Waxing a Snowboard pt 3

snowboardwax4What happens next in the waxing process?

Now what you are going to want to do is to spread the wax around on your board with the use of your iron. This is going to be similar in nature to spreading butter across bread, in that what you are trying to achieve is a nice even coat of the wax across the entire surface, with no inch of surface left uncovered in the process. You are going to want to keep your iron moving at a slow pace, because it needs to be moving slow enough that the drops of wax are properly melted onto the board. You should make a point to split the base of your board up into four different sections in your head, taking care to work on each section individually until you achieve the level of waxing desired.

You must take care not to overheat your board or you may damage it. Just make sure that you spread the wax evenly across the board from edge to edge and then back again until the entire base has been properly covered.

The next step in this process is going to be for you to give your board a cool down period of approximately 20 minutes to 30 minutes. After the cooling process is completed, you should be using the scraper to remove any excess wax that has been left on the base of the board. The way that you can effectively achieve this is to hold your scraper tool so that it is flush against the board but tilted at approximately a 45 degree angle, and then scrape the wax until you cannot see anymore. You want to make sure that you are always keeping the scraper tool so that it is flush with the board so that you can avoid causing any kind of damage, because snowboard damage tends to be relatively costly in terms of repairs.

How do I finish the waxing process?

There is only one additional step in this process, which is to finish your professional waxing job. Using the scotch brite pad that we had you buy earlier, you should use a very light and gentle scrubbing motion in order to remove the very last traces of excess wax that are remaining on the board at this point. Generally a good rule of thumb is going to be to take your fingernail, running it over the base of the board. If only a little bit of wax comes up, then you are more than likely done and ready to go snowboarding.

The idea here is for you to leave a very thin layer of wax on the board to create a good level of friction when you are on the snow. This will help you achieve the optimum level of speed while you are snowboarding. You are going to want to wax your board every two days to three days while you are on the slopes for the best possible results.

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