general opinion on weighting boards to get more flex from them. Personally I do it and find it to be no big deal but other people say that it kills your board. When I do it I am sure to do it with the bindings off and make it a 6 day process, that is with one day of weights (about 100 lbs) over the middle on the top and one day on the base (I put a plastic bag under the weights to avoid them making direct contact) then the same above and below the binding areas for the other four days. This is all with the nose and tail of the board resting on two chairs. It seems to have helped break in my board and given it much more flex.

Wouldn't it be easier to just get the board with the flex you want to begin with?

[thelowerclass]

They don't make boards that soft lol. I have a forum manual which is on level with the artifact and www for flex.

[Minger]

Why do you need it that soft anyways? If you weigh that little, then look into a girls' board.

[thelowerclass]

I weigh like 140, but its a 156 that I couldn't turn down at $100 off mid-season.

[BeeDee]

A few questions i have for waxing and storing.

When storing the boards for the summer should i take the bindings off and leave the coat of wax on? (like not scrap it)

and can you re use the wax that you scraped off?

[thelowerclass]

yes take the bindings off, and yeah its fine to leave the wax on. I don't know about reusing it.

[Grimdog]

Originally Posted by BeeDee

A few questions i have for waxing and storing.

When storing the boards for the summer should i take the bindings off and leave the coat of wax on? (like not scrap it)

and can you re use the wax that you scraped off?

Don't reuse it. It's a pain in the ass and it has the potential to be less than clean.