Hi all,
Do you think mixing water and lemon juice for a base cleaner is a good idea?
Or a simple rinse with warm water will do? I don't want to hot scrape as the base is not very dirty (new board, ridden 4 times on good, fresh stuff)
Nah, citrus is not lemon juice.
besides proper base cleaner is like 7 bucks for a huge bottle and probably will last forever.
I use it when I wax the board and the wax gets on the top sheet. my top sheet is glossy.
Hi all,
Do you think mixing water and lemon juice for base cleaner is a good idea?
Or a simple rinse with warm water will do? I don't want to hot scrape as the base is not very dirty (new board, ridden 4 times on good, fresh stuff)
Just get a nylon/plastic brush and brush it off. I got mine at a 99 cent store. Most of the time I don't even do that. As long as you don't see anything, just wax it again.
lemon juice is not citrus cleaner...citrus cleaner is the oils...not the juice but may be use the juice to make yo ride smell like lemonade But I don't use citrus or any cleaner...idk but don't want some cleaner to fuck up the wax absorption....I just hot wax...and I don't have to ride any man made snow shit
is it me or when you dont clean the old wax out, the new wax wont stick as well. I notice as I wax more often later into the season, the wax gets worn off faster. maybe cuz I ride more aggressive now. who knows.
Base cleaner is cheap. Lemonade is not a good cleaner. Diluted Dawn or any citrus cleaner will work.
And base cleaner will not dry up your base or mess wax absorption. What base cleaner does is remove ALL the wax from youe base. So you will have to throughly wax the board after using base cleaner. Hot scraping will remove some dirt and still keep wax in. But it won't completely remove dirt or old wax (which may matter if you are a racer using expensive, condition specific wax)
I read it on the "internets", for example here "You can also make your own base-cleaner out of water and something acidic like lemon juice" and in some forums.
also sounded fishy to me, that's why I asked here...
I use base cleaner about every 4 weeks, so maybe 3 or 4 times a season, and i clean thoroughly and allow to dry overnight before waxing...
I have noticed that wax doesn't absorb / last as well when you haven't cleaned the base, but using base cleaner does mean you take longer to wax properly and use more wax as well...
I use 2 of my 4 boards 3 days each (roughly) a week, and wax on Sunday evenings... And i wax regardless of use couple of times i have only used once or twice...
Maybe i am over the top, but i get into a routine for looking after my gear, and it works for me...
The other 2 boards i have are already prepped for storage now, as they will not see the light of day again this season...
This whole base cleaner thing again?!? There really is no need to clean your base unless there's something stuck to it, and even then I have no idea how you guys get pine tar or lift grease on your bases!!!
Here's how I wax:
- Flip board over
- Drip on wax
- Iron wax all over
- Wait about 10 min
- Scrape (not scrape nazi, just a decent scrape)
- Texture with bathroom pad
- Texture with stiff bristled nylon brush
- Ride
Once you've done it a few times, the entire process should take 10 minutes (not including the wax cooling time)...
A base GRIND would be the only other thing I'd consider doing to enhance the flat base speed of the board.
if you want cheap base cleaner you can get citrus cleaner from just about any hardware store or even walmart in the cleaning isle. The dakine bottle my roommate bought is is repackaged stuff. I don't use that crap on my board, if its dirty I wipe down with a bit of simple green which is much less aggressive. What the hell difference does a bit of dirt make anyways, its not like the snow is perfectly clean on the hill.
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