Hey all... thought id do a bit of review on this so called amazing wax...
i bought 24 ozs of this stuff and it came in today... waxed it on, all went well... went on smooth, odorless, but it took about a whole ounce to do my board (given i had some crazy edge burn that needed to be saturated)
ill continue this after i scrape, and then ride this saturday.
Its good stuff, and it seems to really hold up well. I typically do a small maintenence type wax before every trip, the stuff is so cheap why not? I have the big block though but i dont use that much per wax, then again i do only have a 151.
Its great stuff, definately as good or better than the OBJ F1 i bought with the kit..and waaaay cheaper. I mean it ends up costing you like 1.25 per wax assuming you use a whole 1oz every time...way better than the 12 or whatever all the sports stores here charge.
Where to start... This stuff is hands down the best thing you can buy for your board. I know im totally going to sound like the ads on their site, but this stuff is simply amazing.
Corduroy, Ice, Old mush... whatever it is- i just glied over it. I was literally flying down the hill... i could go for hundreds of feet on the flats without slowing down... I was passing by everyone on the hill- while others were bombing I was checking my speed. I did multiple speed tests seeing if i would hit a limit... no go. The faster I went the better the wax seemed to work. From the second i put my board down on the snow... I knew this stuff was good.
Hands down worth its cost... hell, its worth over 30 dollars an ounce (one wax job) in my opinion. Screw all the other waxs... this thing is amazing.
no complaints... some edge burn but hey, I was flying and my edges werent that saturated.
Again.. dont even think twice- buy Hertel wax and no one else =D
I bought the 24 oz pack... they gave me 30 ozs of wax for some reason.. i dont mind...
legally- its completely worth the price... w00ps toko back to the factory.
I'm currently thinking of ways to deal with the edge burn here on the ice coast... im going to try rubbing on a nice thick layer along my edges, a thinner layer in the center, then melt it all on, drip on some more, melt that on and warm up the base, let it get saturated, let it cool and harden, and then remelt the wax in an attempt to saturate it more.
on the hertel package they say that you can make the all purpose work better for cold conditions by changing the way you apply it, but it doesnt exactly tell you HOW.
i was actually just going to make a wax thread, but i guess this answers that question. this stuff seems pretty awesome. the burton wax i got on clearance is no bueno
when you tend to ride more ice and hard pack conditions you will begin to see just about 2 inches of your base begin to turn white (near the edges) not in the middle of the board... it is reffered to as edgeburn because thats the only area that gets dried up (white))
I have the Toko wax and it's ok... not great, not bad just OK. I'm going to have to check this stuff out especially since I'm here on the ice coast also. I was thinking about going OBJ or BlueBird but if this is tried and true on the conditions I ride i'll take the shot
I have the Toko wax and it's ok... not great, not bad just OK. I'm going to have to check this stuff out especially since I'm here on the ice coast also. I was thinking about going OBJ or BlueBird but if this is tried and true on the conditions I ride i'll take the shot
I have the bluebird cold wax. Got a big bar of it for $9.99. I think it works great for the ice coast. I live in central NY and just started using it on my board. I have only applied it once so far, it was a bitch to scrape compared to all temp, and have benn out on it four times now. I fly by people on skis and boards with this stuff. After this last time, 4th trip on wax job, I started to see a little edge burn. Just thought I'd let ya know my experience with it seeings as you were thinking about it.
On the note of the thread I might actually pick some of this hertel wax up. I am always looking for different waxes to try and see which lasts longer and makes me faster! I love being able to ride a flat for awhile without unstrapping and skating like my friends have to do. This stuff sounds pretty decent, I'll have to nab some and see if I like it more than my bluebird that I am currently using.
Ive been meaning to try this one out as well. Ive dabbled with a few different brands, and have a bar of Purl racing wax waiting to be used for the next wax, but I must say, I recently tried the OneBallJay 4WD "cold" wax and its the fastest wax Ive used so far. I absolutely love this stuff, and it lasts forever on the ice coast.
I finally rode on the Super Hot Sauce wax. It held up way better than the One Ball Jay 4x4 even in shitty snow conditions (hasn't snowed in a week, so it's pretty hard packed and icy). With the OBJ wax, I had to re-wax my board every time I rode. With the Hertel stuff, I've only got a tiny bit of edge burn.
I don't know if it's cause it was 30 degrees today, but my board glidded so well it was insane. I could glide further than anyone else on the hill. Get off lift, glide UP THE HILL when everyone else was skating to the strap in point. The combo of the TBT sintered base and the Hertel wax made the Riot a freaking rocket ship. I've never speed checked more in my life than I did today.
Only thing I didn't like was it seemed like I had to use more wax than normal to get full coverage. But the stuff is so cheap that it doesn't really matter.
I have the same issue..ive literally thrown my board on the snow at a flat area near a lift line at the start of a day to strap in and had it start slide away where i had to reach down and grab the binding before it got away...i was like wow i may just die this shits so slippery...
While the initial wax takes quite a bit, i found that i actually use less wax on subsequent waxes because the mid section holds up so well i really only have to wax the edges and then put a few drops down the center and spread them out on my SL-R
today i rubbed my edges like crazy to try and get them super saturated and reduce edge burn... which youll find you have a lot with this wax becuase youll be moving so fast youll WANT to be on your edge.
i used about a half ounce of wax or so.
heh... i thought the same thing when i first stepped in with this wax... slippery as hell :laugh::laugh:
the white gold is supposed to be frickin insane... twice as fast as the hot sauce... if not better. Only olympians use a whole bar on their boards...
most people just mix a tiny bit in with the normal hot sauce.
well i was debating between this stuff and some purl wax ended up going witht he purl microcystaline blend shit just so i can be different from all you posers
well i was debating between this stuff and some purl wax ended up going witht he purl microcystaline blend shit just so i can be different from all you posers
So we all know Super Hot sauce is the shit. Ive got a 3/4lb bar that I can get one more wax out of back home. But anyone tried spring solution? Im curious I also want to try ultimate powder.
I actually came across Hertel when I googled Jeff Brushi and theres an autographed photo of jeff brushi that says that Hertel is the best wax ever
Really depends, i like to do maintenence waxes after every trip so just a bit around the edges and down the middle and the board sucks most of it up...on really icy days or if my board looks particularlly beat up or got some nice big scratches in the wax i use a bit more to get rid of it as best i can.
I use about 1/2 a bar each time I wax, but I take care of my gear quite religiously so I probably wax more often than most. If you only wax a few times a season I could see needing a whole bar... but that is a lot of scraping!
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Related Threads
?
?
?
?
?
Snowboarding Forum - Snowboard Enthusiast Forums
1M posts
46.5K members
Since 2006
A forum community dedicated to all Snowboarding enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about equipment reviews, tips, traveling, gear troubleshooting, share photos, and more!