If you decided to purchase your very own snowboard, chances are you'll be wanting to care for it as best you can. One way of doing this is making sure the base is in good condition and waxed well. The reason you wax the board is not to increase grip like waxing surfboards, it is to make the board more slippery and faster on the slopes. When applied, the layer of wax ingrains deep into the board's base layer. When you’re riding on the slopes the wax causes the contact layer of snow to melt, so in effect you ride on a very thin layer of water. Here is how to wax your board properly.
Clean off the previous wax layer. Before you put on the new wax, make sure the whole board has been cleaned thoroughly. This can be done by scraping it down with a plastic utensil using long strokes. You may want to use a hair-dryer to soften the wax and base cleaner which you can get from a snowboards retailer. Don't be tempted to use a metal tool though as you can scratch the base layer.
Applying the wax. Take an iron and set the temperature so that it just melts the new wax slowly. cotton is ironed at the same temperature so you can use this as an indicator. Touch the wax against the irons base when you have the optimum heat and drip it around the bottom side of board. Then take the iron and distribute the wax even across the base by using smooth careful movements.
Finishing. When the wax has had 30 mins to cool down, you need to finish the base. This basically involves buffing the base down with a clean cloth until it gives off a good shine. Then finally brush over it with a hard-bristled brush and remove and built up areas of wax, before buffing again. Now your ready for some extreme sports
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