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jennifer · 01-09-2013, 07:26 PM

So do I lose some street cred if I admit that I just take my board (and my husbands) to the shop at the ski resort and let them do it? lol

mojo maestro · 01-09-2013, 07:34 PM

Nope.......your hubby should.......therefore he loses his "cred".

chomps1211 · 01-09-2013, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jennifer

So do I lose some street cred if I admit that I just take my board (and my husbands) to the shop at the ski resort and let them do it? lol

Quote:

Originally Posted by mojo maestro

Nope.......your hubby should.......therefore he loses his "cred".

+1

I just waxed one of my boards for the very first time the other day! (...only reason I tried was now that I got two decks, I can't afford $15-$20 bucks a pop for ea.!!! (gotta admit,.. even tho I thought I did a crappy job. Board really flew last night!!)

ARSENALFAN · 01-09-2013, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by jennifer

So do I lose some street cred if I admit that I just take my board (and my husbands) to the shop at the ski resort and let them do it? lol

If you got the cash, what the hell. As long as your riding.

jdmccright · 01-09-2013, 10:42 PM

Waxing a board is like cleaning a gun. Sure someone else can do it but I trust myself way more. Oh and I use a dollar store iron.

jennifer · 01-20-2013, 12:10 PM

Never taking my board to be waxed at the resort again! So mad. If I mess up my board I take responsibility for it. I dont expect it to be pretty forever. But when someone else does it.....grrrrrr!

Husband took it in to be waxed while I was helping my daughter get her ski boots on. When he brings it back there are scratches all over the top of it and one of my union bindings has a big ass dent in the heel cup. How hard to you have to hit one of those heel cups to dent it? So mad.

So, I am buying an iron this week and will be doing it myself from now on.

wrathfuldeity · 01-20-2013, 01:27 PM

really waxing and scrapping takes 5-10 min max, at $4 a pound for canning wax and a $2 travel iron from the thrift store....= more lap dances and beer money. At my age, going 40-50 mph blasting groomers, I do not need to waste my time to get a shop wax to go faster.

NWBoarder · 01-20-2013, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jennifer

Never taking my board to be waxed at the resort again! So mad. If I mess up my board I take responsibility for it. I dont expect it to be pretty forever. But when someone else does it.....grrrrrr!

Husband took it in to be waxed while I was helping my daughter get her ski boots on. When he brings it back there are scratches all over the top of it and one of my union bindings has a big ass dent in the heel cup. How hard to you have to hit one of those heel cups to dent it? So mad.

So, I am buying an iron this week and will be doing it myself from now on.

It sucks to learn valuable lessons the hard way. Lol!

As for how hard it is to dent a heel cup, I'd say they slammed it pretty good. I know I'm not nice on my equipment, but I've never dented the heel cup on my union Flites, and believe me, there are time where I thought for sure I should have. Also, my waxing iron came from Goodwill. I think I paid a dollar for it. Don't overthink it, it's just wax.

01-20-2013, 01:27 PM	#17 (permalink)
wrathfuldeity Resident poet Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bham Posts: 2,701	really waxing and scrapping takes 5-10 min max, at $4 a pound for canning wax and a $2 travel iron from the thrift store....= more lap dances and beer money. At my age, going 40-50 mph blasting groomers, I do not need to waste my time to get a shop wax to go faster. __________________

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01-09-2013, 07:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
jennifer Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Central California Posts: 82	So do I lose some street cred if I admit that I just take my board (and my husbands) to the shop at the ski resort and let them do it? lol

01-09-2013, 07:34 PM	#12 (permalink)
mojo maestro Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 348	Nope.......your hubby should.......therefore he loses his "cred".

01-09-2013, 10:42 PM	#15 (permalink)
jdmccright Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 199	Waxing a board is like cleaning a gun. Sure someone else can do it but I trust myself way more. Oh and I use a dollar store iron.

01-20-2013, 12:10 PM	#16 (permalink)
jennifer Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Central California Posts: 82	Never taking my board to be waxed at the resort again! So mad. If I mess up my board I take responsibility for it. I dont expect it to be pretty forever. But when someone else does it.....grrrrrr! Husband took it in to be waxed while I was helping my daughter get her ski boots on. When he brings it back there are scratches all over the top of it and one of my union bindings has a big ass dent in the heel cup. How hard to you have to hit one of those heel cups to dent it? So mad. So, I am buying an iron this week and will be doing it myself from now on.