Rub on Wax vs Hot Wax

I use hertel super hot sauce works great everyone I've given it to has been pretty impressed with the stuff never waxed someones ski's with it and had them be less then happy, had my manager at the resort come back after skiing and tell me I did one Damn good job, which for someone who's pretty good at tuning and has had their gear tuned in a shop for the last 2o years is saying something.

Rub on wax is not worth the trouble, your supposed to rub it on then use the cork which generates a little heat from friction..

I can't see it being absorbed at the same rate as a good hot wax.

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havent read all the replies, but i always hotwax 1-2 weeks and rub after every session. i go about 2-4 times a week when the season is good. when you go that many times a week, its hard to get a hotwax session, rub on in between days helps until you can hotwax again :)

I'm not really sure, but from what I've been told, hot waxing helps your board slide better by filling in grooves and irregularities while at the same time releasing a bit of wax as the board moves. If this is true, then rub on wax only really helps in the second regard, and probably not nearly as well as with a hot wax.

It really doesn't take that much time to hot wax, so just do it. The only problem is that it's a little messy, and you need some ventilation, but meh.

haha i hot wax in the middle of the apartment complex, landlord gives me a dirty look, but hey its all good

Hot wax all the way! It's very time consuming but it's worth the trouble 

hot wax hot wax hot wax

hot wax is sooo much better, rub on is for those times on hill where you can tell something is catching, but don't really have access to an iron.

hot wax make love to your board! massage it! rub it all up!

Ive heard of people layering different kinds of wax or mixing them. Anybody ever hot wax then rub ontop of that? Curious to see. My experience with rub on wax is that its seriously slick stuff just really short life.

Sounds a little bit overcomplicated... I mean, if you're a racer sure, but on the whole... just wax... I know that bataleon uses 2 sets of wax per board..but I just use the one. 

^no it will not be. the layer of wax we leave on is to protect the steel from oxidizing, and to protect the base from damage also. rub on is very thin and will be not useful

thanks for that tip-off kel.........good thing i never invested in it, would've been a waste of accumulated amazon giftcards, lawl

yea i just waxed my board this past week. Screw you board shops who over charge for waxing and take way to long as well.

Waiting for TS to carry a waxing iron so i can pick one up along with some wax. Im anxiously waiting to tune and wax a few boards gets me back intune with boarding :)

Originally posted by VermontRider Originally posted by njironman6 Waiting for TS to carry a waxing iron so i can pick one up along with some wax. Im anxiously waiting to tune and wax a few boards gets me back intune with boarding :) You could always pick up a $10 normal iron at the store.

I was wondering the same thing, thanks for all the great information.

I'm pretty sure if you put wax on the edges it'll keep it from rusting

I have never tryed hotwax. I use rub on wax and it works fine for me

Originally posted by MikeD13559 Originally posted by kel ^no it will not be. the layer of wax we leave on is to protect the steel from oxidizing, and to protect the base from damage also. rub on is very thin and will be not useful a storage coat of wax does not protect the edges (or steel).. idk where U got that idea. It protects the base from oxidation. But correct about rub on wax.  rub-on wax is only good for a quick fix on the slopes kind of situation.

hot wax is always better...rub-on will last you for about 2 good runs depends how much of a good job you did but not worth the long effort with rub on unless your short on time

for the most part rub is emergency. hot wax is better absorbed into your base and youll notice it if you're trying to go faster.

any suggestions on hot wax accessory bundles?

for those that doesnt know how to wax properly. watch and learn

One Ball Jay F1 All-temp Hot Wax / Rub-on works great as a rub on wax if you don't have the time to hot wax. Best I've come across so far over the years.