[Minger]

nice post.

Maybe I'll go shopping for teh scotch brite and the brush, as well as a fiber glass for a scraper...instead of using a metal ruler/paint scraper

[captainowns]

Originally Posted by Minger

nice post.

Maybe I'll go shopping for teh scotch brite and the brush, as well as a fiber glass for a scraper...instead of using a metal ruler/paint scraper

For sure. Also, if you're using a board that hasn't had the base cleaned anytime in the past year, or you bought it used, get the kerosine and clean your base out.

[Minger]

board was new still in wrapping, but I think my dad has a big thing of kerosine in the garage... Same thing used for gas but the container is blue

[NYCboarder]

ok so I had to wax my board for the first time by myself. I used an iron around the house (put some alumminum foil on it so i wouldn't ruin it.. one thing is i dont have a scraper lol.. im kinda snowed in for they day and there is no ski shop near me. i got the scotch brite ready to go. can i use something else for a scraper around the house mayb?
i see people said dont use a plastic paint scraper (dry wall thing) or a ruler or a cd case .. i can get to a homedepot but would they have a fiber glass one?

also i was kind of nervous hot waxing it myself so i did not go to heavy on the wax and did not go to long with the iron.

[captainowns]

Read what I wrote and go crazy with the wax. Soak it in MULTIPLE times to get a proper soaking goingo n. Also, a paint scraper, while not ideal, aught to work. Rulers and all that jazz work too, but don't use metal on the board of course. Use a plastic as it won't damage the board. be sure the edge is a 90 degree angle, and not textured/serated like a plastic ruler oculd potentially be with all those CM or IN tick marks. That shit will potentially tear up your base.


EDIT: Also, make sure to adjust the temperature as I documented above. If it starts to smoke TURN IT DOWN!

[Mr. Right]

Originally Posted by NYCboarder

ok so I had to wax my board for the first time by myself. I used an iron around the house (put some alumminum foil on it so i wouldn't ruin it.. one thing is i dont have a scraper lol.. im kinda snowed in for they day and there is no ski shop near me. i got the scotch brite ready to go. can i use something else for a scraper around the house mayb?
i see people said dont use a plastic paint scraper (dry wall thing) or a ruler or a cd case .. i can get to a homedepot but would they have a fiber glass one?

also i was kind of nervous hot waxing it myself so i did not go to heavy on the wax and did not go to long with the iron.

Honestly my oneballjay scraper is nothing more than 1/4 plexiglass. Anything that is flat and stiff that won't break should work fine. A CD case might actually work if you didn't put enough pressure on it to shatter it. I bet the shop at your local mountain would have a scraper you could borrow for 10 minutes. A plastic drywall tool may be a little soft but could work. A metal one (putty knife) will work fine but be careful not to gouge your base.

[NYCboarder]

i got it to work fine with the cd case.. like a charm .. i think im ready to use the scotch brite cuz i dont want to scrape 2 much and start scraping off some of the base coat

[Mr. Right]

As long as you get it scraped down pretty well a 1/2 day of riding will rip the rest of that shit right off.

[captainowns]

Scraping off the actual base ("base coat") itself won't happen if you're using a semi hard plastic tool. Keep in mind you aren't leaving a layer of wax behind, the wax is actually inside the pores of the base material itself.

[NYCboarder]

yea i know it gets soaked up but i was just worried.. first time doing it lol