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Waxing Up
Posted:
Sat Oct 28, 2006 11:16 amby southwestsurfer
Is it easier to wax up at home, say a day or two before you surf, or will the wax loose its grip?
Cheers,
Will.
Posted:
Sat Oct 28, 2006 11:36 amby dougirwin13
Get your base coat good at home.
Then top off with some sticky stuff before you go in.
Gives you a good excuse to watch the surf for a while before you go in... makes for a nice ritual.
-doug
Posted:
Sat Oct 28, 2006 11:49 amby southwestsurfer
Is the base coat just normal wax?
Posted:
Sat Oct 28, 2006 11:55 amby dougirwin13
It varies, depending on your water temperature. But it's typically a coat of wax for a warmer water temperature.
-doug
Posted:
Sat Oct 28, 2006 12:00 pmby southwestsurfer
Yeah, Ive got some Mrs Palmers Warm water wax. For this time of year I think cool water wax would be the top layer. So should I use the warm water wax for an all over basecoat?
Posted:
Sat Oct 28, 2006 2:02 pmby GowerCharger
you want to get either tropical wax, or proper basecoat wax. Putting the basecoat on is a pain as its really hard wax and can take a while, so i always do that at home, then top it of with a thin layer of whatever wax im using to make sure its grippy enough. Then i can just put some more normal wax on at the beach quickly before i go in.
Once thats all done i just leave the board in the bag at home and just whack a bit more on each time before i go in, until the next de-waxing-re-waxing time comes.