Wax

piraka

Does anyone have a surefire method of cleaning old wax of a board?

Gone West

put board in garden, boil kettle, pour over and scrape the wax off with a squeegie/credit card. Boil kettle and repeat a few times.

piraka

Thanks for that FuzzyLogic. I was missing the boiling water bit and was struggling with a old visa card getting nowhere.

neon_glows

I used to use boiling water but it aparently weakens and possibly damages fibreglass boards (even though i had no problem with it) if you leave it in direct sunlight it shud just wipe of really easy, also a great thing to do but not good for enviroment is to wipe board down with white spirits.

piraka

Thanks for the tip neon glow. Its a bic board. I will proceed with caution anyway and see what works best. Thanks again guys.

high-pockets

FuzzyLogic wrote:

put board in garden, boil kettle, pour over and scrape the wax off with a squeegie/credit card. Boil kettle and repeat a few times.

Possibly the worst idea Iv ever heard

Unless its a bic(or other moulded plastic board and even then I still wouldn't recommend it) you'll delam your board.(the glass will come off the foam in a big bubble)

If your really stuck leave it in the sun/hot room for 10 mins or so and buy yourself a wax comb for a euro or two (http://cgi.ebay.com/Sex-Wax-Combs_W0QQitemZ150152530468QQihZ005QQcategoryZ71165QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem)

Also there a thing out there called a pickle thats REALLY helpful.
It works so well its like voodoo
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Pickle-Surfboard-Wax-Remover-De-Waxer_W0QQitemZ250160886398QQihZ015QQcategoryZ71166QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Or sex wax also do a wax remover in a bottle but I cant find any ebay link for that and am too lazy to look any further.

Normally I just use a comb, works fine, the pickle handy for cleaning off all the **** that builds up on the underside though

high-pockets

Sorry only just saw there that it was a bic.

Still not a good plan but aint going to do as much harm as quick.

Gone West

I always do this, didn't think it wrecked a plastic or epoxy board at all, bugger. I've not noticed any bubbling, as yet though.

aongo

yeah, boiling water mightn't be the best, especially on an older (fibreglass) board... a quick few passes over the wax with a hair-dryer melts it real quick without heating the board much and it glides off with a comb/plastic card...

lightening

How often do you guys rewax? How often do you strip the wax off?

Just interested. I use a comb and a bottle of beer. (I drink the bottle of beer and strip the boards with the comb) I don't use any heat or anything.

local surfer

lightening wrote:

How often do you guys rewax? How often do you strip the wax off?

Just interested. I use a comb and a bottle of beer. (I drink the bottle of beer and strip the boards with the comb) I don't use any heat or anything.

It depends on how frequently you surf, as it is all down to how long the wax lasts. Reallly when it starts to turn black (normally the part where you lay) the wax then melts far quicker in the sun which detoriates the wax, which results in chunks falling off. Generally I rewx 1 to 2 times a year depending on how much I use the board in question.

I use the same method as Aongo.

Its well worth finding out the correct technique for waxing a board as well.

lightening

local surfer wrote:

Its well worth finding out the correct technique for waxing a board as well.

Right... thanks. I tend to use swirling motions with the flat of my hand leaving nice humps.

local surfer

Sex wax produced a video on the optimum way to wax your board, basically it involves going across the board on one pass of the wax and then down the board on the next. Builds up an even grid of bumps.

local surfer

its on the main site:

http://www.sexwax.com/

It does make a difference.

Shane_C

If you are selling the board there is no harm in using some white spirits after your credit card job, to make it nice and shiny.

Oh, and never use an actual credit card, an old student card or blood doner card works well.

promethius

Hair dryer on the board to melt the wax :eek::eek::eek:

No heat required at all, not that hard to scrape it off.