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Hey all, question for you. I've been snowboarding a few times, but just recently bought boards for my wife and I rather than renting. I took her board in to get it waxed, and it came back looking like this. Is it supposed to look like that right after being waxed? Anytime I've seen a freshly waxed board, it usually looks a lot more rich in color and doesn't have that white film. I noticed that it also feels a little sticky in some spots. Did they just not scrape enough wax off? If that's the case, would it wear off through a little use? I don't really want to go back to the shop and ask them to fix it but I will if I have to, I just want to make sure it's not actually supposed to be that way before doing so.

Thanks for any advice

 

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Crap. Yeah, the photo didn't attach the first time. It's on there now.

 

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Thank you guys, I really appreciate the help. It does feel a little rough, but I can still scrape a little bit off with my fingernail, so I'll probably pick up a scraper and try scraping off some more and see how it goes.

 

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Update: ended up taking it back to the shop and they said that the board needs to be conditioned because it's pretty dry, so that's why it looks dry even though it's been freshly waxed. We bought it used, so I guess it wouldn't surprise me if the last owner hadn't waxed it in a little while. Will that affect the way it rides? I was hoping to have my wife try it out tomorrow (we just bought it a week or so ago), but if it doesn't ride well then I know she'll just have a crappy day.

 

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You and your wife are new to snowboarding and have only gone a few times, correct?
You are still learning to ride I’d imagine.
Having your own equipment is step in the right direction. It’s got to be better than the rentals.
I don’t think you wax concerns will determine her day.
The fact that you are looking out for her and have her best interests in mind will make more of a difference.

I've been snowboarding for awhile now, my wife is just starting out. You're probably right and I'm overthinking it, I just know that the only resort close to us has some pretty hefty flat spots. Last time I went there, my board wasn't waxed up very well and it gave me a lot of trouble at some points. But we can just try and avoid those areas, and it should be fine!

 

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Has the shop defined conditioned?

Are they actually using a base conditioning wax to hot wax it in, then apply another all-temperature hot wax?

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They did mention that I should get it conditioned, so I'm assuming they didn't do it (which is a little frustrating that they saw it was needed and didn't ask if I wanted them to do it, I would have been fine paying a little extra for it). Assuming they didn't use a base conditioner, do I need to strip this layer of wax and have it conditioned immediately, or is ok to ride a couple times before conditioning it? Obviously it would be ideal to do it sooner than later, but with the season ending, we're only going to go out once or twice more, so it may be worth it to just wait until we're totally finished and then condition it to let it sit over the summer. Do you think it would ride ok being freshly waxed even it the base isn't conditioned?