can you wax a board with a regular iron-

any other tips to tuning up?

yes, watch the heat though you can burn your base if it's too hot! you won't be able to use the iron for clothes again so don't take your moms or girlfriends or wifes iron or you'll catch crap for it. there are alot of threads online even on this forum about hot waxing so look it up and do it yourself. 

Yeah you can, just watch out for the heat .. my friend melted a bit of his board and had to sand it down

You can get cheap flat irons off sites like steep and cheap, brociety, and Tramdock.  Its worth it to avoid the hassle of getting wax in the holes of a normal cloths iron.

I heard it didn't work very well because the steam holes in the iron screwed up the wax; but I've only used a wax iron.  I would suggest getting one made for waxing so you don't mess up the iron that you would possibly need for clothes at some point.  My best advice would be to get a heat gun.  They work the best for me.

i use an iron my parents had when they were younger. so its pretty old. no holes. i leave the temp set on it so i never mess with it. and its got wax all over the thing stuck to it. only for waxing boards...

Finding one without holes (actually meant for waxing) for cheap is gonna be a little difficult.
I got one from Walmart two year ago for $4.99 that I use for all my waxing.  Its cheap and easy.  I would like to upgrade, but, its hard to justify for 10 times the cost...

Walmart sells an IRON right now for 9 bucks.  Free shipping too, I think

I've waxed my board every weekend for the past 7 seasons with a regular iron with holes. 15 bucks at walmart. You really don't need to get some specialty irons. I fly past my buddies all the time

You can use a clothes iron to wax your board, but once you do that, don't try to iron your clothes... Unless you want them to fly down the mountain.

you can, just get an old one without that teflon coating and if possible one that doesnt use steam

I got a small tuning iron for cheap and the temperature seems more consistent (a little) but the bigger benefit is that there's a concave face so it spreads a little more easily.  But it's pretty negligible.  If I hadn't picked it up cheap on ebay I would have just used a travel iron.

anything can be done, doesnt meen everything is good

and to all u people who say the holes dont matter, the only reason they are their is to let steam out of the iron meaning that that water is gunna mix with the wax ruining the intended mixture of ingredients,
what i am trying to say that it is not the holes themselves that are the problem, but rather what they are there for

ive seen some youtube videos of ppl doing it with an iron, but dont plan on using it for your nice shirts ever again

Originally posted by kymerj1 Originally posted by Scorer099 Originally posted by kymerj1 I heard it didn't work very well because the steam holes in the iron screwed up the wax; but I've only used a wax iron.  I would suggest getting one made for waxing so you don't mess up the iron that you would possibly need for clothes at some point.  My best advice would be to get a heat gun.  They work the best for me. How would the steam holes screw up the wax? Does the wax know there are holes in the iron? Nope. If you have water in your iron and creating steam then i could see maybe, but then i would have to ask why are you trying to steam iron wax anyways... oh and heat gun is an absolutely awful idea/way of waxing. (Insert Face-Palm Here) Are you stupid?  Try using a heat gun, it works amazing.  It takes half as long and spread the waz on more evenly leaving less waste to scrap off. Don't speak if you don't know what you're talking about.

You are right i am very stupid. I probably learned my stupidity from working in a reputable service shop. I've done it with a heat gun before and it is absolutely no quicker than using an iron. And most heat guns don't have very good temperature controls, get it too hot or too close to the base and you will bubble this crap out of it much quicker than you could a waxing iron.
But hey, what do i know i'm an idiot, and i guess every manufacturer of tuning supplies is as well since i don't believe any company makes a waxing heat gun... good try though.

will have to agree with JR on this one. i've used a "regular" iron for the last 5 years... bought from goodwill for $8. So long as there is no water in the reservoir no steam can come out.

This topic has been addressed numerous times.  Please try to use the search function before starting a new thread.  Here are some past threads where you can read what other people have said:
http://www.sierrasnowboard.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36666&PID=733609
http://www.sierrasnowboard.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36666&PID=733609

Originally posted by Scorer099 Originally posted by kymerj1 Originally posted by Scorer099 Originally posted by kymerj1 I heard it didn't work very well because the steam holes in the iron screwed up the wax; but I've only used a wax iron.  I would suggest getting one made for waxing so you don't mess up the iron that you would possibly need for clothes at some point.  My best advice would be to get a heat gun.  They work the best for me. How would the steam holes screw up the wax? Does the wax know there are holes in the iron? Nope. If you have water in your iron and creating steam then i could see maybe, but then i would have to ask why are you trying to steam iron wax anyways... oh and heat gun is an absolutely awful idea/way of waxing. Are you stupid?  Try using a heat gun, it works amazing.  It takes half as long and spread the waz on more evenly leaving less waste to scrap off. Don't speak if you don't know what you're talking about. You are right i am very stupid. I probably learned my stupidity from working in a reputable service shop. I've done it with a heat gun before and it is absolutely no quicker than using an iron. And most heat guns don't have very good temperature controls, get it too hot or too close to the base and you will bubble this crap out of it much quicker than you could a waxing iron. But hey, what do i know i'm an idiot, and i guess every manufacturer of tuning supplies is as well since i don't believe any company makes a waxing heat gun... good try though.

