Kieran

hey i heard that some shops will wax ur board for u for a price.

is that tru??

boarderaholic

Yeap. But it also get's really fcuking expensive coming back every couple rides when your base gets dry. Not only that, but it's super cheap and easy to learn at home.

Kieran

wud i need the proper wax iron or cud i go cheap by doing it with something else?

Thanks btw :] Much appreciated

Flick Montana

Get your mom's old, used, manky iron and do it yourself. It's easy. The shop I went to gave us 10 free waxes to get my fiance to buy her skis there so I don't have to do it myself for a while.

boarderaholic

Either or. I just use a cheap wax iron, cause well...it's cheap! If you don't buy a waxing specific iron, try and find old ones that don't have teflon and holes.

nismo80

i got my blubird so wax via UPS today. i hope it lasts as long as said. for $10 it's kinda small.

for man-made ice/snow, how does every 3 days sound? hopefully longer.

nismo80

how about no wax??? i'm guessing this has been discussed, but....

Waxing Benefits: Myth or Fact? | SNOWBOARD MAGAZINE

Slaughterhouse

No way. Wax your board. Especially if you are using a sintered over extruded base. This was an opinion of ONE guy whose wife participated in ONE Nordic (is that not cross-country skiing?) race. Maybe she won because she was on PCP, lol!

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volcomgirleli

I do LOVE it when my board has a nice fresh tune / wax job... but to be honest, I went 2 years without doing this and did just fine.

Just woke my A$$ up when I did finally get the proper waxing on the base
Oh ya...... it was great.

killclimbz

I don't buy the no wax arguement. I've had snow stick to my base too many times when I had neglected waxing it. All clumped up and of course it wouldn't slide at all. As soon as I waxed that sucker (had the mountain shop do it) problem solved. Dude made a nice try but I am not buying it.