If you want your P-tex to maintain its clear color while you aer heating it, then you need to take care to keep the torch close, but not close enough to allow for the P-tex material to catch on fire. Filled the damaged areas on your snowboard in using the P-tex, and then allow the board an ample amount of curing and drying time in order to get the best possible results.

Finishing Process

Now what you are going to want to do is to take out a razor, scraping off whatever excess P-tex might be present until your base is completely flat and smooth. If you accidently gouge the board using your razor blade then you are going to have to begin this process all over again. Now you should be using the sand paper in order to remove any other excess P-tex so that you have a smooth and shiny surface. Once this is all said and done, the next and final step in the process is going to be to actually wax your repaired snowboard.

The Waxing Process

The Materials:

• The Wax
• The Plastic Scraper
• The Waxing Iron
• A Scotch Brite Pad
• Base Cleaning Product

Where Can these Materials be Found?

You should not have much difficulty finding most if not all of these supplies in a local snowboarding shop. Most irons are going to need to be ordered specifically, so if you do not have access to a waxing iron you can simply use a regular clothing iron, just make sure that it is set to the lowest heat setting. The scotch brite pad is also something that is ordinary and therefore is capable of being purchased at your local grocer or at Wal Mart or any other basic store such as these.

Now how do I get started?

If you have already set up your shop, prepped your base and made any necessary repairs, then the next step in the process is going to be the actual waxing process. The board should be kept at a room temperature. Once your board has reached the proper temperature and you have used the iron to warm the wax, you can drip the heated wax across the entire length of your board. The board is going to need to have enough wax on it that the iron will be easily allowed to slide around. You might want to aim for between three and four lines worth of wax across the entire length of the base of your snowboard in order to get started. It may take some time and experience for you to get a handle on how much wax to use, but once you get a handle on it, the process becomes much simpler.

Photo Credits: sebwy

Originally posted 2009-09-02 03:41:36. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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