[Minger]

I'll be honest, my $7 iron that I picked up from WalMart works fine. I'm not concerned about it breaking because its easily replacable...its just not that great at holding temperatures, but good enough.

[kwu]

Thats not a bad idea at all. I'll have to take a trip to a local thrift store and see what I can dig up.

[Snowolf]

When using the iron regardless of whether it is a high quality ski/snowboard waxing iron or an old Goodwill clothes iron, is to watch closely as you hold the wax bar to it to melt and dribble the wax onto the board. The wax should melt easily with no visible trace of smoke. If you see smoke, turn the temp down a bit.

When waxing, just keep the iron moving so it does not sit on your base in any one place for any extended time. Even if it is a bit on the dangerously hot side, as long at is constantly moving, you reduce the risk of melting your Ptex base. It is better to run the iron a little cool than too hot. All you need to do is create enough heat to melt the wax into a good runny liquid state and the heat expands the pores in the base to soak up that wax.

[kwu]

alrite i'll keep that in mind thanks for the tip wolf. I also had a few other questions regarding waxing and tuning that I had PMed you about. I'm not sure if you saw it, but I don't wanna repost it here cause it's kinda lengthy so if you get a chance to take a look at it let me know. Thanks

[Gustov]

i have a travel iron that i got from goodwill for like $4. it's about the same size as an iron made for waxing, and barely has any holes in it at all. it works perfectly. i really think buying a $40 iron is a waste of money.

someone asked about where you can buy the brushes snowy was talkin about, and i don't remember reading an answer. they have a plethora of brushes at home depot.

[kwu]

for the brushes do you need two differents ones? like one hard bristled for texturing, and one soft for polishing? also i thought that the soft brush for polishing is covered by the scothbrite pads or is it different?

[Grimdog]

I use a wire brush to clean all the crud out before waxing, a plastic one for texturing, and a green scotchbrite pad for polishing.

[Stryder420]

Ok so i just purchased my kit...i decided to go with this one

Amazon.com: Dakine Super Tune Kit 110v: Sports & Outdoors

i figured that since i don't have any snowboarding tools to begin with that this kit has most of the basic tools i need to get started. i got my buddy to donate his board to me for my first waxing HAHA! it honestly doesn't seem like rocket science and i like to do most things myself regardless. I think its a good investment and a good skill to learn.