How do you wax a snowboard?

Question

Are there of special kinds of wax I should use? Tools? Techniques? Brands?

Answer 1

your gonna need specifix snowboarding wax(i prefer swixx wax), an iron(burton makes a snowboarding specific iron), and something to scrape it off with(they make tools for this). first you put the wax to the iron and drip hot wax all over the mase of the board. then you apply the iron directly to the board and spread the wax all over and heat it all up so the wax gets into all the pores. you do this until you can feel the heat on the other side of the board. then you let it completely dry. once it is dry you take whatever you have to scrape it of and start scraping from tip to tip. do not do it from edge to edge. this takes a while and might be a little difficult. basically you cannot scrape too much off. you really want to get ALOT off. after that it should be all smooth and ready to go. there should be videos and stuff on how to do this on youtube or something. good luck bro

Answer 2

Just to elaborate on what has already been said...

As far as heat goes, don't go over 240 degrees F on irons that are adjustable.  Hotter may make the waxing go faster, but can damage higher-end bases and ruin graphics.

As for scrapers; get a plastic one.  They take forever, require constant sharpening, and basically just suck.  They are, however, safe.  The metal scrapers are fast and almost never need to be sharpened, but they can ruin your wax-job at the least, and damage your base at the worst if used improperly.  Until you have quite a few waxes under your belt, it's just not worth it to go metal.

You also might want to invest in a brush pad.  It looks kind of like a dish-washing pad, but it's used to polish the base after scraping.  Makes sure there's no little swirls or bumps of wax left, and really provides a fast, smooth end result.

There is one thing you may want to watch out for following  the above response, however.  The "heat until you feel it on the other side of the board" comment... this is *not* what you want.  Heating this much is a sure sign that you've gone too far, not that you've gone just far enough.  The base of the board can take pretty hot temps, but the epoxies inside the board won't react as nicely to repeated treatments of that caliber.