What wax should i use for snowboard

Great for keeping your base happy and zipping around smoothly. All Season Faster Wax. The name gives away the punch line for this upgrade to our Fast Wax. A similar hydrocarbon formula is lightly fluorinated to give your base a lubricated boost. All Season Fastest Wax. Who wants to go fast? The choice of Banked Slalom and halfpipe legends alike, this fluorinated formula is highly concentrated for a dense finish that cuts through any friction that might slow you down.

Scrape it well, say your prayers, and just hold on! Generally, you want to set the temperature near degrees Fahrenheit a little warmer in a cold garage. Step 4: Drip the wax over base. Step 5: Spread the wax using small circles or dragging the iron to melt the wax. Just like ironing clothing, keep the iron moving and never let it sit in one spot.

Doing that will only overheat and damage your board. Spread the wax evenly across the entire base of the snowboard, even the nose and tail need wax to help maintain the base and glide smoothly across contours in snow. Step 7: Scrape off all of the excess wax from the nose to tail. We prefer a metal scraper because it can be easily sharpened and quickly takes off the wax, but a plastic scraper is fine.

You only want to leave the wax that was absorbed into the base and to scrape off the rest of the wax for optimum performance. Step 8: Buff off any excess wax using a Scotch-Brite scouring pad. This will help put an even, slippery sheen to the base.

You can also use the pad to clean off any wax that might have run over the edge. Just remember to look over the common mistakes we mentioned above each time you get ready to wax your board.

All types of mixtures going on here, but flouro will definitely be the focus here. Racing waxes more often than not come in base and top layer types. The base layer wax preps the base for the top layer. Brands will often partner these layers so you will see base layer waxes describe the types of waxes it best compliments.

Eco-friendly waxes are for all the Hippy riders out there… just kidding… kind of… In all seriousness, eco-friendly waxes are a great option for those that wax in their house especially with kids around. The most common base composition for an eco wax is soy. However, there are other blends out there.

On very common downfall of eco-friendly waxes is that they are notoriously hard to scrape. Touch-ups between sessions when a complete wax is not necessary. Rub-on waxes often receive a bum rap by those who hot wax their snowboards religiously.

However, rub-on waxes do have their utility. These are your recreational riders that take a couple of trips a year to ride. Rub-on waxes do have a benefit for those of us who ride the whole season. They are great for touch-ups between waxes or even between a few laps. Wax around your edges is always the first to go so going over the base by the edges with a rub-on wax is beneficial. You do need to go over rub-on waxes with a cork though. Most rub-ons come with a cork attached to the lid anyway.

Just rub, cork, and shred. Now that you are familiar with the various types of wax compositions, time to talk about the base of your snowboard. Two main types of snowboard base exist: Extruded and Sintered. Both are made from P-Tex, but have very different properties.