whats with the dirty wax?

[surfernoob]

whats with the wax on my board? i see other guys with nice clean wax jobs that actually looks white, but mines all gunky and getting black. i cleaned off the wax once but i dont like when theres not a thick layer of wax on it. is it the kind of wax im using? which is usually different types of sex wax.

[RJD]

Have you thought about washing before you go surf?

[Hang11]

Do you get other people's pubes stuck in yours? Mines full of them, no idea how they get there.

Nothing wrong with skanky wax anyway, I only clean my board off once evry couple of years or so. Makes sod all difference to how well you surf if you just give it a scrape and stick a bit more on top every now and then.

[hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf]

for clean wax you scrape it off and reapply it. no other way its not rocket science

[Jimi]

dirty wax is a sign you have dirty feet.

seriously though, it's a fact of life. the more you use your board, the dirtier your wax will be. Don't stress about it as long as it's still sticky.

[bluesnowcone]

i had a perfect wax job on my longboard at one point, now its still a perfect wax job just alittle dirty. i tend to put more wax on so it looks nice, or if you want you could clean it off and reedo it now and again, but i cant b arsed to do that, its to much work lol

[greg@hoodatsurfco]

yeah... its just wax.. as long as you don't slip who cares?

[justloafing]

Put it out in the sun for 5 minutes. Get a plastic putty knife scrape it off. Now it all depends how long your board is. Mine is 9'6". It takes me about 15 - 20 minutes to put new wax on. So 25 minutes of a little work and your board looks nice

[Bub]

I let my wax get too thick and dirty once. It had so much sand and shell particles mixed in I ended up tearing the skin off the side of my toe and ankle on various pop-ups that day. I knew it was time to strip off the wax and get all of the shrapnel out.

[surfernoob]

hah crazy. yea i hate the sand that gets in my wax. it was irritating during the summer wearing my shorts.

[niallhills]

do you have to take the wax off and reaply it, or does it matter??

[DaveM666]

yeah, not sure how often, but I was told you can use something like an old credit card to scrape it off

[northswell]

Change it every season. i.e going from clod to cool (UK) others adjust accordingly.

[ceweal]

Put it out in the sun for 5 minutes. Get a plastic putty knife scrape it off. Now it all depends how long your board is. Mine is 9'6". It takes me about 15 - 20 minutes to put new wax on. So 25 minutes of a little work and your board looks nice

^This is what I do too. Leave it out under the sun for a few minutes to soften the wax and then scrape it all off using a wax comb (but any flat edged tool would work of course).

Additionally, if I want my board to be really clean, I also wipe it down with a rag soaked in some gasoline. Really gets all the grit out.

[ANZAC]

Im a mechanic and my wax gets pretty dirty quickly. Ill re-wax my board every fortnight!

[niallhills]

yea...the one time i reapplyed mine, i used slightly warm water to take it off. worked really well, ruined a few kitchen utensils tho