Wax Help

Hi so I am doing the typical drip method while waxing my board and it seems like when the wax drips down on my board it solidifies and turns into little circles. Is this typical or am I doing something wrong?

i wax my board all the time. i drip the wax, it solidifies, and then go over it again with the iron until its a solid sheet. scrape it all off (or most, depends on preference) then take a wire brush and scrape it. the solidifying into circles thing isn't a problem.

your iron could need to be hotter in order to turn the dripping into a stream of hot wax. It only makes it a wee bit faster really, no big difference though.

just make sure it isnt going to burn the wax... melt temp also depends on what type of wax and other things

It doesn't matter if it solidifies or not, since you're just going to melt it again with the iron on the board, as others have said.

After that, scrape it ALL off. May sound weird, but the sintered base pores open up and soaks up the wax when it's hot and at a liquid state. It's not the wax on the board that helps your board.

This is an excellent (the best?) video on YouTube showing every step of the board waxing procedure.  I followed it last night and did my first 2 wax jobs to perfection.  A lot of the dudes on the net seem to point you in the wrong places (reusing wax for example), but this guy seems to get everything right and explains it perfectly.

yea dude just go over it again

I just rubbed on the wax until it had an even coat, then used an iron with wax paper to melt it into the board. Worked just as good if not better than the original method.

hah I did reuse the wax scrapings and it seems like they melted evenly and quicker...This was also on a new pair of skis for a friend so I guess theres no dirt

Originally posted by mtmatsum How long does a new wax job last?

i usually just run some wax on a hot iron and smooth it out from there...or at least what youtube videos and the internet have told me

dont worry, your doing it right, just cover sufficiently over the board, then use an iron to flatten it out to cover all spots. let it sit for a 20min and remove via scrappers

Originally posted by psubballfan12 hah I did reuse the wax scrapings and it seems like they melted evenly and quicker...This was also on a new pair of skis for a friend so I guess theres no dirt

it melts quicker because they are super fine shavings of wax so it dosent take much heat

I always leave my boards inside my house until right before I wax them.  Not sure if it helps, but I figure it will keep the boards a little warmer and therfore the base will absorb the wax a little better.  When I melt the wax and drip it on my board, it does the same thing as you are describing.  Even more so when my boards have been sitting outside in the garage for awhile and are cold.  Clean off the old wax, drip on the new wax, iron it on as evenly as you can, let sit for 15-20 minutes, then scrape off.  If you have the brushes (which is what I use) then brush the base.  If not, use the scoth pad.  I wax after each day of riding, but I'll admit, that is a little excessive (and costly).  It all depends on the snow conditions, what type of terrain you ride, and what type of base you have as to how often you should wax.  There are a ton of great videos on Youtube that take you step by step.  Ebay is where I get all my wax and I get it for very cheap.  I use Swix wax, CH series, and ebay is the place to get it cheap.