Surfing Waves

Ok guys, be gentle. Total noob, 1st post. Sorry if it's long.

My daughter wants to learn to surf. Wife and I are completely cool with it. We live a block from the beach. Daughter turned 8 this past winter, digs body boarding, started at 6. Got my first Boogie Board almost 40 years ago. Decided to work her up to a legit board. Wanted to get her a Beater, but didn't want to drop the coin. Salvaged one in decent condition, needed a little TLC. Bought some fins and a leash. Needs to be re-formed, currently nosedives. I'm about to handle that, BUT it looks like the previous owner rubbed a puck on it once, and I'd like to remove it first. What's the best to remove that thin, sticky layer from a slightly textured foamboard? Only thing I can thinks of is hot water and gentle scraping using a steel wool-like pot scrubber.

Hey you are doing two great things , the biggest being helping your daughter learn to surf!
Next a reconstituted surfboard , it does get much better than that!

You can even up the awesome by learning to surf too.

But your actual,problem.......... the soft board repair, no idea. But others on the forum will have advice..... so welcome !

I'm 49. Haven't surfed in more than 30, but certainly wouldnt be opposed to grabbing a board. Have had at least one body board since '80 or '81. I skated a little as a teen. The neighbor had a very large halfpipe in the backyard. Grew up 30 min from the beach. Vehicle access seemed much tighter back then, and focus eventually turned to bass guitar. I'm a total bass nerd. Have had this address at the beach for 26 years. Of course, I still get my body board groove on. My wife bought me a Toru Arai like 20 years ago that is still my regular weekend board. Our summer weekends typically consist of a mix of beach, water park, and Busch Gardens, with the beach being the go to. That Beater will gain a second life for many years. I plan on testing it thoroughly first, you know, for safetys sake.

You need to melt the wax in order to remove it. Hot water or a hair dryer will do it, but unlike a surfboard where you can then just scrape it up you'll need a dish towel or old t-shirt (something that the wax wants to stick to more than your board) to pull the wax up. Depending on your board you may have better luck pressing down rather than wiping. In my experience, the hair dryer method works better since you can focus on areas as you move along.

surferbee said what I was going to say. But, there are people that find foam is not grippy enough and truly do wax their foamie.