[Grimdog]

Originally Posted by killclimbz

Do not follow this advice. Now I know why Carmen's board runs so damn slow. Get a snowboard wax, all temp, or for the temps you are expecting.

The Tognar advice was pretty good. They are legit. I buy a lot of stuff from them myself. The shop ptex is the key thing with them. Way better than candle ptex. I also get the base repair string as I tend to get a lot of core shots over a season.

Yeah for the cost of a proper waxing iron and proper wax go with tools that are made for waxing boards and not clothes. Don't go welfare on your tuning gear. It makes life easier and does a nicer job.

[killclimbz]

Originally Posted by mpdsnowman

No the board ran slow because actually I was too scared to go down all that powder and I think I didnt lean back enough honestly..

Honestly its worked fine for me...Particularly over here on the east coast...where are snow is fast most days.

Now my board has run slow when I bought the kit wax and used the yellow in warmer temps...rather than the red???

But hey...2 each his own.

When riding in warm temps, your board is going to be slower no matter what wax you use. Using a warm temp wax will give you better glide. Using grocery store wax is just stupid. And again, your board runs exceedingly slow.

I use cheap wax all the time, but it is snowboard/ski wax.

Using an old iron is fine. I did that for years. A proper wax iron is nice but not necessary.

[kwu]

Using an old iron is fine. I did that for years. A proper wax iron is nice but not necessary.

Kill, so you just used a regular old household iron? what did u do about the holes on it?

[Grimdog]

Just make sure the steam setting is turned to off.

[killclimbz]

Originally Posted by kwu

Kill, so you just used a regular old household iron? what did u do about the holes on it?

I "used" an old household iron. I have an actual wax iron now, but back in the day the house iron was free and money wasn't that plentiful.

The holes in the iron don't affect anything. As grimdog said, just don't use the steam function. The biggest trick was keeping the iron on a low enough temp that it didn't burn the wax. It was very easy to run the iron too hot and burn the crap out of the wax.

[kwu]

so just make sure you don't see steam coming off of the wax in order to tell if it's burning or not?

[killclimbz]

Originally Posted by kwu

so just make sure you don't see steam coming off of the wax in order to tell if it's burning or not?

Basically. Better yet, just make sure there is no water in the iron. There is no use for water in a wax iron. Once you use an iron for waxing that is all it's good for, not a good idea to try to iron your clothes with it afterwards.

[kwu]

well i've heard that putting foil on the iron will keep it from getting ruined, or is that just bs?

[Grimdog]

PAIN IN THE ASS!!! I would just spend the $50 and then not worry about foil and paper towel wiping and guessing at temerature control....

[killclimbz]

Originally Posted by kwu

well i've heard that putting foil on the iron will keep it from getting ruined, or is that just bs?

PITA for sure. Also, it would be very easy to tear the foil and once you do that you'll have wax on the iron anyway. Go to your local thrift store (Goodwill, ARC, Salvation Army) and buy an iron from them that you will use as a dedicated wax iron. That is if you are on a budget. If not, just buy $20-$50 wax iron. Watch sac as good wax irons pop there for cheap from time to time. I picked up my latest model from them.