You'll be all set to ride smoothly!! Rub-on Waxing: If hot waxing seems too complicated, you can rub on the wax as if you were drawing with a crayon and cork it in.
By doing this you will be able to get many more application out of the stick but it will wear your base off much faster. Although there might not be a difference between ski and snowboard wax, there are various types of wax that skiers and snowboarders use based on different conditions and temperatures. Fluorocarbon Wax: This is the more "upper class" wax that most professionals tend to use. It is made with a chemical called flourine. However, this type of wax can be up to three times more expensive than regular hydrocarbon wax.
CoachUp is the safest and easiest way to find a private sports coach. Find your perfect private coach today and become the athlete you want to be! Stay Connected Submit. Snowboarding: Ski and Snowboard Wax May 29, What Does the Wax Do? How to Wax Your Equipment: Although you can take your board or pair of skis to the ski shop to get them professionally waxed, it is much less expensive to simply do it on your own.
Types of Wax: Although there might not be a difference between ski and snowboard wax, there are various types of wax that skiers and snowboarders use based on different conditions and temperatures. Storing Your Wax: The last thing you have to remember is to make sure you store your wax properly.
Temperature specific waxes will give you a temperature range and will have some overlap. The safer choice to make is to choose the colder range as a colder wax will work better in warmer temperatures than a warmer wax in colder temperatures. Cold temperature waxes are optimal for colder, drier conditions. The wax also lasts longer because of this. Warm temperature waxes are optimal for warmer, wetter conditions. Warmer snow conditions mean wetter snow. Warm temperature waxes tend not to last as long.
All temperature wax is the Jack-of-all-trades in the wax world. This wax performs well in any temperature range and is great for the recreational rider.
So those are the three types of temperature specific waxes available to you. That was easier than you thought? Hold on Bucko, now we have to go over the types of wax. Hydrocarbon is usually the base composition of all recreational waxes. It is very economical so hydrocarbon waxes make for a great cleaning or storage wax. You can also use it as your riding wax if you really can care less about squeezing out that extra second of speed. Flourinated waxes are faster than pure hydrocarbon waxes, but the downside is its toxicity.
You definitely want to be in a well-ventilated area when waxing with this. Flourinated waxes come in a wide range of mixtures from low-flouro to high-flouro. High-flouro waxes usually come in a powder form and are pricey.
This type of wax is used as a second layer that is applied between runs to add more speed to the snowboard. This is where things get really techy and pricey. A sintered base is more porous and therefore able to absorb more wax. Because of this, when a sintered board is waxed well it will run faster and smoother than an extruded base. However, an unwaxed sintered base will run slower than an unwaxed extruded base and therefore requires more waxing attention to keep it running fast. You can tell when your snowboard needs to be waxed simply by how it feels, as well as how the base looks.
What will I need? Structuring brush. Before the iron goes anywhere near your base, make sure to loosen off or fully remove your bindings. Clean the base. Make sure that any old wax and dirt is removed from the base so that the fresh wax can be absorbed properly. This can either be done by using a base cleaner and cloth, or by the hot scrape method. A hot scrape involves using an iron to apply a thin layer of hot wax and then immediately scraping it off while the wax is still warm in order to get rid of any grime from the pores.
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