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Postby Skel » Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:45 pm

How often hould you scrape the old wax and put a fresh coat on?
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Postby oldgrom » Mon Sep 29, 2008 3:00 pm

When ya get a ton of sand,rock etc. Or when it's old, realy old and Your sliping off. I usally strip it off after it's gone from bumps to cake frosting smooth. I'll wax comb and apply new each time I go till it's finaly smeared out or feel I've added to much weight.
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Postby essex sucks » Mon Sep 29, 2008 3:37 pm

yep i change when its starts to look hodrid and its going smoth or as oldgrom said its gettin hevery that u notice it
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Postby flyingvee » Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:40 pm

essex sucks wrote:yep i change when its starts to look hodrid and its going smoth or as oldgrom said its gettin hevery that u notice it


Gonna need a tranlsater soon, essex. :lol:
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Postby toonraider » Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:56 pm

When I use a wax for warmer water, the wax just smears smooth on application.

I use the same technique on cold water stuff and get nice pebble dash type bumps! Does warmer water wax do that?
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Postby oldgrom » Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:09 pm

Yes... takes more practice and works better when it's colder outside,once ya get the start (first coat) apply less presure and let the existing wax keep picking up new goo as you rub it around,keep in mind if it gets warm it'll just smear.So cold hard wax and cooler dawn or night tempatures help.
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Postby essex sucks » Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:11 pm

flyingvee wrote:
essex sucks wrote:yep i change when its starts to look hodrid and its going smoth or as oldgrom said its gettin hevery that u notice it


Gonna need a tranlsater soon, essex. :lol:


lol i have had a few to drink :D
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Postby oldgrom » Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:27 pm

HA HA yeper chuged a few pints at lunch. Typin/spellin off.
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Postby BoarderDave » Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:46 pm

Drunk posting is always good for some laughs.. :) :lol:
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Postby oldgrom » Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:02 pm

Yea especialy when ya go back and read em.... HA HA
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Postby essex sucks » Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:35 am

lol i just did that its not good
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Postby scsurf » Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:00 am

I usually change it when it gets about as hairy my chest.
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Postby WilburKookmyer » Tue Sep 30, 2008 6:05 am

6 Boards out there and last time one got a wax change was when the wax melted in the car! Some of the boards are over 2 yrs old too! Then again some of them are possibly only watertight and held together by the wax!
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Postby IB_Surfer » Sun Oct 05, 2008 3:22 am

I have 8 boards, I only take off the wax when it gets hugely thick and ugly, probably every other year.
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