Thursday, March 26, 2009

WAXING YOUR BOARD

Waxing is one of the easiest things you can do to enhance your board’s performance and speed. Waxing makes it easier for you to control your board thus making it easier to perform at higher speeds. Also when waxing your board it will prolong your snowboards shelf life. And lastly waxing your board can prevent damage on the board that will agitate your riding performance. There are three easy steps when applying wax. First you begin by holding the wax up to the hot iron and let the wax drip on the backside of the board. Once you have a decent amount of wax from tip to tip on the board, you should begin to smooth out the wax with the iron. Usually you can feel the front side of the board starting to get warm, and that is when you know the wax is all smoothed out. When you are finished with this, you should leave the board to let it cool and let the wax fully get soaked in to the base before you start scraping. The technique for scraping is used with a Plexiglas or a plastic scraper that you can gently scrape off the excess wax. Once you are done scraping, your board is ready to ride.

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