I second the pure stupidity of using a heat gun.  I agree with Scorer about the temp controls.  Even if you don't cause noticeable damage (bubbling) you can slightly melt the base enough for the pours to permanently close and not hold wax as well anymore.   (But don't take my word for it, I only worked in a repair shop for 10 years)

waxing is for furry kitties.

Originally posted by myke waxing is for furry kitties.

+1 YES!!! Just don't use a regular iron on the furry kitties.  They require special tools and technique.  You're going to hurt the kitty if you use a regular iron.

For the OP, regular iron is ok, look at the other threads, holes or no holes doesn't matter, teflon or no teflon, doesn't matter, if you burn your wax and smoke starts coming off the iron, turn down the heat.  Should be as low as possible to melt the wax.

Originally posted by joness Originally posted by rook Then you should know that P-Tex doesn't have pores...... just nooks, crannies, valleys and peaks. Do you want to get into semantics rook?  The main idea of hot waxing vs cold waxing is that the heat expands the pours to absorb the wax.

See no pores........ The wax adhesion is relative to direct contact to the millions mini-surfaces, and hot waxing exposes more of these surfaces (heating and cooling cause expansion and contraction of the nooks, crannies, valleys).

Originally posted by snow4life do you HAVE to wax your board every season?

Steel is a solid structure that has tons of pores.  There is a whole science to the study.

The whole reason for stintering a base it to create micro-vacancies for wax to in-bed itself.  I'd like to see what the micro structure of a stintered base looks like, I'm willing to bet it resembles "pores".

did you even read any of this thread?

Originally posted by rook Originally posted by joness Originally posted by rook Then you should know that P-Tex doesn't have pores...... just nooks, crannies, valleys and peaks. Do you want to get into semantics rook?  The main idea of hot waxing vs cold waxing is that the heat expands the pours to absorb the wax. You are incorrect........ I can show you here (links into this thread) or you can search online for your self.  P-Tex is a solid material that has no pores, just nooks, crannies, valleys, hills etc.

Apparently you do want to argue semantics.
Here you go Rook, this is just for you.

Pore:1.a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.  2. a minute interstice, as in a rock.

Interstice: A space, especially a small or narrow one, between things or parts

Valley: An elongated lowland between ranges of mountains, hills etc. (and this are minute since they need to be magnified 500x to see them)

So instead of saying "hot wax expands the nooks, crannies, valleys.."  it is accepted in the ski/snowboarding world to say "hot wax expands the pores"  It is easier and everyone understands.
Tomato Tomato Rook - but go ahead and keep arguing, you are amusing me.

[QUOTE=Fearme]I don't know where to begin with the level of stupidity from some people on here. Is your mom also your cousin or what?

Ok first off the holes in an iron only effect it if you start plucking the burnt in wax out of there and smooshing that into your base, now I don't know about you but I'm not about doing that. Otherwise it doesn't do crap now if it's teflon coated yeah that's not going to be good when it flakes off into your base.

As for the steam, water, mixing crap What the shtook are you smoking you god damn retard? Seriously are you turning on the steam option? Plus guess what water and wax mixing yeah not going to effect crap now if you're down there pouring your anal lube that's left over from your 200 man gang bang there might be an issue.

Also a heat gun for waxing are you shtooking mentally challenged Good job buddy way to seal the pores on the base of your board. The only time you ever use a heat gun on the base of a board is when you're repairing it. Oh but look at me I'm on the internet and I'm being a keyboard hero on a shitty snowboard shops shitty forum I know all and can call people stupid. Yeah listen here male genitalia it's people like you that burn your base then bring it to people like me and I say yeah you shtooked it you god damn tard and then you get all butt hurt and want me to warranty it and I tell you that you're a shtooking retard. Then you go home and cry using your tears as lubrication as you jerk off.

I don't don't know what heat gun you're using but it produces much less heat than an iron and wouldn't melt p-tex.