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How to Hot Wax a Snowboard

video How to Hot Wax a Snowboard

Quick and easy and save some $$ money. DIY

6 comments

Jun 29, 2010. 6:09 PMmattbomb says:

duede you can catch your house fire wax is highly flammable

Jan 23, 2012. 8:05 AMmojo13 says:

Actually It is not nearly as flammable as you think. I would need a wick to really burn, that or very high temperatures, higher then any iron.

Nov 17, 2008. 7:36 PMAnarchistAsian says:

nice, but taking it to the shop doesn't cost that much, especially when the most you ever really need to wax a snowboard/skiis is once a year...

Nov 18, 2008. 11:29 AMchiptraders (author) says:

Might work for you, but I live near a mountain and snowboard quite a bit. I like to wax it myself so it's done right and I don't have to wait in line at some ski shop. Grab my ticket and go

Nov 18, 2008. 2:56 PMAnarchistAsian says:

well, when i lived in utah UTAH ROX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, i was an hour away from several mountains...
lines weren't really long, because we lived less than a mile from this small ski/snowboard shop.

now i live in houston =-(
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Nov 13, 2008. 12:05 PMchiptraders (author) says:

What you need:
Scraper - Non-metal handmade or store bought.... I got mine on ebay for $3
Wax - Again another ebay purchase for a bulk stick... $8
Iron - Best to use a flat iron, but thriftstore had a regular one for $2

Safety First! I labeled my iron for "snowboard use only" Also be careful with the hot iron and hot wax.

I didn't feel like building a jig to hold the board, and waxed it inside, so I just used a chair and taped off the area with plastic for easy clean up....

I spent $13 for tools and supplies and have plenty left for more applications. One of my first video instructions so be kind to me.